The Beaumont
Beaumont Police Detectives have identified 21-year-old Cheadrick Porter as a suspect in the shooting that killed a teenage boy and wounded a young woman at about 1 p.m. Saturday at Azure Point Apartments in the 6300 bloc...
BPD is investigating a homicide after a 17-year-old male was shot and killed and a 19-year-old female was injured in a double-shooting at Azure Point Apartments.Sgt. Haley Morrow says Beaumont Police responded to the 630...
Beaumont police are investigating a shooting at Azure Point Apartments in the 6300 block of Chinn Lane off the Eastex Freeway service road in north Beaumont.The call log shows the shooting was reported at about 1 p.m. Sa...
Taiden has been located and is safe!Beaumont Police Sgt. Haley Morrow says 14-year-old Taiden Armstrong has been found and is safe after he was reported missing last night.He was last seen in the playground at Eagle’s La...
A Jasper County mother is working to rebuild her life after deputies said a dispute over picking up her children escalated into an assault and gunfire.Destiny P...
The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a suspect for a murder linked to a crime spree that includes stealing a man's truck and running over and killing him at a Port Neches storage business.The series of alleged c...
Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has pledged to fire Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath on her first day in office and return state-controlled public school districts to local community control.District 21 State...
Two Silsbee ISD campuses are 'on hold' due to a gas leak in the neighborhood behind the campuses.The district posted a Facebook message saying that at 9:30 a.m., Silsbee Police contacted the campuses to let them know the...
A Saturday afternoon crash involving a U-Haul and six other vehicles led to the temporary closure of I-10 West but no major injuries, according to information provided to KFDM by DPS Sgt. Shana Clark.Texas Department of...
A suspect in Jasper County is charged with a violent crime against his own mother.Sheriff Chuck Havard says at about 1 p.m. Friday, Deputy Tony Tipton and Investigator Matt Harrell were called to the 500 block of Feldsha...
A Jefferson County mother accused of leaving her six young children alone in a Beaumont home described by police as having insects crawling on the walls and flo...
Families that live in Nome need to boil their water until further notice, according to Mayor Kerry Abney.The mayor says a contractor working for TxDOT and installing a safety barrier accidentally cut the 8 inch main wate...
A probable cause affidavit obtained by KFDM News from Magistrate Marc DeRouen indicates a female driver admitted to the DPS that she drank three bourbon and cokes between 3:30 p.m. and about 6:30-7 p.m. at the Elk's Lodg...
A collision that killed a Harley Davidson rider has led to charges against a woman accused of driving drunk and causing the crash.57-year-old Camellia Teel of Nome is charged with Intoxication Manslaughter.DPS Sgt. Shana...
One man is dead after a fire and explosion at Figueroa Auto Body Collision, 6120 Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur.Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Joseph Guillory II confirms one person is dead following the fire at about 6 p.m.H...
The Beaumont Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 66-year-old Irvine Johnson.Johnson is described as follows:-Age: 66-Height: 5’8”-Weight: 200 lbs.-Hair: Gray, low-cut-Eyes: BrownVEHICLE I...
What started as a traffic stop in Beaumont ended with two men behind bars, a Taser deployment and a passenger who allegedly tried to fight his way out of an arrest.Texas Department of Public Safety troopers pulled over a...
The death of a woman found inside a Beaumont motel room has led to a homicide investigation.Police responded to a report at 1:35 a.m. today of a woman's body in a motel room at the Midtown Inn, 1295 North 11th Street.Due...
The family of Brantley Conner is inviting the community to gather Saturday to honor the 13-year-old, who died six days after he was struck by a vehicle in a hit...
Another serious crash on the U.S. Highway 190 bridge over Dam B at the Jasper-Tyler County line left two drivers with suspected serious injuries and renewed con...
Beaumont police are searching for a teenager accused of shooting a victim in both legs inside an apartment.BPD has a warrant for 18-year-old Jayden Hunter for Aggravated Assault.The shooting was reported shortly after 3...
