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 ...

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 ...

As the health care field introduces the latest advancements in medical technologies, Texas State Technical College implements similar resources to prepare its students for real-world careers. One of ...

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, ...

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 ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS. ABILENE, TEXAS—San Benito High School (SBHS) senior Ryan Lugo’s two-year tenure as a Greyhound powerlifter ended with him earning a bronze medal at the state ...

NEWS Staff Report. Socorro Independent School District named current San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Nate Carman as the lone finalist for that district’s superintendent position during ...

Special to the NEWS. HARLINGEN, TX—San Benito’s Zoe Betancourt, a Surgical Technology student at Texas State Technical College, recently began an internship at Valley Baptist Medical Center in ...