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Keeping score on election night will be easy in Hardin County with new HC Election Center
Keeping track of up-to-the-minute election results in Hardin County will be easy now with the new HC Election Center.County Judge Wayne McDaniel unveiled the center in an online post tonight.He says voters are excited ab...
safety
Video of Sour Lake police detaining man raises questions about use of force
A video showing Sour Lake police officers detaining a man in an unmarked vehicle is raising questions about whether the amount of force used was necessary.The i...
government
Registrar: DPS backlog processed; voters can use provisional ballots if needed
The Jefferson County registrar's office was faced with the difficult and tedious task of processing more than 3,000 applications connected to the DPS backlog.Ta...
schools
H-F is in the Friday Night Lights spotlight, could win $250,000 and weight room makeover
$30,000 down, a quarter million to go.Hamshire-Fannett High School is in elite company as one of only 10 schools in the South and 40 in the nation left in the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest..H-F just won $25,000...
business
17-year-old McDonald's employee stabbed to death in bathroom, juvenile co-worker detained
A late-night shift at a McDonald’s in Harris County ended in tragedy Wednesday night when a 17-year-old employee was stabbed to death inside the restaurant....
News
Trash talk: Camera captures alleged illegal dumping after complaints pile up
What should be a quiet stretch of road near the Alpine Marina area has become a dumping ground, according to residents — and now the Sabine County Sheriff's Office is watching.After receiving a number of complaints about...
Local
Halloween-themed Senior Expo returns to Beaumont Civic Center on Oct. 27, free admission
Halloween Magic at THE SENIOR EXPO!Step into the ultimate performance outfit for a Halloween party at this year’s FREE Halloween-themed day of fun, friends, hea...
business
Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennessee’s failed attempt to administer a lethal inj...
News
U.S. Supreme Court denies three appeals, clearing way for Jamaal Howard execution
(7:05 p.m.) The U.S. Supreme Court has denied three appeals from convicted killer Jamaal Howard, clearing the way for the State of Texas to carry out his execution Wednesday evening.Howard, 46, was convicted of capital m...
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Texas awaits U.S. Supreme Court decision on execution of Silsbee killer Jamaal Howard
The State of Texas is preparing to execute convicted killer Jamaal Howard Wednesday evening, but the execution remains on hold pending action by the U.S. Supreme Court.Word could come from Washington, D.C. at any moment....
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6:40 p.m. UPDATE: Jamaal Howard's attorney awaiting U.S. Supreme Court decision on appeals
KFDM News has just learned Jamaal Howard has not been executed as scheduled.Speaking with KFDM news anchor Kimberly Rusley, Howard's attorney, Don Bailey, say...
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UPDATE: Woman charged with terroristic threat after confrontation at PA Wingstop
A quick stop for dinner turned tense Sunday night at a Port Arthur Wingstop, where a customer said a verbal confrontation escalated into a frightening moment wh...