By TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS Lionel Charles Betancourt’s life flowed like a steady river, reaching into every corner of the Rio Grande Valley community. His efforts spilled over ...

BY TRINA “INDI” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS On Tuesday, July 29, the wail of San Benito’s outdoor warning siren echoed from ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS During a City Commission meeting on Aug. 5, city officials released financial details about the one-day Resaca Fest event held during this year’s ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS Angelina Reyes will continue her hoops career as a member of the Mount Mercy ...

At just 25 years old, Andres Vasquez Jr. is facing a diagnosis no one expects with a faith that has yet to waver. The young ...

Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. officially announced his candidacy for re-election last week. A press release ...

COMMENTARY By VICTOR TIZOC TREVIÑO Victor Tizoc Treviño is a Rio Grande Valley-born, San Benito native who has been working ...

BY INDI “TRINA” JOHNSON Special to the NEWS In the thick of a sweltering South Texas summer, relief came not from a cold front or an air-conditioned building, but from the quiet hum of a simple ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS With the start of the 2025-26 school year, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District will begin educating small children ages 3 to 4 in a ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS The San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees held a board workshop, which dealt with training and development to update ...

By ALBERT VILLEGAS Special to the NEWS City leaders have answered the call regarding inadequate restroom facilities at San Benito’s Landrum Park, hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, ...

COMMENTARY By RAY QUIROGA The Valley, the county, San Benito, and I’ll go as far as to say the state, lost a juggernaut on Wednesday with the passing of Lionel Betancourt. May he Forever Rest in ...