Man arrested after break-ins at old legendary East Texas boat plant
A Shelbyville man has been arrested after a multi-agency investigation into a burglary at the former Ray Craft boat plant.
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Nederland police find meth, marijuana and LSD in home, suspect trafficking operation
A search warrant executed at a home in Nederland led to the seizure of large amounts of suspected drugs, dozens of firearms and other items that police say poin...
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Lumberton ISD seeks 1-cent net tax hike to help close projected $1.5M budget shortfall
Lumberton ISD voters will decide next month whether to approve a one-cent tax rate increase that district leaders say is needed to help close a projected $1.5 m...
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Meth, marijuana, LSD, ketamine and more: Nederland home filled with illegal drugs
The search of a Nederland home opened the door to a large amount of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstacy, Ketamine, LSD, mushrooms, more than two dozen guns and much more, according to a probable...
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DWI arrest sends Tony Romo to the sidelines, permanently benched by CBS
Tony Romo and CBS Sports are parting ways, ending the longtime broadcaster's nine-year run with the network just over two months after his arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Milwaukee.CBS Spo...
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Texas group fights to halt Jamal Howard’s execution in Silsbee clerk killing case
With Jamal Howard’s execution scheduled for one week from tonight, a group that opposes the death penalty is working to stop the lethal injection of the man con...
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Gov. Abbott visits Beaumont to tout Texas economy, hear concerns on health care, jobs
Gov. Greg Abbott visited Beaumont on Wednesday to talk about Texas’ economy and hear what Southeast Texans want state leaders to address, including affordable h...
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Port Neches woman charged with stealing more than $1.7 million from employer over 7 years
A woman who worked as the office manager for a biomedical waste company in Port Arthur is charged with making 154 online web payments and account transfers, stealing more than $1.7 million from her employer during a peri...
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Southeast Texas Career and Opportunity Expo connects job seekers with employers
Job seekers and students looking to map out their next steps had a chance to connect with local employers at the S.E.T.X. Career and Opportunity Expo, held at U...
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Heartache after heartache: Mother kills daughter, dies after turning gun on herself
The mother accused of fatally shooting her 4-year-old daughter following a custody hearing has died after turning the gun on herself, Houston police said Thursday.The child, identified by her father as Vivian Savalla, wa...
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Port Arthur credit rating drops to A-minus after city drains millions from general fund
Port Arthur’s credit rating has been downgraded two notches, falling from A-plus to A-minus after the city drained millions from its general fund to cover capit...
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Elderly Jasper County suspect charged with Child Indecency, Solicitation of Prostitution
A 72-year-old Jasper man turned himself in to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct involving a child.According to the sheriff’s office, d...
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"Accountability is happening": 72-year-old suspect indicted for wrong-way fatal crash
KFDM News has learned the Hardin County grand jury took action in the case of a 72-year-old man state troopers say drove more than two miles in the opposite lanes of U.S. Highway 69, crashing head-on into a car and killi...