Apr 08 2011
NEWS Staff Report The 27-year-old man arrested by San Benito CISD and city police after his son took ecstasy pills to school and handed them out to classmates was given a total bond of $200,000 Wednesday at his arraignment. San Benito resident Bernardo Bernal, 27, was charged possession of a controlled substance in a drug …
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Apr 08 2011
NEWS Staff Report San Benito News Managing Editor Michael Rodriguez, in conjunction with the San Benito Public Library, will begin hosting weekly meetings at the library as part of a Community Writer’s Club. According to Rodriguez, the concept behind the club is to encourage aspiring writers to hone their potential by implementing a number of …
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Apr 08 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A candlelight vigil was held Thursday to help raise awareness of child abuse. The event was held at Maggie’s House in San Benito, it was the 15th of such vigils held by the Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center. “It’s the first one that we’ve held in northern …
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Apr 08 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com American Military Support (AMS) is hoping to collect donations to send Easter care packages to troops fighting overseas from the Rio Grande Valley, but they need the help of San Benito News readers in order to make their quota. AMS is a non-profit organization in which its mission …
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Apr 06 2011
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio reported Wednesday the possible discovery of the murder weapon in the Sonia Perez homicide. According to Lucio, investigators on Tuesday interviewed a witness who stated that on the day of Sonia Perez’s murder, March 31, 37-year-old Daniel Flores Lopez, the man accused of being paid …
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Apr 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com While the family of slain third grade teacher Sonia Perez committed her body to the ground Tuesday, 37-year-old Daniel Flores Lopez, the man accused of murdering the beloved educator, learned that he stands to lose his own life if convicted of the homicide. Magistrate Patricia Hernandez charged Lopez …
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Apr 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A 27-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after his son allegedly took ecstasy pills to school and handed them out to classmates. “Yesterday (Monday, April 4), a second grader from Frank Roberts Elementary took some pills to school,” said Lieutenant Martin Morales of the San Benito Police Department …
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Apr 05 2011
SBNEWSPAPER.COM EXCLUSIVE! By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A couple of javelinas were seen venturing into town on Monday morning. According to City of San Benito Code Enforcement Director John Rodriguez, a call came in at approximately 7:30 a.m. from a woman who reported seeing two javelinas in the city. Citizens trying to help …
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Apr 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A bat was discovered outside the varsity gym of San Benito High School on Thursday, March 31 and tested positive for rabies. According to San Benito CISD Superintendant of Schools Antonio G. Limón, the bat was discovered by some students on a wall outside the gym. “It was …
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Apr 04 2011
By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhounds suffered a devastating loss to the Brownsville Hanna Golden Eagles Friday evening. Even with an amazing comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning led by catcher Adan Guzman, the ’Hounds were unsuccessful in their attempts to take down Hanna in nine …
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