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Beaumont nightclub murder suspect sought

Update: Monday, June 22, Beaumont police announced Joseph was in custody. Joseph was booked into the Jefferson County Correctional Facility for the charge of murder, and is being held in lieu of a $1 million bond.

Police seek robber

Beaumont Police Department detectives are seeking help identifying an aggravated robbery suspect caught on surveillance video Friday, June 5.

Missing child alert: Beaumont

Update: Located.  Beaumont police are asking for help to locate a missing 8-year-old child.  Prestyn Anthony Montano, a Hispanic male, was last seen in the 5200 block of Park View around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19. He was wearing a black t-shirt with “23” on it, jeans and no shoes.

Police seek suspects in Beaumont drive-by shooting

Thursday, May 14, Beaumont police officers responded to a victim of a shooting at 4490 Magnolia, D&D Drive In sometime around 10:22 p.m. A male victim was located inside the business with a gunshot wound. EMS transported this victim to St. Elizabeth Hospital and he was listed in stable condition.

Petroleum powerhouse displays 'perpetual philanthropy'

A local titan of industry opened up its coffers over this past week to help essential workers combat the COVID-19 pandemic. From April 30 through May 5, ExxonMobil’s “Days of Giving” helped fuel the fight on various fronts.

LIT student tests positive for COVID-19

A Lamar Institute of Technology student self-reported the college’s first case of COVID-19, the college informed through a press release April 21.

Bicyclist dies from hit-and-run injuries

Southeast Texas businessman, Amazing Roofing and Siding proprietor Jason McKnight, was still being held behind bars at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on April 8 when the bicyclist he allegedly struck and left in the middle of a West End Beaumont street succumbed to his injuries at the...

Fake map, real malware

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an alert for a malicious fake online coronavirus website pretending to be the live map for coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University.

BREAKING: 2nd positive COVID-19 test in Beaumont

Beaumont Public Health Department received confirmation of its 2nd positive case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Beaumont resident.   This individual is currently quarantined at home and is cooperating with the direction of the health department.

Dozens tested in Beaumont for coronavirus

On March 19, Legacy Community Health clinic reported administering nearly 300 COVID-19 screening tests at its mobile sites in Houston and Beaumont. In Beaumont alone, 33 tests were administered and are waiting analysis.