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DPS identifies driver of Polaris UTV killed in Jasper County crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety is identifying 23-year-old Dylan Lind of Vidor as the man who was killed in a UTV crash in Jasper County.Troopers say Lind was riding a Polaris utility vehicle Friday night in a ditc...
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One-time West Brook football coach charged with sex crimes against former Tomball student
He was an offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator from about 2015 until 2017 at West Brook High School before Nicholas Alan Codutti moved on to Tomball and later other schools, where his accomplishments prompted...
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It's not a smash and grab, but a smash and go
Police in Rosenberg say a driver really took to heart the phrase, “when you gotta go, you gotta go,” deliberately crashing his car into a Kroger store because he needed to use the restroom and was mad the doors were lock...
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Operation One VOTE to host voter education, candidates forum Oct. 5 in Jefferson County
With key election deadlines approaching ahead of the general mid-term election, Operation One VOTE, Inc. is inviting Jefferson County residents to a voter educa...
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EquuSearch joins Newton County search after remains found; evidence sent to lab
Investigators returned late Saturday to the area east of Kirbyville where human remains were found Thursday, as authorities continue looking into the disappeara...
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Port Arthur’s El Refu 4 cleared to reopen after Golden Pass LNG incident
El Refu 4 in Port Arthur has been cleared by the Port Arthur Health Department to reopen following a food poisoning incident tied to an employee appreciation br...
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DPS: 23-year-old man from Vidor dies when UTV skids in ditch, overturns
The Texas Department of Public Safety is providing new information Saturday morning about a UTV crash in Jasper County that killed the driver.The DPS says the victim is a 23-year-old man from Vidor.They'll release his n...
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BREAKING: One dead in Jasper County ATV crash
A tragedy is unfolding tonight in Jasper County where one person is dead in an ATV crash.The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash, while the Jasper County Sheriff's Office is on scene near the int...
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Shocked to find out what a Taser feels like
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office hosted a two-night Taser training course for some of its jailers and newer deputies.Lieutenant Chris Wade, a certified Taser Energy Weapon Instructor, led everyone through what JCSO cal...