Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – Fourth-month-old Aiden Javier Valdez was pronounced dead weighing only 8 lbs. He had weighed 11 lbs. just two months prior. The only history of food in his system at autopsy was a slightly digested green pepper. A jury in the 404th State District Court found Valdez’s uncle, Abraham Jacob …
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Feb 15 2013
CONSIDER THIS: What we have here is failure to communicate
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s not uncommon for people to feel a little intimidated, even downright threatened by the media. This apprehension usually leads to miscommunication. Simply put, all too often have relatively harmless questions posed to interviewees by reporters elicited reactions that adversely affected the tone of an article. Case in point: …
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Feb 15 2013
SCATTERBRAINED: A Day in the Life …
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com I am not a man of constant sorrow, though some people may disagree. It seems like not a day goes by in which somebody doesn’t ask me what’s wrong, or if I am alright. It is safe to say that I am constantly lost in a thick forest …
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Feb 15 2013
Calendar of Events (February 17 – February 19)
Date: Thru Mar. 1 Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Event: Annual Quilt Show featuring the top 2012 18 finalists from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY Where: Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum, 2425 Boxwood, Harlingen More Info: (956) 216-4901 Date: Thru Mar. 28 Time: …
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Feb 12 2013
GHASTLY CHARGES: Child burned, bitten; couple arrested
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman and her common law husband were arrested Tuesday on three counts of injury to a child, charges which stem from accusations that the couple was allegedly responsible for burning, biting and beating a 1-year-old girl. Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of San Benito Police Department reported …
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Feb 12 2013
Woman arrested in child porn case
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman is sitting behind bars after allegedly sending sexually explicit photos of an infant girl to a sex offender in Corpus Christi. Desiree Lee Padilla, 22, was arrested at her San Benito residence, located on the 2400 block of FM 803 on Friday, February 8, …
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Feb 12 2013
NMCAC to host Valentine’s Day event
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center will be hosting a Valentine’s Day event which will feature an acoustic performance by Alan Cavazos y Don Ramiro Cavazos entitled, Polkas, Redovas y Huapangos, on Thursday, February 14, at 7 p.m. Don Ramiro Cavazos, also known as the “Dean of Border …
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Feb 12 2013
Bishop: Papal resignation ‘act of great humility and courage’
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com BROWNSVILLE – Local clergymen are reacting to news that Pope Benedict XVI will be resigning at the end of the month, February 28. With so many questions raised regarding the current situation with the Catholic Church, Bishop Daniel E. Flores of the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville released a …
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Feb 12 2013
Calendar of Events (February 13 – February 16)
Date: Thru Mar. 1 Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Event: Annual Quilt Show featuring the top 2012 18 finalists from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY Where: Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum, 2425 Boxwood, Harlingen More Info: (956) 216-4901 Date: Thru Mar. 28 Time: …
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Feb 08 2013
Local man arrested for exposing himself to motorist
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested on Saturday morning after exposing himself to a woman while inside his vehicle on West Business 77. According to a San Benito Police Department press release, a female driver, described by authorities as being in her 40s, said she first observed the …
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