Beaumont’s fire department staffing shortage has driven a steep rise in overtime costs, adding pressure to the city’s budget in recent years.City figures show B
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A quick stop for coffee in Buna turned into an arrest for Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard as he headed to the Homecoming Parade in Kirbyville.Havard said in...
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A prisoner serving a sentence of nearly 22 years in the Beaumont Federal Penitentiary was less than ten months into his stay when he was killed after a large fight broke out.On Friday, October 2 at about 6:30 p.m., emplo...
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A search warrant executed at a home in Nederland led to the seizure of large amounts of suspected drugs, dozens of firearms and other items that police say poin...
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Lumberton ISD voters will decide next month whether to approve a one-cent tax rate increase that district leaders say is needed to help close a projected $1.5 m...
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The search of a Nederland home opened the door to a large amount of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstacy, Ketamine, LSD, mushrooms, more than two dozen guns and much more, according to a probable...
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Tony Romo and CBS Sports are parting ways, ending the longtime broadcaster's nine-year run with the network just over two months after his arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Milwaukee.CBS Spo...
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With Jamal Howard’s execution scheduled for one week from tonight, a group that opposes the death penalty is working to stop the lethal injection of the man con...
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Gov. Greg Abbott visited Beaumont on Wednesday to talk about Texas’ economy and hear what Southeast Texans want state leaders to address, including affordable h...
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A woman who worked as the office manager for a biomedical waste company in Port Arthur is charged with making 154 online web payments and account transfers, stealing more than $1.7 million from her employer during a peri...
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Job seekers and students looking to map out their next steps had a chance to connect with local employers at the S.E.T.X. Career and Opportunity Expo, held at U...
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The mother accused of fatally shooting her 4-year-old daughter following a custody hearing has died after turning the gun on herself, Houston police said Thursday.The child, identified by her father as Vivian Savalla, wa...
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Port Arthur’s credit rating has been downgraded two notches, falling from A-plus to A-minus after the city drained millions from its general fund to cover capit...
