A San Benito Police Officer is lucky to have evaded more severe injuries after her patrol unit was involved in a collision on New Year’s Eve. According to a statement issued by the City of San Benito, during the late evening hours on Sunday, December 31, 2023, officers with the San Benito Police Department (SBPD) …

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NEWS Staff Report The Cameron County District Clerk’s Office is hosting a Passport Fair in San Benito on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The event will take place between 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Cameron County Annex Building, 1390 W. Expressway 83, in San Benito. The event is open to the public. For appointments, call (956) …

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LOS FRESNOS, TX—According to Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Investigators, on Monday, December 25, 2023, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence here regarding an assault. Upon arrival, Sheriff’s Deputies reportedly made contact with a 26-year-old male victim who reported that he was allegedly assaulted by his common-law wife. The …

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Cameron County Sherriff’s Deputies are reporting that on Monday, January 1, 2024, at approximately 8 p.m. deputies responded to a residence on the 32000 block of Bent Tree in San Benito, regarding a disturbance. According to a Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) report, upon arrival, Sheriff’s Deputies made contact with a 24-year-old female who reported …

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LOS FRESNOS, TX—According to a Cameron County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) report, on Monday, January 1, 2024, at approximately 4 a.m., Cameron County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence here, regarding an alleged aggravated assault. Upon arrival, Sheriff’s Deputies made contact with a 38-year-old male reported victim who had a laceration on the forehead. The victim, …

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BROWNSVILLE, TX—Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz recently announced that on Dec. 21, 2023, Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested Reynaldo Mendoza and his father, Ernesto Mendoza for the fatal traffic incident in Rio Hondo that occurred on Thanksgiving. Reynaldo Mendoza was arraigned on Dec. 22, 2023 by Cameron County Magistrate …

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By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Now that the calendar has officially jumped to 2024, Greyhound athletics is shifting its focus to winter sports. While softball, wrestling, tennis and track is just starting to get their schedules going, the basketball teams are set for the most important stretch of games of the year as …

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Cameron County Tax Assessor-Collector Antonio “Tony” Yzaguirre Jr. recently announced his reelection bid at the Oak Hill Event Center in San Benito. San Benito was selected as the site to announce his reelection because it was the county’s center point, said Yzaguirre, who was joined by over 400 supporters, including citizens and elected officials from …

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BROWNSVILLE, TX—Parts of rural Cameron County, including local outskirt communities, have been earmarked as part of an effort to improve digital connectivity in the County’s more remote and technologically underserved areas. In a landmark decision, the Cameron County Commissioners Court recently approved a groundbreaking partnership with internet provider VTX-1, marking a crucial step towards bridging …

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South Texas Independent School District (STISD), which has a campus in San Benito, will open enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. The enrollment form must be completed online at www.stisd.net. STISD is a tuition-free, open-enrollment district, and all students residing in Cameron, Hidalgo or Willacy County are …

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