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Texas turns blue for child abuse prevention

With April dedicated as Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) announced Wear Blue Day as Friday, April 5, for supporters to show solidarity in the cause; supporters are asked to use #GoBlueDay on social media platforms to show support of Child...
McAtee

McAtee

McFaddin-Ward House welcomes new registrar, assistant curator

The McFaddin-Ward House announced Beaumont native Katherine McAtee as the museum’s new registrar and assistant curator, assisting Curator of Collections Victoria Tamez with a variety of curatorial work, including cataloguing of McFaddin-Ward collections in accordance with standard museum practices,...
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MKCHS students ‘Spring into Action’

Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School (MKCHS) reported success in its annual “Spring into Action Day” on March 22, a testament to the school's commitment to community service and the values of compassion and generosity, according to Director of Marketing Morgan Lighty.
Danielle Davis (left) and Joshua Booker

Danielle Davis (left) and Joshua Booker

Couple charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child

A couple, both accused of the aggravated sexual assault of a child in their care that resulted in the birth of a baby, appeared before Jefferson County Criminal District Court Judge John Stevens on April 1, for announcement hearings.
John Joseph Gutierrez

John Joseph Gutierrez

Judge allows accused murderer freedom for family events

Not part of an April Fool’s Day joke on April 1, John Joseph Gutierrez, the accused shooter that evaded law enforcement for an extended period of time following the 2023 Easter weekend murder of Houston father Javoris Potier at a trail ride in Cheek attended by hundreds, appeared in court to ask...
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Texas turns blue for child abuse prevention

With April dedicated as Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) announced Wear Blue Day as Friday, April 5, for supporters to show solidarity in the cause; supporters are asked to use #GoBlueDay on social media platforms to show support of Child...
For years, investigators have conducted stings targeting sex trafficking in the Interstate 10 corridor of 11th Street. In 2022, a similar sting netted 21 arrests.

For years, investigators have conducted stings targeting sex trafficking in the Interstate 10 corridor of 11th Street. In 2022, a similar sting netted 21 arrests.

Undercover trafficking sting nets 17 – all but one released from custody

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents spearheaded a human trafficking operation last weekend that resulted in 17 arrests and the recovery of multiple human trafficking victims. By April 1, all but one of the suspects had already bonded out of jail.

HARDIN COUNTY | Six people injured in multi-vehicle crash

A three-vehicle crash on U.S 96 north of the Old Evadale Highway resulted in six people being injured on April 2, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The preliminary crash investigation indicated at 1:05 p.m., a 2020 Ford Fusion was stopped at the intersection of Old Evadale and U.S.