A massive search has led to the recovery of a teenage drowning victim's body from the Sabine River near Bon Wier.Sheriff Colton Havard says searchers found the body of Jordan Jamal Allen, 18, from DeRidder, shortly befor
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A massive search has led to the recovery of a teenage drowning victim's body from the Sabine River near Bon Wier.Sheriff Colton Havard says searchers found the body of Jordan Jamal Allen, 18, from DeRidder, shortly befor
Police in Orange say two people are dead after a high-speed pursuit that began in Louisiana ended with a black Mercedes crashing through a guardrail, rolling over, and plunging into Adams Bayou Saturday night.According t
Jefferson County Precinct 4 Constable Bryan Werner says his office is aware of the arrest involving Chief Deputy Jimmy Croley.He says effective immediately, Chief Deputy Croley has been placed on administrative leave pen
Beaumont police are asking for the public's help in finding a person of interest in a shooting that seriously injured the victim.Police are looking for 34-year-old John Wilson. They want to talk with him about a shooting
Beaumont police arrested a 30-year-old man and seized a large amount of suspected narcotics, a handgun and multiple AR-15 rifle magazines after a traffic stop a
A large number of first responders and law enforcement officers have descended on the Sabine River to resume the search for a man who was swimming with a woman and went underwater without resurfacing,Newton County Sherif
A Polk County man was arrested Friday night during an ongoing investigation into the suspicious death of a woman,
Family members and many across Southeast and East Texas are remembering a history-making former U.S. Marshal.Norris Batiste Jr. passed away peacefully Thursday surrounded by his family.Batiste was the first Black to serv
Nearly a year after moving into a home subsidized through the Housing Choice Voucher Program, a Port Arthur mother says her family is still living with sewage b
KFDM News has learned a judge in Orange County has issued an an arrest warrant for a woman in a separate case, unrelated to her arrest in a Jefferson County revenge porn investigation.Jessica Shelton, 40, was released fr
An outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that can cause explosive diarrhea, has been confirmed in Texas, prompting health officials to urge extra pr
During Texas Fibroid Awareness Month, organizations across the state host events to educate the community on uterine fibroids and women's health.The Barbara Jo
Two police departments worked together to prepare for something they hope never happens in their communities.The Port Neches Police Department and the Groves Po
It's a case of all in the family after father-and-son sheriffs Chuck Havard and Colton Havard teamed up to arrest a suspect in a stolen vehicle case early this morning.Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard says at about 5:2
Just about any hour of the day or night, homeless people can be seen near Calder and McFaddin, not far from Some Other Place.Chris Robertson, the executive dire
Orangefield’s water system is in the middle of major repairs and upgrades, but leaders say finding enough money to keep improvements moving has been a challenge
In Southeast Texas, a landscape once spanning a 3.5 million-acre wilderness became the center of a decadeslong fight over how much of it could be saved — and ul
After a former Silsbee animal control officer resigned and was charged in a case involving the deaths of dogs, the city has hired a new officer who says she wan
A Beaumont woman is facing a felony charge after police accused her of unlawfully disclosing intimate visual material, a case prosecutors say reflects a growing
A summer art camp at Central Mall will give local teens a chance to do more than sketch, paint and learn techniques.They will help create a real public art proj
A woman is out of jail after posting bond on a felony charge for allegedly sending a sexually explicit video to her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend, showing the suspect and the man engaging in sexual activity.Beaumont poli
Drivers who travel through the Cardinal Interchange on Interstate 10 should plan for another night of detours after the Texas Department of Transportation exten
It's a Katy crime with a Beaumont connection.A burglar was caught on surveillance camera helping himself to $10,000 worth of music equipment from Harvest Katy, the sister church to Harvest for Lost Souls in Beaumont.The
Beaumont country music star Mark Chesnutt is mourning the loss of his longtime bass player and friend, Dave Sirmon, who died unexpectedly over the weekend while
Beaumont police are searching for a suspect linked to a shooting at Autumn Oaks Apartments off the Eastex Freeway.Police say the victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition.First responders tell us paramedics used
A fire that tore through the Allegiance EMS building in Tyler County around 3 p.m. Tuesday left the facility with what officials described as irreversible damag
A Northern California high school is trying to preserve its longtime "Indians" mascot under a new California law.
The first graduating class from Lamar Institute of Technology's associate degree nursing program has achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Counci
Visitors to the McFaddin-Ward House Museum can step back into World War I-era Beaumont this summer through a new guided tour highlighting how the McFaddin famil
In the latest edition of Good Eats, Angel San Juan visits Kick Hot Chicken. The restaurant is located at 4850 Twin City Highway in Groves.Angel was joined by t
Carl Richardson could easily be described as the "Music Man". Richardson, 47, has been playing a musical instrument since his early teens, starting with the tr
The Texas Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that 41-year-old Steven Skinner from China in west Jefferson County is the man who died after he crossed over into the other lane on State Highway 105 and struck a pic
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
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