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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
First responders are on scene at a traffic accident on Interstate 10 East at mile marker 831 near the Chambers/Jefferson County line.All eastbound lanes are shut down as of 8 a.m. while deputies and other first responder
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
Port Arthur City Council is set to consider spending $3 million over the next two years on temporary workers, a move city leaders say will save money in the lon
Longtime Hamshire-Fannett ISD superintendent Dr. Dwaine Augustine, named TASB's Region 5 2026 Superintendent of the Year, has stepped down and retired from his position.HFISD Communications Coordinator Mike Canizales con
Aimed Dance will present the 6th annual Aimed Dance Summer Fest July 6–18 in partnership with Lamar University's Department of Theatre & Dance, bringing choreog
Beaumont Police have identified a body found Friday night in Hillebrandt Bayou as Joseph Posey Jr., 25. BPD says it doesn't suspect foul play and the preliminary cause of death indicates drowning, although the investigat
The Art Studio, Inc. in downtown Beaumont will host the fifth annual Gumbo ClayFest July 1-4, inviting the public to enjoy four days of free ceramic art demonst
National CPR & AED Awareness Week, observed June 1–7, encourages everyone to learn the simple skills that can help save a life during a cardiac emergency. More
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the driver of a commercial truck tractor caused a fatal crash on Highway 73 early this morning by failing to yield the right-of-way.Troopers are investigating a two-vehicle fat
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Texas Department of Public Safety at a crash along Highway 73 eastbound near Veolia, one mile west of the
Families in a Lumberton neighborhood say they are losing confidence in the U.S. Postal Service after repeated problems with missing and misdelivered mail that t
Federal authorities say they have launched the largest health care fraud crackdown in U.S. history, charging hundreds of defendants and alleging billions of dol
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is releasing new information about a crash this past Sunday that led to the line-of-duty death of 24-year-old Deputy Erika Serrato.Shortly before 2:45 a.m. Sunday, MCSO deputies res
A Beaumont restaurant that stood out because of the giant metal sculpture you couldn't miss on Dowlen Road has shut down.Mellow Mushroom closed its doors in the past few days.The pizza and Italian food eatery opened in 2
Port Arthur is in the middle of a citywide effort to replace water meters that are more than 20 years old, but the rollout of new features tied to the upgraded
What began as a reported armed robbery in Port Arthur on Saturday morning quickly escalated into a major drug investigation after police recovered more than 28
A judge has sentenced a 65-year-old man to 20 years in prison following his conviction in Hardin County for Indecency With a Child, according to District Attorney Rebecca Walton.The jury in Judge Steven Thomas' 356th Dis
Ford ranked highest among mainstream automakers in the 2026 J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study, marking the company's best performance in the annual survey s
Texas EquuSearch confirmed Sunday that searchers found the body of 17 year-old Nathan Lowery in Galveston Bay.Nathan was last seen on a water raft with his brother at 5:30 a.m. Saturday when the raft began to take on wat
An increase in phone scams targeting elderly residents has prompted a warning from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office said scammers are pos
A body in a Beaumont bayou tonight is raising questions that don't yet have answers.Beaumont police have tell KFDM first responders recovered a man's body from Hillebrandt Bayou behind the Interstate 10 West service road
Investigators in Jefferson County say a 45-year-old woman went on a nearly five-year spending spree using more than $450,000 of her father’s money while he had
Full interview released of the conversation between Fox Southeast Texas Anchor Erika Harris and Beaumont ISD superintendent Sandi Massey.The interview was taped
KFDM has obtained court documents alleging a woman went on a nearly five-year spending spree, misusing an estimated $450,000 of her father's money on airline tickets, a cruise, trips to Las Vegas, Miami and Delta Downs,
Tydrick Davis has been arrested today in the North Texas town of Corinth by members of the U.S. Marshals Service after his mistaken release from the TDCJ, according to information Sheriff Zena Stephens provided to KFDM N
KFDM has obtained a probable cause affidavit for the arrest of a man after a nearly ten hour SWAT standoff, and according to the document, he punched the mother of his children in the face, then threatened to kill her an
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