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<strong>Event date:</strong> July 15, 2026 <br><strong>Event Time: </strong>09:00 AM - 11:59 PM<br><strong>Location:</strong> <br> 801 Main St, Beaumont<br>First Floor<br>Beaumont, TX 77701<br><strong>Description:</strong><br>Council Chambers - City Hall
With the Fourth of July holiday approaching, safety experts are warning families that drowning can happen in seconds and that most tragedies are preventable.The
Beaumont Police Department Patrol Officers assisted the U.S. Marshals Service in serving a felony family violence warrant at about 10 a.m. today in the 4300 block of Westridge Lane.The suspect, 54-year-old Elonzo Shay, w
A series of water line breaks in Port Arthur left some local restaurants without water and with little warning, forcing them to scramble, shut down service and
Due to low water pressure caused by a power loss, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the water system, PWS 1230049, to issue a Boil Water Notice as a precaution to the entire City.Water customers
Standing water and green algae have filled a drainage ditch for weeks at the corner of Forrest and Evalon in east Beaumont, where residents say sidewalk removal
Port Arthur City Council is set to consider spending $3 million over the next two years on temporary workers, a move city leaders say will save money in the lon
Longtime Hamshire-Fannett ISD superintendent Dr. Dwaine Augustine, named TASB's Region 5 2026 Superintendent of the Year, has stepped down and retired from his position.HFISD Communications Coordinator Mike Canizales con
Aimed Dance will present the 6th annual Aimed Dance Summer Fest July 6–18 in partnership with Lamar University's Department of Theatre & Dance, bringing choreog
Beaumont Police have identified a body found Friday night in Hillebrandt Bayou as Joseph Posey Jr., 25. BPD says it doesn't suspect foul play and the preliminary cause of death indicates drowning, although the investigat
The Art Studio, Inc. in downtown Beaumont will host the fifth annual Gumbo ClayFest July 1-4, inviting the public to enjoy four days of free ceramic art demonst
National CPR & AED Awareness Week, observed June 1–7, encourages everyone to learn the simple skills that can help save a life during a cardiac emergency. More
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the driver of a commercial truck tractor caused a fatal crash on Highway 73 early this morning by failing to yield the right-of-way.Troopers are investigating a two-vehicle fat
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Texas Department of Public Safety at a crash along Highway 73 eastbound near Veolia, one mile west of the
Families in a Lumberton neighborhood say they are losing confidence in the U.S. Postal Service after repeated problems with missing and misdelivered mail that t
Federal authorities say they have launched the largest health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history, charging hundreds of defendants and alleging billions of dol
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is releasing new information about a crash this past Sunday that led to the line-of-duty death of 24-year-old Deputy Erika Serrato.Shortly before 2:45 a.m. Sunday, MCSO deputies res
A Beaumont restaurant that stood out because of the giant metal sculpture you couldn't miss on Dowlen Road has shut down.Mellow Mushroom closed its doors in the past few days.The pizza and Italian food eatery opened in 2
Port Arthur is in the middle of a citywide effort to replace water meters that are more than 20 years old, but the rollout of new features tied to the upgraded
What began as a reported armed robbery in Port Arthur on Saturday morning quickly escalated into a major drug investigation after police recovered more than 28
A judge has sentenced a 65-year-old man to 20 years in prison following his conviction in Hardin County for Indecency With a Child, according to District Attorney Rebecca Walton.The jury in Judge Steven Thomas' 356th Dis
Ford ranked highest among mainstream automakers in the 2026 J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study, marking the company's best performance in the annual survey s
Texas EquuSearch confirmed Sunday that searchers found the body of 17 year-old Nathan Lowery in Galveston Bay.Nathan was last seen on a water raft with his brother at 5:30 a.m. Saturday when the raft began to take on wat
An increase in phone scams targeting elderly residents has prompted a warning from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office said scammers are pos
A body in a Beaumont bayou tonight is raising questions that don't yet have answers.Beaumont police have tell KFDM first responders recovered a man's body from Hillebrandt Bayou behind the Interstate 10 West service road
Investigators in Jefferson County say a 45-year-old woman went on a nearly five-year spending spree using more than $450,000 of her father’s money while he had
Full interview released of the conversation between Fox Southeast Texas Anchor Erika Harris and Beaumont ISD superintendent Sandi Massey.The interview was taped
KFDM has obtained court documents alleging a woman went on a nearly five-year spending spree, misusing an estimated $450,000 of her father's money on airline tickets, a cruise, trips to Las Vegas, Miami and Delta Downs,
Tydrick Davis has been arrested today in the North Texas town of Corinth by members of the U.S. Marshals Service after his mistaken release from the TDCJ, according to information Sheriff Zena Stephens provided to KFDM N
KFDM has obtained a probable cause affidavit for the arrest of a man after a nearly ten hour SWAT standoff, and according to the document, he punched the mother of his children in the face, then threatened to kill her an
Beaumont Police tell KFDM a two-year-old girl is safe and her father is in custody after a standoff that began shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday ended at about 3:30 this morning, according to Officer Chancellor Van Houten.Of
Ward 1 City Councilman Cory Crenshaw is calling for a review of city policies after a kitten trapped inside a pipe for more than a day.
Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Sandi Massey told the school board that the district is facing “some difficult truth” as it works to improve
Beaumont Police called out the SWAT team after a man barricaded himself in a home in the south end of town.The call began as a disturbance at about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of Rena Street, near West Virginia and
Seven men arrested in a prostitution sting conducted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office have bonded out of jail, according to a probable cause affidavit o
Beaumont Assistant City Manager June Ellis is leaving for a new position some time next month, according to Mayor Roy West.West tells KFDM that Ellis is leaving on good terms. The mayor says Ellis told him earlier this w
Jefferson County leaders are bracing for a potential surge in the jail population as law enforcement fully applies a Texas bail reform law expands who can be h
The Ascend Community Group and Step Forward Treatment Center will host their 2nd Annual Mental Health Gala this Saturday, June 27th at theJ. Michael and Bridge
Local potter John Alexander is welcoming aspiring potters of all ages to explore their creativity through hands-on pottery classes at his J. Alexander Studio of
Beaumont police are investigating a shooting near East Virginia Street and Highland Avenue.An officer on scene confirms a call came in around 2:30 a.m. Thursda
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