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Murder in Beaumont

Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6:40 p.m., Beaumont police responded to the 5900 block of Bedford in reference to a victim of a shooting. When Oofficers arrived, they located a victim in a parking lot of the apartment complex.

Free COVID testing in Beaumont

Monday, Aug. 10, through Friday, Aug. 14, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. the city of Beaumont will host two free mobile COVID-19 testing centers at the Central High School Girls Gym, 88 Jaguar.

Free food for BISD students

The Beaumont Independent School District announced that it will continue its policy to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2020-21 school year.

Police arrest hit-and-run driver who injured three in Oak Trace neighborhood

Police have arrested 21-year-old Kenlie Elizabeth Davis of Beaumont for a hit-and-run accident that injured three pedestrians, including a child, who were walking near their home on Oak Trace Drive in Beaumont on July 29 at about 6:48 p.m.

Florida couple sentenced for Tide-box meth transport through Beaumont

Erica Ann Lang, a 35-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, woman jailed in federal prison for drug trafficking crimes in the Eastern District of Texas, was sentenced this week, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Stephen Cox.

'Sure cure' no sure thing as demand threatens supply

  As Southeast Texas experiences an insurgence of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a population that spans all races, tax brackets and zip codes, the mortality rate attributed to the potentially fatal disease has been fairly low.

Jail outbreak slows in county jail, climbs in Beaumont prison

“We tested probably 20-something folks and only had two (positive) in that dorm,” Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens said of jail COVID-19 testing this week.

'Maxed out'

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More COVID-19 cases confirmed in Beaumont

Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames and the city’s health department are reporting 12 additional positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 on June 25. June 26, a COVID-19 mobile testing site will be set up 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Roy Guess Elementary School, 8055 Old Voth Rd.

Walk-up COVID-19 testing available in SETX

Walk-up COVID testing Several sites in Jefferson County are offering free pop-up COVID-19 testing this week, with the city of Port Arthur hosting walk-up testing provided by the city and state on Tuesday, June 23, at the Bob Bowers Civic Center and Wednesday, June 24, at the West Side Development...