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Having a (rice) ball at the Texas Rice Festival
The rides are spinning, the carnival lights are glowing and the smell of festival food is filling the air in Winnie.The Texas Rice Festival got rolling Wednesday night, with the carnival midway opening at 5 p.m. and fami...
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Lamar State College Orange reaches record 8,000+ enrollment
Lamar State College Orange has reached a milestone, surpassing 8,000 students for the first time in the college’s history.LSCO’s preliminary Fall 2026 enrollment has topped 8,000 students, an increase of about 40% from F...
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BREAKING: Suspect caught after deputy shot, patrol car stolen
The suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy is now in custody, according to a statement Sheriff Ed Gonzalez released this morning.Chase Layne Patin was caught in the gen...
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BREAKING: Harris County deputy shot, gunman steals patrol car
The search is on tonight for a man accused of shooting and wounding a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy, jumping into his patrol car and speeding way.This photo is the man HCSO is looking for, Chase Layne Patin, acco...
safety
Brookeland family searches for keepsakes after fast-moving fire destroys home
A Brookeland family is picking through the charred remains of a home that had been in their family for generations after a fast-moving fire destroyed nearly eve...
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Pleasure Island cameras and $25,000 fine signs target illegal dumping in Port Arthur
Illegal dumping has long been a problem in Port Arthur, but city leaders and some residents say working cameras on Pleasure Island are starting to make a differ...
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Investigation into stolen property leads to multiple arrests in Sabine County
Four people have been arrested and a fifth is wanted after Sabine County deputies say several people were caught with property believed to have been stolen from a home.The investigation began Friday, Sept. 25, at about 5...
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Jury decides on 40 years for defendant who pistol-whipped victim, stole $740
A jury in Judge John Stevens' Criminal District Court has decided on a 40-year sentence for Marvin Parker, 25, after convicting him of 1st degree felony Aggravated Robbery for beating a man, pistol-whipping the victim wh...
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A lifetime of memories up in smoke: How you can help retired Marine and wife start over
For Kathleen and JimSzczesny, the fire that destroyed their Brookeland home didn't just take a house.It took 30 years of their lives.It took furniture, clothing, photographs, personal belongings and keepsakes. It took K...