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Charged with intoxication manslaughter, Luis Fernando Torres, picture here at 18, entered a guilty please April 19 in lieu of the trial jurists were already prepared to hear.

Charged with intoxication manslaughter, Luis Fernando Torres, picture here at 18, entered a guilty please April 19 in lieu of the trial jurists were already prepared to hear.

BPD officer's killer pleads guilty

Scott McLendon
Thursday, April 21, 2022
More than a year after drunkenly driving and crashing his Mustang into a patrolling police unit, in August 2020, killing a 23-year-old Beaumont officer when he was 18, a Port Arthur man pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter April 19 and could face no more than 30 years in prison.
Whiskey Myers

Whiskey Myers

Live music schedule for April 21-27

Chad Cooper
Thursday, April 21, 2022
April 21-27 Brick & Barley (Orange) Wed., April 27: Brian Winfield   Blue Martini (Golden Nugget) Fri., April 22: The Fuse Sat., April 23: The Fuse   Courville’s Thurs., April 21: Kevin Galloway & Doug Strahan   Dylan’s (Port Arthur) Thurs., April 21: Johnny Jimenez Fri.
Grow to Share Garden

Grow to Share Garden

Delivering a needed difference

Chad Cooper
Thursday, April 21, 2022
By Chad Cooper Entertainment Editor It was once said that as a nation, the United States has focused on helping and improving the lives of others, which has in return produced a culture that deeply values volunteer opportunities.
Aerial of a vibrant downtown Beaumont in the mid-1950s

Aerial of a vibrant downtown Beaumont in the mid-1950s

The Event of the Century

Sharon Brooks
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Join Beaumont Main Street on May 7 for a look back at the city’s last 120 years.
Albert Nolen

Albert Nolen

Out & About with Albert April 21-27

Albert Nolen
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Fun in the spring sun It was beautiful weather for Easter weekend and many local families gathered with loved ones and friends to celebrate the reason for the season.
Nathan Kogut

Nathan Kogut

Lamar names Kogut new soccer coach

News Staff
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
A coach with more than 20 years of experience at both the collegiate and club level, and most recently a four-year run at Texas A&M, Nathan Kogut has been named Lamar University head soccer coach announced acting Director of Athletics Helene Thill on Wednesday morning.
Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Comedian Eddie Griffin to perform May 27

News Staff
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Comedian Eddie Grffin returns to Beaumont to perform at the Jefferson Theatre on Saturday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now starting at $50 at the Civic Center box office (701 Main St.) or ticketmaster.com.
Luis Torres, pictured at 18, after the 2020 wreck

Luis Torres, pictured at 18, after the 2020 wreck

Drunk driver pleads guilty in officer death

News Staff
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Taking on ever-changing indictments against a then-teenager accused of drunkenly driving his Mustang into a Beaumont patrol car, killing 23-year-old BPD Officer Sheena Yarbrough-Powell, Judge John Stevens accepted a plea deal in Jefferson County’s Criminal District Court that could send the...
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