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A jury in Judge John Stevens' court has decided John Wayne Dixon should get ten years in prison as punishment after convicting him of Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon in a November 2024 shooting at Timbers Edge Ap...
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We have new developments to report in the Joshua Larkin murder investigation following today's arrest of a fifth suspect.Jasper County Investigators Calvin Starkie and David Lampman, with the coordination of Newton Count...
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Heavy rain and wind caused a large tree to topple in Port Neches, and before it crashed to the ground, it took power lines with it on the way down..Fire Chief Eloy Vega tells KFDM rainfall loosened the tree at about 7:15...
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A Port Arthur homeowner says he has spent five years trying to resolve a water billing dispute that he believes began soon after he moved into his newly built h...
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"When you have to bet the company, you are going to want Buddy on your side."That statement on the Orgain Bell & Tucker, LLP website encapsulates the career and accomplishments of legendary attorney Gilbert I. "Buddy" Lo...
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First responders raced to the scene of a fire involving a vehicle that usually responds to emergencies itself.A City Ambulance Service vehicle caught on fire this afternoon near the intersection of FM 365 and 27th Street...
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WEATHER ALERT: Heavy ...
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An alleged scam targeting an elderly Hardin County woman has grown into a wider investigation involving federal agencies after police say a Kountze grandmother...
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The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The vo...
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Another Southeast Texas healthcare worker is allegedly the victim of a violent attack while simply trying to do the job.A 57-year-old Vidor man is now facing a third-degree felony after Beaumont police say he threw a cha...
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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...
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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...
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Event date: August 3, 2026 Event Time: 06:00 PM - 11:59 PM Location: 255 S. Major Beaumont, TX 77707 Description: Forest Park Methodist Church – Fellowship Hall...
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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...
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City Manager Takes Proactive Steps to Strengthen Beaumont's Financial Future <font c...
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Beaumont ISD’s new superintendent is taking her message beyond school walls, telling residents that turning around the district will require parents, neighbors...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Texas Department of Public Safety investigators are searching for people who may have been pulled over by a suspected police impersonator.
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Phone and internet scams continue to cost Americans billions of dollars each year, and law enforcement says criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated th...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget City of Beaumont (TX) (.g...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A Polk County man was arrested Friday night during an ongoing investigation into the suspicious death of a woman,
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Remembering trailblazing f...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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An outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that can cause explosive diarrhea, has been confirmed in Texas, prompting health officials to urge extra pr...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The City of Beaumont Encourages Voluntary Boiling of Water in Limited Sout...
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Everything to Know About Attending Mural Fest City of Beaumont...
