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BPD arrests pill possessor

On Thursday, Oct. 13, at 6:33 p.m. Beaumont police made a traffic stop in the 1800 block of Rivercrest that resulted in a 40-year-old man’s arrest on a trio of drug charges.

Bond's day in court delayed until 2023

After the Jefferson County Criminal Court moved forward on an older case gathering dust on its docket, coordinators moved an alleged conwoman’s case back to January of next year – leaving the 37-year-old woman in jail after she violated multiple bond conditions.

Port Neches revenge porn suspect rejects plea

Standing accused of forwarding nude photos another woman sent her husband, a Port Neches woman rejected a plea deal for a four-year deferred adjudicated probation and asked that a local judge set her case for trial.

Woman pleads in murder case, vows to help prosecution convict gunman

A woman in the custody of the Jefferson County Jail since February for her alleged role in the murder of 31-year-old Isaiah Brandon Wagner, of Beaumont, has admitted to manslaughter and is asking the court to reduce her $1 million bond in return for full cooperation in the pending prosecution...

Educator jailed for improper relationship with students

A Kountze ISD school librarian is in jail after a grand jury indicted her on two counts of improper relationship between educator and student – a second-degree felony. According to a July 27 grand jury indictments received by The Examiner on Oct.

IBEW Local 479 invites community to 'trunk or treat'

Beaumont’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 479 invites the community to bring their kids, candy and cars to the union’s Spindletop Road site for the group’s second trunk-or-treat celebration Oct. 29.

Customers' coffers left bereft amid million-dollar theft

An ongoing investigation by The Examiner into an alleged Beaumont coin conman and owner of Gold Pro LLC has uncovered more than $1 million worth of fraud claims springing from nearly every corner of the country.

Candidates hoping for good turnout for Nov. 8 election

Ice House Museum to host event on Bigfoot Oct. 21

During October, the Ice House Museum will host an event that deals with a legendary monster — just in time for Halloween.

Out & About with Albert Oct. 20-26

Symphony sensational Last Wednesday evening, Symphony of Southeast Texas Executive Director Doug Fair, SOST President Sandra Clark along with board and symphony supporters to an enchanted evening at the Downtown Event Centre.