Nov 23 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Frustrations are beginning to mount concerning what one board member and several members of the community believe is the lack of an investigation into the San Benito CISD insurance letter debacle. It all started back in May, when just two days after her reelection San Benito CISD School …
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Nov 21 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police continue to deny rumors that the stabbing death of 19-year-old Angel Perez on Monday was gang related; however, authorities did report that the incident allegedly stemmed from a “random act of violence” occurring in retaliation for a burglary the victim was accused to have been …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón confirmed Tuesday evening that Board President Yliana G. Rodriguez has approved a request to hold a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29, to discuss employee incentives. Rodriguez had previously denied a request made by fellow trustees Oscar Medrano and Hector …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A total of six suspects have now been arrested in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Angel Perez, San Benito Police Department Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. said Tuesday night. The accused have been identified as Esteban Rodriguez, 22, Miguel Angel Perez, 18, Robert John Anthony Martinez, 18, Jose Lasaro Ramos, …
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Nov 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito police investigators are in hot pursuit of Esteban Rodriguez, 22, of San Benito who is a person of interest in a charge related to the death of a 19-year-old man on Monday. “Right now it’s looking like first degree murder,” said San Benito Police Department Internal …
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Nov 20 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com He was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. At least that’s according to Pat Longoria when describing the circumstances surrounding the death of her nephew, 19-year-old Angel Perez of San Benito. “He was not a troublemaker, he was not in any gangs that we know of, …
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Nov 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “Times are changing,” said San Benito Police Chief of Operations Martin Morales on Monday, November 19, as he promoted two officers within the department, one to lieutenant and the other to sergeant. After seven years of service, Mario Perea was promoted from his rank of K9 officer to …
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Nov 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Musical up-and-comer Madelyn Victoria may only be 22-years-old, but the talented young woman from San Benito has already formed a habit of playing alongside some of the world’s top country music stars. Madelyn was recently invited to be the opening act for Texas country music legend, Kevin Fowler …
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Nov 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “It all began in 2006 because someone brought me a chocolate cupcake from Starbuck’s. I thought, ‘I can make a better cupcake than this!’” said Jean Saldaña, owner of Buttercreams Cupcakery in San Benito. And that’s exactly what she set out to do. Jean is originally from San …
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Nov 19 2012
NEWS Staff Report Investigators with the San Benito Police Department are currently investigating the homicide of a 19-year-old San Benito man. Det. Rogelio Banda, Jr. of the SBPD reported today that Angel Perez, 19, of San Benito succumbed to injuries that may have resulted from a stabbing. Banda stated in a news release issued this …
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