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Beaumont Walk to End Alzheimer’s draws large crowd, honors former NFL player Pollard
A large crowd gathered in Beaumont Saturday morning for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, an event aimed at raising awareness and support for those affected by the d...
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Teens shot, one critical: Chaos at large homecoming party, many witnesses uncooperative
What Beaumont police believe was an organized homecoming party erupted into chaos and resulted in multiple shots fired, leaving two teens injured, one critically, and many witnesses refusing to cooperate despite the seri...
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Headed to a homecoming parade, sheriff makes pit stop and a bathroom beer bust in Buna
A quick stop for coffee in Buna turned into an arrest for Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard as he headed to the Homecoming Parade in Kirbyville.Havard said in...
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Fatal fight: Inmate dies after prisoners go at it in federal penitentiary
A prisoner serving a sentence of nearly 22 years in the Beaumont Federal Penitentiary was less than ten months into his stay when he was killed after a large fight broke out.On Friday, October 2 at about 6:30 p.m., emplo...
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Nederland police find meth, marijuana and LSD in home, suspect trafficking operation
A search warrant executed at a home in Nederland led to the seizure of large amounts of suspected drugs, dozens of firearms and other items that police say poin...
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Lumberton ISD seeks 1-cent net tax hike to help close projected $1.5M budget shortfall
Lumberton ISD voters will decide next month whether to approve a one-cent tax rate increase that district leaders say is needed to help close a projected $1.5 m...
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Meth, marijuana, LSD, ketamine and more: Nederland home filled with illegal drugs
The search of a Nederland home opened the door to a large amount of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstacy, Ketamine, LSD, mushrooms, more than two dozen guns and much more, according to a probable...
safety
DWI arrest sends Tony Romo to the sidelines, permanently benched by CBS
Tony Romo and CBS Sports are parting ways, ending the longtime broadcaster's nine-year run with the network just over two months after his arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Milwaukee.CBS Spo...
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Texas group fights to halt Jamal Howard’s execution in Silsbee clerk killing case
With Jamal Howard’s execution scheduled for one week from tonight, a group that opposes the death penalty is working to stop the lethal injection of the man con...
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Gov. Abbott visits Beaumont to tout Texas economy, hear concerns on health care, jobs
Gov. Greg Abbott visited Beaumont on Wednesday to talk about Texas’ economy and hear what Southeast Texans want state leaders to address, including affordable h...