Sep 26 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Simply put, the whole pumping gas experience is not as painful of an ordeal as it used to be. Currently, gas price averages have dropped to the lowest since 2009, and have pretty much been sliced in half since it peaked at nearly $4.00 a gallon back in …
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Sep 26 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com When Maria Velez fell down in her house and broke her shoulder and knee, her family knew they had to take action to make the house more accessible to the elderly woman. Her son and his wife worked to get the house in better condition, investing over $4,000 …
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Sep 25 2015
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the News Sure, the San Benito Greyhounds’ 52-28 victory over Brownsville Hanna on Friday night looks impressive on paper. A marvelous outing from a hard-hitting defense including a pick-six, plus a four-touchdown night for wide receiver Armando Medrano en route to a District 32-6A opening win all sounds good. But …
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Sep 23 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com With the state of Texas’ new truancy law taking effect Sept. 1, students will no longer be facing criminal sanctions — penalties that could include jail time — for skipping school. There is however, likely to be more pressure on schools and parents, who could face charges if their …
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Sep 22 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Richard Mata was less than a month shy of his 24th birthday when he was struck by a truck and killed in August of 2014. He had three kids and one on the way and was looked to as the primary provider for his family. Since then, the …
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Sep 22 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ AND PETE BANDA SAN BENITO NEWS A local man is behind bars today after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s relative’s house, beating her up, dragging her out of the house, and then kidnapping her to another residence. According to San Benito police, 36-year old Francisco Pinon is behind bars on …
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Sep 18 2015
By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ AND PETE BANDA SAN BENITO NEWS It only lasted about 20 minutes, but it was the longest 20 minutes of Jenna Guerra’s life. “I was sitting in my car waiting for the children to be released and then I saw San Benito police pass by in front of me with …
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Sep 18 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com If the San Benito CISD hopes to find a solution to the budget crisis anytime soon, they are going to have to find a Superintendent that can help guide them in the right direction first. And it’s looking like that might not happen until January 2016, once half the school …
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Sep 18 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Idea Public Schools has a growing reputation as one of the best educational institutes in America. Just recently, the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics named IDEA Public Schools a Bright Spot in Hispanic Education. Many parents in San Benito have begun to flock towards the …
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Sep 16 2015
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito mother, who was facing charges in connection with the death of her two young sons, has accepted a plea bargain from the Cameron County District Attorney’s office. Diana Torres, 20, accepted a deal from the DA that will send her to prison for 10 years …
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