The Highway 190 bridge at Dam B is the site of yet another serious accident, this one destroying guardrail and leaving one vehicle precariously close to the water.Beech Grove VFD Chief Jamie Gunter says they responded a...
Silsbee Police identify the suspect killed in Friday's officer-involved shooting following a chase that began in Lumberton as Monty Clyde Riddle Jr., 33, from Silsbee.Silsbee Police Chief Shawn Blackwell says officers f...
A suspect has been shot and killed following a chase that began in Lumberton and ended in Silsbee, according to information Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins provided to KFDM News.The chase late Friday afternoon ended...
The high fire danger has prompted Orange County Judge John Gothia to issue an Outdoor Burn Ban, effective at 3 p.m. today, for all of Orange County until further notice.All outdoor burning is prohibited at that time."Thi...
An 18-year-old suspect is charged with Murder and Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon following what Beaumont Police are calling a domestic violence case.Jaylin Bass is held in the Jefferson County Correctional Facil...
State Highway 12 has reopened following a fatal crash early this morning.The Newton County Sheriff’s Office assisted DPS at the scene with the major crash investigation on State Highway 12 near State Highway 87 close to...
This has been a deadly day on Southeast Texas highways, with the DPS investigating a fatal crash in Newton County and a collision that killed on person and injured another in Jefferson County.DPS Sgt. Shana Clark says th...
Beaumont police are investigating a fatal shooting on Minglewood near Concord they say is a case of domestic violence.Shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the 3400 block of Minglewood Drive on a victim o...
A woman trying to escape her estranged husband crashed a pickup while he followed in another vehicle and was then stabbed by him Wednesday night, police said.Lu...
A 21-year-old suspect driving a stolen car is in jail after Beaumont police say he crashed into two other vehicles and a pedestrian while trying to get away from officers.The investigation began at about 2 p.m. today whe...
Beech Grove Volunteer Fire Department has unveiled its first-ever brand-new fire truck, a major addition for the rural Jasper County department as it faces grow...
Jefferson County Judge Jeff Branick has issued a burn ban for unincorporated areas of the county, effective today and lasting for three months unless it ends earlier, or is extended.The judge cites the dry weather and da...
Tyler County Judge Milton Powers has issued a burn ban, effective today and continuing for up to a week, because of the high fire danger.A number of counties in Southeast and East Texas have issued burn bans due to the d...
The Sour Lake City Council voted unanimously tonight to return Police Chief Aaron Burleson and an officer to full duties after a man alleged they used excessive force and their actions were inappropriate during a traffic...
The Port Neches police chief is revealing new, disturbing details about a stabbing in which a son is accused of attacking his parents with a knife, stabbing his father more than ten times and his mother several times.Hun...
A 40-year-old man is facing 1st degree felony charges after Port Neches police say he attacked his parents without warning in their home, stabbing his father more than ten times and his mother several times before they r...
A Van Zandt County sheriff’s deputy has been killed and a Canton police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a wanted suspect who also died at the scene Tuesday night, according to Sheriff Kevin Bridgett.Deputy...
The tragic death of a member of the Newton Eagles track team drew hundreds of students and staff back to their campus tonight to pay tribute.16-year-old Drake Kelly was killed Sunday afternoon when his pickup truck left...
Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso tells KFDM officers arrested a teenager following a chase and reported 'shots fired,' but no one was hurt and the source of the shot or shots, and the weapon, is under investigation.Ch...
A second suspect is behind bars in a Jasper County burglary investigation after investigators tracked down stolen fire department equipment hidden in the woods — and authorities say more arrests could be coming.Jesse Ney...
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy in Newton County.Sgt. Shana Clark says the crash was reported Sunday on Farm-to-Market Road 2626 ne...
A Lumberton Middle School student is facing a charge of terroristic threat after allegedly making a statement about having a weapon on campus, according to Police Chief Danny Sullins and Lumberton ISD.Chief Sullins says...
