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West Brook swim team takes top honor

Beaumont ISD’s West Brook High School swim team competed in the 2022 Alief Swimming Invitational the week of Dec. 5, and took first place out of 15 teams. According to team sponsors, this is the third year in a row the Mighty Bruin Swim Team has taken top honors. Entering the weekend of Dec.

Woman found deceased near downtown Beaumont

The Beaumont Police Department (BPD) released the name of a woman who was found dead on Dec. 9. The body of Sonai Rokieshey Nelson, 33, of Beaumont, was found in the 1300 block of Broadway Avenue. BPD responded to the scene about 7 a.m.

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Traffic fatalities reported A Groves couple was killed in a two-vehicle crash last week, reported the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD). The accident happened about 6 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Dec. 5.

Horseshoe Casino opens in Lake Charles

After being closed for more than two years, Horseshoe Lake Charles officially opened its doors Dec. 12 and celebrated its grand opening becoming the first riverboat casino to come to land in the Lake Charles market.

Man arrested in Vidor girl’s disappearance

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenage girl, according to a news release by Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll. Dec. 8, at 11:15 a.m.

Self-proclaimed gang member arrested at 16

Port Arthur PD arrests pair of armed men

Dec. 7, officers with the Port Arthur Police Department Narcotics and Guns Unit followed up on a tip of suspected gang members armed with handguns hanging out in an apartment complex in the city. The suspect vehicle, driven by a man identified as Nikolas Brentshawn Foreman, 22, was located.

Lack of seatbelt secures drug arrest

After pulling over a driver for operating a vehicle without wearing a seatbelt Dec. 9, a Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD) officer arrested a 27-year-old man for unlawfully carrying a weapon and possession of marijuana. On Friday, Dec.