Fernando Del Valle
San Benito teacher replaced after video hits YouTube
SAN BENITO — School officials replaced a ninth-grade teacher after a video of her telling her class that Jesus Christ impregnated Mary Magdalene was posted to YouTube, officials said.
The video apparently was shot by a student.
Superintendent…
SAN BENITO: Culpan a drogadictos por invadir a negocios
Angela López culpa a los adictos al “crack” por los allanamientos en su tienda de regalos dos veces en 10 días para comprar la droga que un oficial de policía dice esta “fuera de control” a lo largo del Valle del Río Grande.Los ladrones…
SAN BENITO: Buscan mejorar condición de calles
David Silva dijo que respira el polvo que se levanta de un camino de caliche enfrente de su negocio de grúas en Turner Road.
“Cada año cuando sopla un norte, sopla hacia mi lado”, dijo Silva. “Probablemente me moriré con tanto polvo que…
San Benito considers borrowing $3M for streets
SAN BENITO — David Silva said he breathes the dust that rises from the stretch of caliche in front of his wrecker business on Turner Road.
“Every year when a blue northern comes through it blows my way,” Silva said. “Maybe I’ll die with all…
Labor rules proposal brings praise, criticism
MERCEDES — For four years, Joshua Treviño has traveled north with his mother to pick crops to help feed his family.
Now, Leticia Treviño hopes a proposed child labor law won’t stop her 16-year-old son from helping her work the fields.
“You…
Valley residents weigh in on proposal to revamp child farm labor law
MERCEDES — For four years, Joshua Treviño has traveled north with his mother to pick crops to help feed his family.
Now, Leticia Treviño hopes a proposed child labor law won’t stop her 16-year-old son from helping her work the fields.
“You…
Young musicians to show off talents at ‘Big Squeeze’ in Austin
BROWNSVILLE — For a year, Juan Longoria Jr. has turned to the lessons he learned from his father to teach his son to play the instrument that is part of his family’s musical heritage.
Juan Longoria III, 11, will show off his talent today as a…
Grievance hearing nears for San Benito fire marshal
SAN BENITO — Fire Marshal Henry Lopez was placed on indefinite suspension without pay because he yelled at the assistant city manager and violated an order to stop speaking to the media, according to documents obtained from the city.
Lopez refused…
SAN BENITO: Memorial de veteranos de guerra conmemora el servicio de militares
Cuando Ernesto Atkinson camina por el Memorial de Veteranos de Guerra de San Benito, el hombre llega a la casa del legado militar de su familia.
En el suelo, observa los siete ladrillos que portan los nombres de su padre y cinco hermanos, al igual…
San Benito war memorial project ‘in their honor’
SAN BENITO — When Ernesto Atkinson walks into the San Benito Veterans War Memorial, he comes home to his family’s military legacy.
On the floor, he gazes at the seven bricks that bear the names of his father and five brothers, as well as his own…