Hardin County Sergeant shares law enforcement trauma, journey in new memoir
Hardin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tom Lee has released his first memoir, Scars of the Badge: Faith, Trauma, and Redemption Behind the Thin Blue Line. The boo
Hardin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tom Lee has released his first memoir, Scars of the Badge: Faith, Trauma, and Redemption Behind the Thin Blue Line. The boo
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Hardin County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tom Lee has released his first memoir, Scars of the Badge: Faith, Trauma, and Redemption Behind the Thin Blue Line. The boo
Heavy rain turned sections of MLK Parkway in Beaumont into a small river, with trucks and cars making their way through the high water to higher ground.The section of MLK near Lamar University held several inches of wate
Heavy rainfall overnight and through this morning has led to street flooding in parts of the area.Former KFDM photojournalist David Slaughter sent video from Lumberton Drive near Village Creek State Park.KFDM News Direc
Beaumont ISD’s new superintendent is taking her message beyond school walls, telling residents that turning around the district will require parents, neighbors
The federal cost-cutting agency that once proposed closing two Beaumont offices to save taxpayers money has officially come to an end — but the cuts it sought l
Beaumont residents who have been using the city’s old blue recycling containers as extra trash cans will need to make new plans starting Sept. 1, when the city
A Nederland physician is facing a criminal charge after police say surveillance video captured an alleged assault inside his medical office — and directly contradicted the explanation he gave investigators.Dr. Roozbeh Sh
What authorities say was a sophisticated scam that already drained $100,000 from a 69-year-old Hardin County woman came to a dramatic confrontation when her three grandsons stepped in to protect her as the alleged suspec
City Manager Chris Boone has implemented a temporary hiring freeze, effective immediately, for most vacant positions as part of a broader strategy to slow spending, protect the City's financial stability, and better alig
Texas Department of Public Safety investigators are searching for people who may have been pulled over by a suspected police impersonator.
Phone and internet scams continue to cost Americans billions of dollars each year, and law enforcement says criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated th
Crime Stoppers of Southeast Texas says it's pleased to announce an increase in reward payouts for anonymous tips that lead to arrests, the filing of criminal charges, or the recovery of stolen property, illegal narcotics
The McFaddin-Ward House Museum will take audiences at its latest lecture on a high-speed journey through maritime history. The "Extreme Sports in Historic Smal
Interstate 10 West near 11th Street reopened as of 3:45 p.m. after an accident involving a tractor trailer backed up traffic at about 12:30 Monday afternoon.Beaumont Police say there were no reported injuries, but the bi
First responders spent nearly 13 hours fighting a raging fire that consumed the old Warren Junior High School building, but they managed to save the Little Dribblers Gym, the only structure still in use at the campus.Tyl
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 tells KFDM searchers found the body of Jordan Jamal Allen, 18, from DeRidder, shortly
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
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