Tag: Cameron County Sheriff’s Department

Deadly Blaze- Rio Hondo man dies in mobile-home fire

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ    EDITOR Editor@sbnewspaper.com Tragedy struck the City of Rio Hondo Friday evening when a mobile-home in a 55 and up community went ablaze, killing an 85-year old man. According to local officials and employees of River Ranch Resort, the call regarding the incident came in about 6 p.m. Friday, with Cameron …

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REMEMBERING JOE: Family honors Constable Cavazos’ memory

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Cameron County Precinct 3 Constable Joe Cavazos died at the age of 64 on Sunday, Jan. 26, following a lengthy bout with cancer, but not before leaving behind a legacy that his family and former colleagues now remember vividly. Cavazos served two near full-length terms as Constable dating back …

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Three confirmed dead in garbage truck crash

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com HARLINGEN – At least three people, one of whom is believed to be a teenage boy, are confirmed dead in an accident involving a pickup truck that collided with a City of Harlingen garbage truck just outside San Benito city limits. It was before 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, …

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CONSIDER THIS: Just another Friday night at the News

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com If you’re ever looking for a little action, come by the San Benito News office during the weekend or on a Friday night, when all sorts of strange activities occur ranging from the belligerent storming into the building threatening bodily harm to somewhat eerie and unexplained phenomena. Well, you …

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