BROWNSVILLE, TX—Attorneys for Rogelio Martinez Jr., accused of the 2023 shooting death of San Benito Police Lieutenant Milton G. Resendez, were denied a request to exclude cell phone location evidence ...

Joe Martinez Joe Martinez, Ed.D., is a Doctor of Curriculum & Technology, a U.S. Military Veteran, and a San Benito native. As we stand on the precipice of our nation’s 250th anniversary of ...

HILLSpecial to the NEWS The Rotary Club of San Benito is beginning a new Rotary year with a continued focus on community service, local partnerships, and projects that ...

Rene Torres Rene Torres is a retired University of Texas-Brownsville and Texas South-most College assistant professor. He has a long history in the Rio Grande Valley as an educator, sports ...

Rio Hondo Civic Center was the site of a special talk on the New World Screwworm on Tuesday evening. Although dozens of ...

Daniel and Dylan Dial attended San Benito High School and graduated five years apart, with the older sibling graduating in ...

By ALBERT VILLEGASSpecial to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) will now begin construction, with completion set for 2028, after the ...

Abel Fonseca Abel Fonseca is a San Benito native, boxer, boxing coach, and a longtime Site Coordinator for the San Benito ...

Abel Fonseca is a San Benito native, boxer, boxing coach, and a longtime Site Coordinator for the San Benito CISD ACE After School Program at Miller Jordan Middle School and Collegiate Academy. He can ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX—The Laguna Madre area is mourning the loss of a beloved City Councilman with San Benito ties. Longtime South Padre Island City Council Member John Kenneth “Ken” Medders Jr.

As of late June, only one head coach is not returning to lead San Benito High School varsity athletes this coming school year. According to the San Benito CISD Athletic Department, Wilbert Padron, who ...

HARLINGEN, TX—Texas State Technical College (TSTC) students, including a student from the Resaca City, earned medals in three events at the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in ...