Tag: San Benito man

#YourFightisOurFight- Community shows huge support for man battling cancer

By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ   Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com Sometimes we underestimate the power of social media. We become lost amidst the jungle of drama-filled rants, memes, videos and comment -wars that pollute our news feed that we often forget about the positive things it can be used for. But every now and then, we get a …

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Friends remember San Benito business owner

NEWS Staff Report  Friends and members of his church remember local business owner Roger Lee Engle as a pleasant, caring man. The owner of Don’s Liquor in San Benito, Engle died unexpectedly on Dec. 14. According to Ruth Woods, who knew him through All Saints Episcopal Church, which he attended, said that he had been …

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San Benito man killed in explosion

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com MOULTON—A San Benito man working at an oil feed in the Lavaca County area was killed Tuesday in an explosion that occurred onsite. Jose Manuel Torres, a 45-year-old native of San Benito, was pronounced dead by Lavaca County Justice of the Peace Carol Renner at 11:17 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. …

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Gonzalez indicted in double homicide; remains at large

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito man accused of a double homicide has been indicted by a Cameron County Grand Jury yet remains at large. Mario Gonzalez, 46, was indicted on Wednesday, July 10, for allegedly killing his estranged wife Lorena Gonzalez, 42, and her friend Homero De Los Santos, 38, …

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