By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS A newly-constructed pergola that surrounds the memorial of music legend Freddy Fender ...

By ARABELLA SERRATA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Economic Development Corporation [EDC] has filed a lawsuit against ...

Special to the NEWS. The National School Public Relations Association [NSPRA] recently announced the 2025 National School Communication Awards, with the San Benito SBCISD announcing that its ...

By DAVID LOPEZ Special to the NEWS. At 2 a.m. Saturday morning, Sgt. Matthew Fernandez was driving on the opposite side of Interstate 14 near the Fort Hood T.J. Mills exit when he struck an oncoming ...

Editor’s note: Moments in Time is a collection of published briefs that highlight the history of the Rio Grande Valley. Steve Hathcock is a local historian. The work of exhuming the bones of soldiers ...

NEWS Staff Report. San Benito CISD officials announced late last week that during a special board meeting held on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, the district entered into a $13.3 million settlement agreement ...

RIO HONDO, TEXAS —Federal agents raided an area business last Wednesday, charging the owner and family members with five counts of allegedly importing fraudulent crude oil, all felony offenses.

When the San Benito Greyhound Varsity Soccer Team lost its match to the Edinburg Economedes Jaguars this week, it was the first time the ’Hounds lost to one of the three Edinburg schools. So far in ...

By ARABELLA SERRATA [email protected]. San Benito City officials are accusing VARCO, the development company overseeing the construction and management of Resaca Village, an embattled commercial ...

By PETE BANDA Special to the NEWS. Karley Lozano knew from a young age that she was going to serve her community in one way or another. Growing up as the daughter of former Precinct 4 Constable Hoss ...

More than 100 youths are expected to attend two summertime camps hosted by the San Benito CISD’s basketball program next month. Each of the camps scheduled Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5 are ...

By RENE TORRES. Back in an era gone by, Cameron County’s daily newspaper of record, The Brownsville Herald published its annual top 50 athletes in the Rio Grande Valley, a list that featured athletes, ...