By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Police Department (SBPD) is installing bullet-resistant components in ...

Joe Martinez, Ed.D., is a Doctor of Curriculum & Technology, a U.S. Military Veteran, and a San Benito native. San Benito is ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Commissioners unanimously approved $1.468 million for significant ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Over the next eight months, San Benito police officers are conducting traffic stops to ...

HILL Special to the NEWS Reaching a milestone birthday often invites reflection, gratitude, and perspective. For Irene Garcia ...

While patrolling their community on Christmas Eve, local law enforcement officers stopped more than two dozen motorists, but ...

By RAY QUIROGA [email protected] In a world that seems to grow more detached by the day, a young man and a group of his friends are bucking the trend and doing what they can to give back ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Boys’ and girls’ basketball teams for San Benito and Rio Hondo high schools are ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS As a football player in various levels of competition, Frank “The Tank” Medina knows ...

HILL Special to the NEWS For families facing food insecurity in Cameron County, a new commercial freezer at the San Benito Food Pantry represents more than upgraded equipment — it ...

HILL Special to the NEWS Enrique L. Ornelas Jr., 87, longtime owner and steward of La Especial Bakery, widely known as Ornela’s Bakery, passed away over the weekend, marking the ...

The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s first day for the 2026-27 school year is Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, and San Benito High School’s graduation day is on Friday, May 21, 2027, in ...