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Continuing hot, dry weather prompts Chambers County to issue burn ban
One of the counties in Southeast Texas without a burn ban has done an about face and issued one.Effective today, September 24, Chambers County Judge Jimmy Sylvia has issued a burn ban, which includes a prohibition on out...
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Firefighters contain 64-acre Jasper Co. fire after man found dead
Firefighters from several departments rushed back to Jasper County on Wednesday morning to battle a wildfire that burned through the Hog Creek Hunting Club, des...
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Port Arthur approves 7% water rate hike after 20% increase last year
Port Arthur residents will soon see higher water bills after City Council approved a 7% rate increase Tuesday, a move city leaders say is needed to help pay for...
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"Thanks for all the memories, brother": Man found dead in hunting club fire remembered
Friends remember Jeffrey Charles Roberts as the kind of man people wanted to be around — someone who built relationships, loved helping others and never seemed to meet a stranger.Roberts, 52, of Spring, a Houston-area re...
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Southeast Texas officials warn of three opioids more potent than fentanyl amid mixing fear
Fentanyl has already moved through Southeast Texas, and now federal officials are warning about three related synthetic opioids that could pose an even deadlier...
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Shooting death in August leads to murder indictment handed up today against Beaumont man
The Jefferson County grand jury has indicted a man for murder in an August shooting death.Cory Kneeland with the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office tells KFDM the grand jury today indicted D'onte Lawrence, 25, f...