Jan 26 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Despite rumors circulating online, San Benito Head Coach Dan Gomez confirmed this week that he has no intentions of going anywhere. It was first reported last week that Gomez had applied for the vacant head coach position at PSJA North and then later that he turned down that …
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Jan 26 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Three days after authorities found a dead body on the outskirts of San Benito, a 20-year-old resident of San Benito turned herself in for the fatal hit-and-run of 36-year old David Ortiz Rosales. Sommer Rae Camacho was charged with the crime on Sunday afternoon after reporting to the …
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Jan 26 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Two San Benito women have been arrested in connection with a shooting death that occurred at the Rosemont apartments in Harlingen on January 20. It was last Wednesday when the Harlingen Police Department responded to their first and only murder of the year after a 32-year-old man …
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Jan 22 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Police investigators are on the search for a vehicle that killed a San Benito man in a hit-and-run accident early Wednesday morning. According to DPS Spokesperson Sgt. Johnny Hernandez, 36-year old David Ortiz Rosales was found dead on the side of the road after a car passing by …
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Jan 22 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com At the start of this year, the State of Texas changed up their laws pertaining to guns in a very noticeable way. In passing the new open carry law, it became legal for anybody who had a concealed gun permit to openly carry their weapon on a holster. The …
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Jan 21 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Police have identified the 36-year old male victim in a Wednesday morning hit-and-run fatality as David Ortiz Rosales of San Benito. The auto-pedestrian accident occurred off of FM 2520, just north of FM 675 in San Benito. Anyone with information is asked to call DPS at 956-565-7600.
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Jan 20 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was placed under arrest Monday evening just several minutes after being struck by a vehicle. According to witnesses at the scene, a Maroon, late model Mitsubishi Eclipse was exiting the parking lot of the Harley Davidson motorcycle shop and struck the “older” man, who …
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Jan 20 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Fire Department and the American Red Cross conducted their fire prevention program in San Benito on Monday. The two groups, along with several volunteers, visited two mobile home parks in San Benito where they installed smoke detectors and went over fire prevention tips with families. …
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Jan 20 2016
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Music, food and fun will all be included when the San Benito Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Resaca City Music and Arts Showcase on Friday, January 29 at the Heavin Resaca Trail in San Benito. There will be seven local artists and bands performing and it …
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Jan 15 2016
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Jennifer Degollado, 23, says she was just five years old when she “realized” her dad had hit the “big-times” as she watched him and his Norteño band “Grupo Control” perform in front of thousands at Walt Disney World in Florida. “That’s when I knew he had made it… …
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