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Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled a plan this week to provide students, who are struggling in core subjects, with support through new Student Success Academies. The in-school academies will give parents and teachers a straightforward plan to get students back on track and boost their reading and…
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On Aug 14 and Aug 15 the Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force conducted a directed crime suppression operation in the 6200 block of Phelan Boulevard in Beaumont. The operation focused on maintaining a visible law enforcement in the area. The combined results included 21 traffic/pedestrian…
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Highway 87 in Orange has reopened following an early Tuesday morning fire at Beckett & Beckett Inc, near the Orange County Airport. The industrial plastic & rubber recycling and polymer facility caught fire around 1:00am. Firefighters from multiple agencies were on the for several hours.…
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Beaumont police have released the names of a man and woman found dead inside a vehicle Saturday, Aug, 15 in the 8000 block of Wilcox Lane. They have been identified as 62-year-old Anastasia Oliver and 38-year-old Lawrence Edward Oliver Jr. "There is no indication of an ongoing threat to the public…
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A Port Arthur man is jailed on multiple charges, including murder. The first call came in around 10:30 Sunday morning about a naked man entering an apartment at the Ridgewood Apartments in Port Neches without permission and was breaking out windows from inside the apartment. With the assistance of…
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Auto burglaries and thefts are down over the past 12 months in Beaumont. From January to August of 2026, 209 auto burglaries and 118 unauthorized use of a motor vehicle were reported in the city. Over the same period 2025, 350 auto burglaries and 181 unauthorized use of a motor vehicle…
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Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard confirms the body of a missing man has been recovered in Lake Sam Rayburn. The body of 57-year-old Paulo Patoja was found Sunday morning. Patoja, and his wife, were swimming in the lake, near the Twin Dikes Boat Ramp, Thursday afternoon when their pontoon boat…
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West Orange Police report a three year old boy that was struck by a pickup Saturday night has died from his injuries. Assistant Chief of Police Jessie Romero says the child was standing by his father at Murphy's Fuel Station in the 3100 block of Edgar Brown Drive. The father turned away, the child…
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A Beaumont man is dead following a Saturday night shooting in North Beaumont and the alleged gunman is jailed. Police were called to the 3900 block of Broadmore and found 43-year-old Kenlyn Faulk suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the hospital where he died. With the…
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A good samaritan help save the life of a little girl following a wreck Friday morning. The driver left the road into a wooded area in the 2200 block of Major Drive in Beaumont. The vehicle caught fire. When officers arrived the good samaritan was reaching into the vechile to pull the child to…
