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CRIME NEWS | Internet sleuths identify PA suspect

In no time at all, internet sleuths identified a man Port Arthur police were searching for the morning of Feb. 8. Within two hours of releasing sultry selfies of a sought suspect, daytime detectives released word that the mystery man’s moniker had been marked.

Worker reports injury at Exxon refinery

ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery recorded a serious injury to a contract worker, according to a provider at the plant. A Wyatt scaffold employee suffered injuries from a fall while utilizing a scaffold on Jan.

Search suspended for man missing from boat

A search for a man who went missing from a tugboat in the Gulf Coast near Sabine Pass was suspended Feb. 7. The U.S. Coast Guard reported the search covered 206 square miles in a 23-hour period. The 35-year-old man was on the Smith Invader Tug vessel, last seen at 10 p.m. Feb.

Driver killed while street racing in Chambers County

A Harris County man was killed while street racing on Interstate 10 with other sports cars on Feb. 4, according to Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne. Aniket Sanyal, 32, of Houston, died in the crash on the 1-10 east service road in Winnie. According to Hawthorne, at about 2:30 p.m.

Deputies on administrative leave after fatal shooting

Two Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputies were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the fatal shooting of a motorcyclist during the early morning hours of Feb. 7. According to a JCSO statement, at 1:04 a.m., a deputy was patrolling eastbound on US.

Cardinal take flight

Lamar University Class of ’12 and ’13 alumni Fred R. Vernon II started welding while still a student at Memorial High School in Port Arthur and, for a while, it looked like the industrial sector was where he would ultimately earn his bread and butter.

Communities rally behind beaten health care workers

Boasting a united front at city and county chambers throughout Southeast Texas over the last couple months, local health care workers voiced concerns over a spike in violence enacted against health care employees, especially nurses.

Unveiling to add legal legends to courthouse courtyard

Thursday, Feb. 9, the blue tarp that has shaded the stone monument in front of the Jefferson county Courthouse will be removed during a ceremony to unveil the carved busts of legal legends to be added to the courtyard of the county courthouse.

Follow the yellow brick road

It was more than a century ago when L. Frank Baum introduced readers to a fantastical land filled with witches, munchkins, and a girl named Dorothy from Kansas in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The Mavericks

Grammy award-winning band The Mavericks will perform at the Jefferson Theatre on Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices start at $36 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com.