The Beaumont
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A heartbreaking tragedy unfolded inside a northwest Harris County apartment Thursday night when a 4-year-old girl found her own mother’s gun hidden inside a closet — and accidentally pulled the trigger.In a matter of sec...
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An ambulance parked outside Beaumont ISD’s Doggett Family Stadium during West Brook’s season-opening football game Thursday night drew attention after the distr...
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Beaumont police responded to another auto-pedestrian crash Thursday morning on Washington Boulevard, leaving one person in critical condition.Police were called...
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What began as a tense situation with a shots fired call just outside of Lumberton, ended peacefully tonight with a suspect in custody and no one hurt.Hardin County Sheriff Mark Davis tells KFDM a resident on Paradise Dri...
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More than two weeks after a 64-year-old woman was struck and killed while walking across Gulfway Drive in Port Arthur, police have arrested a suspect accused of...
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For many Beaumont residents, ZIP isn’t just a way to get around — it’s how they reach work, medical appointments, grocery stores and school.The city said riders...
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A woman was critically injured before dawn Thursday when a vehicle struck her as she walked along Washington Boulevard near 8th Street. Beaumont police said she...
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Beaumont ISD has made the decision to continue having a dedicated ambulance on site at all home varsity football games.KFDM is covering the Nederland vs. West Brook game tonight at Doggett Family Stadium, and KFDM report...
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Port Arthur police have arrested a suspect accused of hitting and killing a woman walking across Gulfway Drive and then leaving the scene.DeKobi LeRay Fisher, 45, from Orange, is charged with Collision Involving Death.PA...
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A jury has decided on 40 years in prison and Judge Raquel West handed down the sentence at about noon today in the case of a man who represented himself in his Aggravated Robbery trial.The jury convicted 21-year-old Trey...
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Beaumont police say a man shot in the neck is paralyzed and in critical condition, and according to information witnesses provided to investigators, the suspect shot him after the pair were involved in a fight.Magistrate...
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Police in Groves are searching for a driver who struck a child riding his bicycle to school and then sped away from the scene, according to information Groves Marshal Christopher Robin provided to KFDM News.Dispatch rece...
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Burn ban signs are going up across Southeast Texas as dry conditions persist and rain continues to hold off, prompting officials in multiple counties to restric...
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Attorneys and judges say a defendant who decides to represent himself in court is usually making a big mistake.That proved true for 21-year-old Treylyn Hill, convicted today of Aggravated Robbery.He told 252nd District C...
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Beaumont police are investigating the scene of an auto-pedestrian crash on Washington Boulevard that left one person critically injured.BPD said the crash happ...
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Beaumont ISD will no longer have an ambulance on standby at its high school football games, a change the district confirmed after a social media post raised que...
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A Beaumont man is fighting for his life after he was shot Wednesday morning, and police have arrested a 36-year-old suspect in connection with the violent attack.Beaumont Police responded shortly before 10 a.m. to the 14...
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Event dates: September 15, 2026 - September 19, 2026 Event Time: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Location: 1884 Pine St. Beaumont, TX 77703 Description: Beaumont Animal Care...
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A man described as a well-known pastor is jailed on a charge of family violence, accused of striking his wife multiple times in the back of her head, damaging her teeth and causing a nosebleed, according to Jasper County...
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Beaumont police are investigating a shooting on Magnolia Avenue near Interstate 10 East.Police, EMS and fire are responding to the shooting at 10 a.m.Assistant Fire Chief Scott Wheat tells KFDM...
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Tens of thousands of dollars paid to a contractor, then work that stalls or stops, has left multiple Jefferson County customers raising concerns as Derick Leger...
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Another hospital visit has ended with a patient accused of turning violent toward medical staff — the latest in a string of cases involving attacks on healthcare workers in Southeast Texas.Christopher Curtis, 45, of Beau...
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A Beaumont man accused of exposing himself and performing a sexual act in view of children was arrested after detectives searching his home allegedly found four child-like dolls — including one that had been altered in a...
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Interstate 10 East at the State Highway 365 bridge has reopened after an oversized 18-wheeler made contact with the overpass, causing some of its load to fall off the trailer and onto the highway.All eastbound traffic wa...
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I-10 reopened this afternoon after a truck hit the overpass at Interstate 10 South @ Cardinal Drive, losing part of its load and completely blocked the roadway.Officers were on scene and working to clear the roadway as q...
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The Southeast Texas Food Bank’s Backpack Program is working to help alleviate child hunger across its eight-county service area by providing nutritious, easy-to...
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Testimony is underway in a trial centering on a May 2024 graduation celebration west of Jasper that erupted into violence and left an 18-year-old fighting for his life after he was stabbed twice — wounds so severe an eme...
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Jefferson County leaders have approved new funding aimed at addressing mental health needs among juveniles in the justice system, with the goal of intervening b...
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Questions about who is responsible for safety in Beaumont’s nightlife parking lots — and whether the city is treating businesses equally — are drawing scrutiny...
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The Stark Museum of Art is inviting visitors to experience 'The Color of Orange" exhibit which continues through September. The exhibit, which started in the s...
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Hardin County Judge Wayne McDaniel issued a Declaration of Disaster and Order Restricting Outdoor Burning today due to ongoing and projected extreme drought conditions countywide, classified by meteorologists as a Flash...
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A crash this morning on the Orange County side of the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge on Interstate 10 West backed up traffic for miles, but the DPS says the wreckage has now been cleared.The bridge reopened shortly after 8...
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A Beaumont mother is demanding answers after she said part of the ceiling inside her Starcrest Apartments unit fell onto her 5-year-old daughter, sending the ch...
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With the first days of school underway, Beaumont Superintendent Sandi Massey says they are still working to fill dozens of teaching vacancies while tracking enr...
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Police in Jefferson County are asking for the public’s help to find a 23-year-old fugitive accused of stabbing a man during an argument inside a home on Blanche...
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A contractor already indicted in Hardin County is facing new legal trouble in Jefferson County.45-year-old Derick Leger is free on bond following his arrest Sunday on a charge of Theft of Service and Misapplication of Co...
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George Jones’ widow Nancy says she’s ‘having a good time now’ after spending ‘32 years of my life saving a man’
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A viewer in Silsbee asked KFDM's Waste Watch to look into the savings to the state by eliminating the second license plate on cars and trucks.
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Jasper County has joined the growing number of locations where burn bans are now in effect due to the drought and high fire danger.County Judge Mark Allen issued a burn ban, effective today.ClickHEREfor a list of count...
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is searching for the driver of a red Chevrolet Impala who sideswiped another car on the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge on Interstate 10 West, injuring a woman and then speeding away fr...
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A 61-year-old Southeast Texas woman is being held in the Hardin County Jail after being charged with her ninth DWI, along with evading detention with a motor ve...
