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Beaumont Police Detectives have identified 21-year-old Cheadrick Porter as a suspect in the shooting that killed a teenage boy and wounded a young woman at about 1 p.m. Saturday at Azure Point Apartments in the 6300 bloc...
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BPD is investigating a homicide after a 17-year-old male was shot and killed and a 19-year-old female was injured in a double-shooting at Azure Point Apartments.Sgt. Haley Morrow says Beaumont Police responded to the 630...
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Beaumont police are investigating a shooting at Azure Point Apartments in the 6300 block of Chinn Lane off the Eastex Freeway service road in north Beaumont.The call log shows the shooting was reported at about 1 p.m. Sa...
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Sheriff Chuck Havard says his deputies encountered a disturbing situation Friday at a home on FM 2246 in Evadale when they responded to a welfare check.During the investigation, deputies determined that both parents appe...
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Taiden has been located and is safe!Beaumont Police Sgt. Haley Morrow says 14-year-old Taiden Armstrong has been found and is safe after he was reported missing last night.He was last seen in the playground at Eagle’s La...
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Beaumont city crews have filled in a large sinkhole and reopened a road just months after another sinkhole in a different part of town swallowed a pickup truck and made international headlines.The latest sinkhole develop...
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A Jasper County mother is working to rebuild her life after deputies said a dispute over picking up her children escalated into an assault and gunfire.Destiny P...
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After 11 years of fighting lung cancer, Southeast Texas resident Christine Redeau got a chance to live out a long-held dream: stepping in front of the camera fo...
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Convicted former BISD electrical contractor Calvin Walker found himself on the receiving end of Judge John Stevens' wrath when he briefly interrupted court during a status hearing today on the staggering $1 million+ that...
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A pedestrian has been struck and killed on Interstate 10 West near 16th Street in Orange, according to the DPS.Orange County Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Chad Jenkins tells KFDM he's ordered an autopsy into the death of t...
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The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has found the Polk County Jail out of compliance because of a delay in processing an inmate's medical forms and getting him an inhaler.Sheriff Byron Lyons shared the information fol...
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A jury deliberated about three hours Thursday before sentencing a 63-year-old Buna man to 137 years in prison for sexually abusing a young victim.Our media partner, KJAS was in court and shared the information with us.Na...
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Texas Democrats scored sweeping victories in key statewide races, dealing Republicans a major setback across the state.Democrats won the governor’s race and the...
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Everyday costs such as food, rent and gas helped drive young voters in Southeast Texas to the polls in the 2026 midterm election, with some students saying the...
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As more cities and counties across Southeast Texas expand surveillance technology to track vehicles, questions are growing about who can access the data and wha...
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The City of Beaumont says it has successfully secured a new Qualified Opportunity Zone designation for Census Tract 1.03 in the North End, Ward 3, opening the door for potential new businesses, jobs and economic developm...
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Another large sinkhole has opened in Beaumont only months after a giant hole in the ground made international headlines.Ward 1 City Councilman Cory Crenshaw shared video of the sinkhole that developed this afternoon in t...
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A Hardin County grand jury has handed up three indictments against Daren Wayne Monk, accusing him of murdering his girlfriend, Julia Renee Carter, 46, concealing her body and committing disturbing acts of abuse against h...
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The Jasper County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help tracking down a masked robber who hit the Brookeland Valero, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash and the store's entire change drawer.Investiga...
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Two Southeast Texas school districts are weighing their next steps after voters rejected proposed school funding measures, forcing leaders to reassess budgets a...
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Carolyn Guidry is returning to a job she held for more than 16 years, preparing to step back in as Jefferson County clerk with a focus on expanding access to po...
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The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a suspect for a murder linked to a crime spree that includes stealing a man's truck and running over and killing him at a Port Neches storage business.The series of alleged c...
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The Jefferson County Democratic Party is declaring a major victory in local races, to go along with the blue wave that swept across Texas and the nation.Party Chair Ramona Young noted that Democrats retained their positi...
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Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has pledged to fire Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on her first day in office and return state-controlled public school districts to local community control.District 21 State...
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Lumberton ISD is responding to voters rejecting the tax rate election, saying it's disappointed and will have to evaluate financial options.A Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) is a special election that allows sch...
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A Polk County grand jury has indicted Cody Allen Laviolette for murder in the death of Kelly Taylor Mariah Little, a 31-year-old mother of three.
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Gary and Shannon Saurage and Gator Country in Fannett have taken in a new alligator and offered it refuge from what would have been a dangerous existence-for the alligator and humans.GATOR COUNTRY:This 8-foot, 9-inch Ame...
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It's a major shift in power that shocked many whoClick HERE for Jefferson County results.Check HERE for voting information from the county where you live....
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After 132 years, the historic Kirby Mansion at 2000 Smith is gone.Demolition crews finished tearing down the historic Midtown home early Monday, days after city...
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A nearly $795,000 dozer will replace an older machine at Beaumont’s landfill after a City Council debate over whether buying new was the best option.
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Beaumont Restaurant Week is more than just a week-long culinary celebration. It's ten days ofTex-Mex, barbecue, sushi and everything in between for ten days.Re...
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As flooding continues to plague neighborhoods in and around Port Arthur, Jefferson County Drainage District 7 is investing in new technology aimed at giving off...
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A Beaumont family is mourning 43-year-old Nolan Jones, who was killed while trying to protect his wife during an altercation at their home.Jones’ brother, Antho...
