Aug 30 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Authorities confirmed on Friday that the man accused of threatening to shoot police officers at a San Benito motel was not armed. The incident occurred around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 26, when deputies with the Precinct 5 Cameron County Constable’s Office – accompanied by Pct. 3 Constable’s deputies – …
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Nov 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A jury found San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez not guilty Tuesday of making a terroristic threat against a former city commissioner. Following three trial postponements, testimony was heard on Monday, Nov. 4, and Tuesday, Nov. 5, before the jurors announced the not guilty verdict, which dismisses the …
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Oct 22 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The jury selection for San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez’ trial has been delayed yet again. According to Melissa Zamora, Public Information Officer for the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, cause for the delay was due to a court reporter having a death in the family. This marks …
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Sep 24 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The jury selection for San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez’ upcoming trial has been postponed… again. Melissa Zamora, the Public Information Officer for the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office confirmed on Monday that Hernandez’ case had been rescheduled. “It has been reset again for October,” said Zamora. “There …
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Sep 17 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The jury selection for San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez’ upcoming trial was postponed on Monday due to the inclement weather brought on by Tropical Storm Ingrid. “Jury duty was canceled today (Monday, Sept. 16) due to the weather, so everything was moved,” said Melissa Zamora, Public Information …
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Jul 31 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday on the terroristic threat charges filed last year by a former city commissioner. Hernandez’ case is the 81st listed on a criminal docket for hearings slated Wednesday, July 31 in Cameron County Court at Law No. 1. The …
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Apr 09 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com More questions have surfaced regarding the terroristic threat charge pursued by the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office against San Benito Mayor Joe H. Hernandez and its relation to his 2012 grand jury indictment for abuse of official capacity. Official abuse allegations were brought to light when Alfonso Benavides – …
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By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS September 15 saw a special meeting of the Point Isabel Independent School District School Board. The meeting was held to go over board member safety training and a presentation and update on the student dress code. The board began the meeting with public comments, which can be on … Continue reading [...]
By AMANDA SOTELO Special to the PRESS A product of South Texas College and its Valley Scholars Program, Deisy Perez is leading successful careers as a real estate investor, actress and most recently, travel advisor. The 41-year-old Valley native has even recently ventured into the world of real estate marketing and sales and has targeted … Continue reading [...]
Special to the PRESS So many years have passed and still LMWD remembers that 21 years ago, friends and family members were lost because of a horrific accident. However, since then, the community has continued to grow, build, and flourish, beginning with the rebuilding of the Causeway itself. Last week on the special day of … Continue reading [...]
By Rene Torres Although lipstick admittedly contributed on a small scale to the war effort, women, in those times, were expected to be as feminine during the World War II era as they did prior to the conflict. Perhaps lipstick did not untangle the knots of despair of the afflicted soldier, but it provided hope … Continue reading [...]
By Steve Hathcock Editor’s Note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications that offer a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the world. Sigmund Freud dies at home in London London. Professor Sigmund Freud, originator of psychoanalysis, died at his Hampstead, … Continue reading [...]
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