Tag: Franklin Street

STARTING OVER: Owner of fire-ravaged home postpones retirement to rebuild

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Rosie Cavazos had a plan: Retire at the age of 62 from the Plano Independent School District, where she worked for 28 years as a bilingual paraprofessional; move back to her hometown of San Benito and live in the house where she and her six siblings were raised. Unfortunately …

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Police probe break-in at site of SB house fire

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com More questions are being raised about the fire that consumed a house on Franklin Street in San Benito. The fire, which occurred on Sunday, Jan. 19, is being investigated as a possible case of arson. There have also been reports indicating a number of burglaries occurring on the …

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‘Suspicious’ house fire investigated

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Fire Department is currently investigating the cause of a house fire that occurred Sunday evening. Firefighters responded to the blaze, located on the 500 block of Franklin Street, at 8:31 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19. According to SBFD Operations Chief Raul Zuniga, investigators are not ruling …

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