May 18 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At the age of five, most kids don’t have a care in the world as they prepare to start school for the first time. As for SBHS senior Valeria Serna, she was merely worried about how she would fit in after coming to the United States without knowing a …
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May 17 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com On most Sundays, you could probably find Marissa Nicole Maldonado and her family huddled around the television to watch the Dallas Cowboys play. But if Maldonado has it her way, the family will soon be watching Cowboy games for an entirely different reason. Maldonado, an 18-year-old San Benito …
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May 17 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Firefighters are warning citizens about the recent rise in bee calls after a 76-year old San Benito man was viciously attacked while working outside this week. Firefighters were dispatched to a home on the 2700 block of Shafer Road Monday afternoon at approximately 1:09 p.m. When firefighters arrived, …
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May 17 2016
By PETE BANDA Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Less than two weeks after a local mother was charged with a first degree felony in connection with the death of her infant son, the father of that baby has now been arrested and charged with the same crime. Gavino Acuna was arrested by the San Benito Police Department on …
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May 17 2016
By PETE BANDA Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission held their regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon in front of a packed crowd at the San Benito Municipal Building. Several noteworthy items were addressed at the meeting, which started off by the Commission officially naming May as Older Citizens Month in San Benito. The first …
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May 13 2016
By PETE BANDA Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission will meet next Tuesday for their bi-weekly regular meeting and several intriguing topics are slated for the agenda. Among the 26 items up for discussion are: an update on the water plant, the skate pad, the streets that are up for repair, as well as …
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May 11 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Police arrested a San Benito woman Monday afternoon after her infant daughter was found roaming around outside unsupervised. According to Interim Police Chief Michael Galvan, 25 year old Maribel De La Rosa was arrested at her home on the 300 block of Purvis Street after a nearby resident found …
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May 11 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com For most of Mother’s Day morning, 56-year old Jorge Gonzalez of San Benito spent time hanging out on his porch with his mother Reyes Gonzalez and his three brothers, who were visiting from out of town that day. It was a day that started off with smiles and …
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May 11 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Early voting for primary runoff elections will begin in San Benito next week. The races include a battle for the Republican nominee for Cameron County Sheriff as well as the race for the Democratic nominee for the position of County Judge. There will be a total of four local …
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May 11 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For almost three decades, Cameron County has been using an “outdated” rabies quarantine facility as their official animal shelter. That will change by this time next year as the Cameron County Commissioners Court approved a $1.3 million bid from JCon Construction to build a completely new building that …
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