Oct 14 2022
Special to the NEWS Authorities are investigating two separate student-related incidents involving campus safety in Rio Hondo and San Benito, which occurred late last week. In a statement released last week, San Benito CISD officials explained, “Today, a threatening/alarming comment was sent virtually to numerous students on campus at San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy.” The …
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Oct 14 2022
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE—A 45-year-old San Benito resident has been sent to federal prison following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute liquid meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Pedro Rodriguez III pleaded guilty on July 14. Last week, U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera ordered Rodriguez to serve 120 months in federal …
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Oct 14 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds continued their dominant 2022 campaign with another shutout victory last Friday night, Oct. 7, at Bobby Morrow Stadium. While their victims in that game, the Hanna Golden Eagles, have struggled to get wins this season, they were boasting a high powered offense that was …
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Oct 14 2022
Special to the NEWS What began as “black and white,” has now gone to “full color!” With a life-long dream of approximately 70 years in writing music (lyrics and melody), Tere Villarreal, an award-winning songwriter, now 85, sits back with a cup of coffee and smiles while she listens to the sounds of her beautiful …
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Oct 14 2022
By AMANDA SOTELO South Texas College South Texas College and the UNT Dallas Caruth Police Institute have entered a first-of-its-kind partnership to offer law enforcement leadership training for departments across the Rio Grande Valley at the college’s Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence in Pharr. The first cohort of about 20 law enforcement agents – …
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Oct 14 2022
By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS A Brownsville federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the San Benito Police Department and Cameron County Precinct 5 deputy constables, claiming those who killed 21-year-old Ricardo Treviño III in December 2018 did not use “excessive force.” In his ruling filed last Wednesday, District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. …
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Oct 07 2022
By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS Despite a slow start to the season, the Rio Hondo Bobcats still have the chance to make some noise in the newly aligned District 16-3A. The Bobcats collected their first win of the season against the Grulla Gators before heading into their bye last week. Now, with a …
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Oct 07 2022
By RENE TORRES By 1946, Cpl. Jose Maria Loya was home from the war and his experiences of the conflict, to a large extent, were much different than that of the regular soldier. His story was published in the Brownsville daily based on an interview and article written by Clarence LaRoche. The following is Loya’s …
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Oct 07 2022
Special to the NEWS The Region One Education Service Center is serving as a distribution site for National Child Identification packets made available by Texas Senate Bill (SB) 2158. SB 2158 requires the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide inkless, in-home fingerprint and DNA identification kits for all school districts and open-enrollment charter school systems. …
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Oct 07 2022
Special to the NEWS The Region One Education Service Center (ESC) Division of Technology Solutions is hosting its sixth annual Cybersecurity Summit October 20 from 8 a.m. — 5 p.m. at the Region One ESC Conference Center, located at 1800 W. Schunior St. The free conference connects educators, administrators, directors, and IT professionals who are …
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