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
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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
For children with a parent behind bars, the odds can feel stacked against them. Nearly three million children in America have a parent incarcerated, and they ar
It's your chance to earn nearly $50,000 a year if you have a passion for educating children, earned a bachelor's degree, and want to teach--even if you don't have a teaching certificate.Beaumont ISD is hosting two job fa
What began as a call about possible animal cruelty in Beaumont ended with animal control officers taking custody of dozens of animals in what officials describe
Questions are growing in Port Arthur about the pace of development on Pleasure Island after two projects missed promised timelines, including an event center th
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons announced several facility closures and operational changes, including one in Beaumont, to address what it calls decades of deferred maintenance and extreme
The Jasper Police Department partnered with the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division in a joint undercover investigation after receiving multiple complaints from concerned citizens about a s
Hardin County deputies managed to get several loose cows off of State Highway 105 late this morning, but in the process, a driver was involved in a minor collision with a patrol SUV.The call came in shortly after 11 a.m.
As Fourth of July celebrations approach, CHRISTUS Health is reminding families to put safety first when using fireworks. According to the American Fireworks Sta
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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
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