Aug 21 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com “My favorite thing about my uncle is that he is a Marine,” Thomas Edward Larraga-Luna said of his uncle, Marine Corporal José Miguel Larraga. Even though Thomas sat smiling and playing his Nintendo DS – a gift from Corporal Larraga – while speaking to this writer, the 8-year-old …
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Aug 21 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The ongoing pursuit for concerned citizens to refurbish Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital in hopes of restoring functionality and possibly establishing a veteran’s medical facility is proving to be a fight to the end. However, in a situation losing hopefulness by the day, the question remains: Are the Save …
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Aug 21 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com An investigation by the San Benito Police Department is currently underway regarding the death of five-month-old Julian Anthony Lopez, Jr. It all started when police arrived at the 100 block of Norma Lee Lane Sunday morning in response to a call about an abandoned child. At the scene, …
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Aug 21 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A local man accused of inappropriately touching and sexually assaulting a minor was arrested Saturday, San Benito police officers reported. Detective Rogelio Banda, Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said in a news release that 38-year-old Jorge Luis Conde of San Benito was apprehended at approximately 5:44 p.m. …
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Aug 21 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Officer Lupi Andrade of the San Benito Police Department remains on temporary leave pending the outcome of a fitness for duty evaluation which was ordered after she was flagged in a routine drug test administered to her last month. Andrade was placed on immediate probation from her post …
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Aug 20 2012
NEWS Staff Report San Benito police are investigating the death of an infant child reportedly 5 to 6 months in age. Few details have been released regarding the incident, which occurred Sunday morning, but what has been confirmed is that authorities have already questioned the mother and are planning on interviewing other family members sometime …
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Aug 17 2012
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Aug 17 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Members of the community may be all too familiar with the pothole-clad San Benito streets, but it was a proposal of Monday’s city commission workshop which left some residents concerned. Commissioners proposed an approximated 4.4 percent annual increase on property taxes, which translates to an additional $.73 per …
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Aug 17 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Need a wedding or quinceañera planned? Thanks to Andrea Mancillas-Cabañas, there’s now an app for that. In July 2011, Mancillas-Cabañas, a 30-year-old former San Benito High School teacher and SBHS graduate, was living in San Antonio and planning a Valley wedding. A professor at Northwest Vista College, Mancillas-Cabañas …
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Aug 17 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Cities across Texas have raised water rates, in some cases due to the severe drought plaguing most of the state. San Benito will continue following suit October 1. In 2009, the City of San Benito instated a six-year plan to perpetuate a gradual cost increase on water consumption. …
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