Four teens accused of sodomizing 15-year-old

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com LOS FRESNOS – Four Los Fresnos teenagers are being held at the Darrell Hester Juvenile Detention Center in San Benito for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy on January 17. The four boys being accused of sodomizing the 15-year-old range from ages 13 to 15-years old. “We received …

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Man wanted for sexual assault sought by PD

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Police Department is seeking the help of the public to learn the whereabouts of Martin Pineda who is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, according to a press release. There are two outstanding warrants for 41-year-old Pineda stemming from an incident that occurred on …

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Mom accused of locking daughter in closet

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A woman was arrested in San Benito on Thursday after she was accused of locking her daughter in a closet and only releasing her to eat and attend school, according to recent reports. Leticia Ines, 41, is reportedly being held without bond and has been charged with injury …

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Grand Champion Steer named at STYSS

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com What could be better than a Rolex? How about a big, shiny Grand Champion Steer belt buckle? That’ll have to do for 16-year-old Victoria Guzman and her 1,220 pound steer, Rolex, who took home the Grand Champion Steer award on Friday at the South Texas Youth Stock Show …

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Lunas: ‘Maybe love is like Luck’

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Stories of Love Editor’s Note: In observance of the San Benito News Valentine’s Day promotion, which will run in the Feb. 9 and 13 editions, the following is the third of a seven-part Q&A series featuring local couples. By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Robert Mitchum was once quoted as saying, “Maybe love is …

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Dorothy Huff content in Resaca City

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Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS An elderly couple climbed down from the high truck cab. The wife came around the side to help her husband with his walker. She seemed determined to be with him every step of the way. Using a cane herself, she gave him a helping boost whenever …

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Port Director recalls early days at PISBND

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By RAY QUIRGA Publisher publisher@sbnewspaper.com It’s almost too hard for retired San Benito businessman Lionel Betancourt to fathom. But it has been over 30 years since he first approached Bob Cornelison with the proposition to take the helm of a financially-despondent Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District (PISBND). During a recent Rotary Club meeting in San …

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Taking Pride

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Church’s, located on Business 77, was named the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Business of the Month for January. Seen here is Pride Committee representative Debbie Layton, training manager Ismael Basaldua, employee Mario Ruiz, and Bertha Wilson. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)

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The Silent Treatment

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A relationship has been severed, and I don’t know how to mend it. Yet while it would appear that the ties that previously bound us have been broken, I still feel like we have something special. I don’t know … call me a hopeless romantic. Of course I’m talking …

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Going to the Dogs

To the Editor, The times I have used the Heaven Trail Park I have enjoyed the walks and jogging, I do. I think it’s a good venue for the people who want to exercise. The community needs it. But lately the experience has not been good. There is too much dog feces at too many …

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