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Sports shorts: Golf
The 12th Annual Babe Zaharias Junior Golf High School Award winners were announced last week at 5 Under Golf Center in Beaumont.
Alleged Historic District arsonist indicted
A 36-year-old Beaumont woman accused of setting a man’s house on fire last December was indicted May 25 by a Jefferson County grand jury.
PA man indicted for fire targeting family
A 37-year-old Port Arthur man accused of setting fire to a building occupied by his wife and teenage sons was indicted May 25 for arson.
Teen indicted for capital murder
After the suspect admitted to shooting and killing a 27-year-old man in late April, a Jefferson County grand jury indicted a teen for capital murder May 25.
Mother and sister arrested in toddler's death
After finding the body of a three-year-old, special-needs child in his home May 31, Port Arthur police arrested the boy’s mom and sister for injury to a child, a first-degree felony.
Indictment says VPD officer held wife at gunpoint
After his wife “upset” him with a Facebook post, a 62-year-old Vidor Police Department (VPD) officer held a gun up to her head and assaulted his partner after an April 4 argument escalated to physi
Game room robber arrested in the act
Beaumont police arrested a 30-year-old man who they caught in the process of robbing a game room on Stagg Drive May 30.
VPD serves warrant for felon with firearm
On Thursday, May 26, officers with the Vidor Police Department served a felony warrant for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Unique exhibit to be shown at Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown
For more than 40 years, Gladys City has given visitors a glimpse into life in the historic Spindletop oil field circa 1901, which is when the Lucas Gusher came in on Spindletop Hill, just south of