Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens wasn't buying it for minute, not even a few seconds, when a defendant who tested positive for cocaine five times while out on bond claimed it happened every time he went for a h
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With just weeks before students return, Beaumont ISD is pressing ahead with an aggressive hiring campaign and a districtwide training plan aimed at changing how
Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens wasn't buying it for minute, not even a few seconds, when a defendant who tested positive for cocaine five times while out on bond claimed it happened every time he went for a h
Thunderstorms packing strong winds and a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning rolled across Southeast Texas late Tuesday afternoon and early evening, leaving thousands of Entergy customers in the dark.As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, m
Some calls remind us just how quickly an ordinary day can turn into a life-threatening emergency.At 3:10 this afternoon, the Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for a water rescue on B.A. Steinhagen Rese
First responders who rush to the scene of emergencies had to deal with an emergency of their own this afternoon when a fire broke out at the Allegiance EMS station in Woodville.Fire Chief Alan Gartner sent video and phot
Private Catholic schools in Southeast Texas are seeing a surge in enrollment heading into the fall semester, with leaders in the Diocese of Beaumont reporting s
Texas has banned temporary paper license plates, a change Nederland police say is already shifting how criminals try to hide their identities on the road.The ne
Children in Beaumont who face hunger will be able to pick up free weekend food bags at several local libraries beginning Thursday, July 9.The Beaumont Public Li
Tito, a six-year-old dog, is back home after spending more than a week missing in the marshes of Chambers County.
Orange Community Players, Inc. is celebrating an exciting summer season with two opportunities for the community to get involved—on stage and in the audience! T
A new movie is being filmed in downtown Beaumont, bringing temporary road closures while also providing a boost to the local economy.Production is underway on "
Jefferson County sheriff deputies and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are at the scene of a fatal crash near State Highway 105 in Jefferson
A section of Twin City Highway in Nederland has been temporarily repaired after extreme heat caused the concrete pavement to buckle Sunday, creating what police
Every Beaumont ISD principal will now earn a six-figure base salary after the district's Board of Managers approved pay raises for campus leaders ahead of the 2
Beaumont leaders are weighing new “child safety zones” that would restrict where registered sex offenders can live or loiter near places where children gather,
A GoFundMeaccount is set up to help a father and three children dealing with the aftermath of a devastating double-fatality crash the DPS says was caused by a wrong-way drive.A devastating wrong-way crash on State Highw
A man is jailed in Calcasieu Parish in what investigators call a disturbing case of alleged rape of a young girl that went on for six years, and a woman is accused of covering up the crime.Drew J. Segobia, 40, of Lake Ch
The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday to celebrate the Loula Foundation's new location and its continued work sup
Summer is in full swing in Beaumont, and there's no better place for young nature lovers to explore, learn, and play than Tyrrell Park Nature Center. Nature Cen
We have some really good news to report here at KFDM.Reporter Tre Sanchez is getting married. Tre asked his lovely girlfriend Tamaira Armstrong to marry him ov
Angel San Juan, Meteorologist Chad Sandwell and Patrina Adger tried to figure out which is which when it comes to Keebler crackers versus HEB's store brand.
Capital murder suspect Tydrick Davis is back in the Jefferson County Jail after he was mistakenly released from the Gist Unit in March.He was brought back Sunday, according to Captain John Shauberger.His bond remains $80
Beaumont police say a man was injured in a drive-by shooting at a home, and during the investigation, officers say they found evidence of suspected drug trafficking, include suspected fentanyl, money, and a semi-automati
A horrific head-on crash the DPS says was caused by a wrong-way driver on Highway 73 has claimed her life and the life of a woman in the other car.The DPS responded to the crash at about 9;15 p.m. Saturday, July 4 near t
Fireworks lit up the night sky in Beaumont as the city hosted a Fourth of July celebration in downtown Beaumont.The city of Beaumont held a firework viewing par
It was a Star-Spangled special holiday delivery at CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont with the birth of beautiful baby Mabel.Get this: she weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces (1776) and was born at 2:50 a.m. (America’s 2
Independence Day in Southeast Texas is gaining a new tradition: a hot dog eating competition in Beaumont.The fourth annual contest was held Saturday afternoon a
A man was left in critical condition after an overnight shooting in Beaumont, and police have identified a suspect and obtained arrest warrants.Beaumont police
The pop of fireworks is a familiar sound as the Fourth of July nears, and fireworks stands across Southeast Texas are working overtime to keep up with demand.At
A late-night drive-by shooting in a Beaumont neighborhood left a home and a vehicle riddled with bullet holes Thursday night, frightening nearby families and se
Thousands of people were expected to head to Crystal Beach this Fourth of July weekend, as families planned to celebrate on the sand and local businesses prepar
Beaumont police credit technology and solid police work for the arrest of multiple suspects accused of a frightening drive-by shooting that left a home with bullet holes and multiple shell casings littering a street.Poli
Two drivers were hurt and Interstate 10 South near Walden Road was closed for hours after one 18 wheeler struck a second big rig that had parked on the shoulder after it was sideswiped by another vehicle.Beaumont police
Thunderstorms rolled across Southeast Texas late Thursday afternoon, causing power outages that left hundreds of Entergy customers in the dark.As of 7:30 p.m., about 650Entergycustomers were without power in Jefferson
Twenty-four years after 4-year-old Dannarriah Finley disappeared from her mother’s home in Orange on July 4, her killing remains unsolved, and community members
When Tropical Storm Harvey stalled over Southeast Texas in August 2017, emergency first responders carried out hundreds of water rescues. But the Lawson Pump S
Sheriff Chuck Havard says a suspect in a burglary and theft investigation was captured, thanks in part to footage from a stolen security camera.Jasper County Sheriff's Office deputies today located and arrested Lloyd Wal
A woman is charged with prostitution following a raid targeting a Jasper massage parlor the police chief says was offering more than the 'standard' services.Chief Garrett Foster told our media partner, KJAS, that Huiying
The Texas Department of Public Safety says 31-year-old Eddie Alvarez of Baytown is the man killed in Tuesday's collision with a vacuum truck on Highway 73.The preliminary crash investigation indicates that shortly after
Interstate 10 East at the Jefferson/Chambers County line reopened at about 1 this afternoon following a crash involving an 18-wheeler.First responders were on scene early this morning following the accident on Interstate
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