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Orange man shot in chest

Within hours, Orange police reported that detectives had a “person of interest” identified in connection to a June 17 shooting that sent one man to the hospital with a chest wound. Orange Police Department Captain W. K.

Cable, internet company preps for worst as storm approaches

Spectrum sent out word to its customers in Southeast Texas late Thursday, June 17, warning of potential outages due to a storm expected to make landfall over the weekend. “Recent forecasts indicate severe weather may impact your area,” communication from the communications company read.

Beaumont engineer sentenced for $13 million COVID-relief fraud

Beaumont engineer Shashank Rai, 31, has been sentenced for his participation in a scheme to file two fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid,...

American Numismatic Association names Fuljenz 2021 Dealer of the Year

Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin & Bullion in Beaumont (www.UniversalCoin.com), has been named the 2021 Dealer of the Year by the Congressionally-chartered American Numismatic Association (ANA www.money.org).

DPS ramps up enforcement for Wednesday

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding motorists that it is continuing its enforcement efforts across Texas focusing specifically on violations of the state’s Move Over/Slow Down law.

Police seek suspect in Beaumont homicide

Officers with the Beaumont Police Department are investigating a homicide reported in the city’s north end. According to a report from the police department, investigators were called to the 4400 block of Magnolia on Wednesday, June 16, at 2:46 a.m., in reference to a victim of a shooting.

Blue October to perform Oct. 29 at the Jefferson

National rock act Blue October will return to Beaumont to perform at the historic Jefferson Theatre on Friday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday, June 25, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster. This event was rescheduled from original date, March 13, 2020.

Beaumont early voting ends today

Early voting closes today at 7 p.m. in Beaumont's mayoral runoff election, with 11,680 ballots already cast. Election Day is set for Saturday, June 19, and voters can choose between four polling locations.

Beaumont felon sentenced for Parkdale Mall firearms violation

A Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Derionte Chrishaun Thomas, aka, Shug, 25, pleaded guilty on Feb.

Revenge porn perpetrator loses phone, computer privileges

Pleading guilty to accusations of revenge porn, a 34-year-old Nederland man earned three years of probation that prevents him from possessing promiscuous photos and greatly restricts his computer usage.