Tag: Rio Hondo

RH band members earn All-State spots

Special to the NEWS Three students from Rio Hondo High School competed for a spot in the ATSSB All-State Band and came out on top, beating hundreds of high school students who auditioned within their respected instruments. Among these students were Pedro Tovar, Jr. on tuba, and Jose Vasquez on trumpet. Joshua Ysaguirre, who plays …

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Police: ICE agent arrested for DWI

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Rio Hondo man and US Homeland Security agent assigned to the Immigration Customs Enforcement agency was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly driving while intoxicated in San Benito. According to a police report, at approximately 3:24 a.m. a San Benito police officer observed a grey 2008 Chevrolet …

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No balloon ban for San Benito, Los Fresnos districts

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Rio Hondo Independent School District has implemented a balloon ban for all its campuses in the wake of 7-year-old Ruby Ramirez’ tragic death over a week ago due to what authorities, citing a preliminary autopsy report, believe was asphyxiation due to choking on a balloon. But what …

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