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HARDIN CO.| Boy, 15, struck, killed by unknown vehicle

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 15-year-old male in Hardin County on Jan. 29, according to a DPS statement. DPS reported at approximately 7:39 p.m., about two miles north of Silsbee on FM 92, a 2018 Buick Encore was traveling north.

DPS increases enforcement for Thanksgiving

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Troopers will increase enforcement on the roads from through Sunday, Nov. 27, looking for people not wearing seat belts, driving while intoxicated, speeding and failing to follow the Move Over, Slow Down law, among other traffic violations.

Kountze killed in fatal two-car crash

A Hardin County woman died in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Oct. 18, on State Highway 326 near FM 421, north of Sour Lake.

Escapee captured

The Orange Police Department, Orange County Sheriff's Office, US Marshals, and the Texas Department of Public Safety executed an arrest warrant for Joseph Damon Gorney, an alleged criminal escapee, on Oct. 6.

Intoxication assault suspected in Dowlen crash, report reveals

A Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report obtained by The Examiner named Walter “Loddie” Naymola as the “Unit 1” driver who, witnesses told police, drove through the intersection of Dowlen and Gladys and crashed into five other cars.

Chambers County Sheriff arrest suspects in Orange County theft

Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne reported that deputies were dispatched to IH-10 near FM 1410 for a possible theft in progress on May 20 at approximately 7:40 a.m., when a TxDOT worker observed a suspicious vehicle towing a flat bed trailer with a welder/generator near their property.

Mobile site to vaccinate Orange County seniors without pre-registration

The Orange County Office of Emergency Management in conjunction with the Texas Division of Emergency (TDEM), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Military Department (TMD) will hold a mobile vaccination site on Saturday, March 13, at the Orange County Convention...

Prepare for bridge closures

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), with the assistance of the Texas Department of Transportation, will close the Rainbow and Veterans Bridges when sustained wind speeds reach 44 mph, reports DPS Sgt. Stephanie Davis.

Driver dies as result of Buna crash

May 1, at approximately 1 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers responded to a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of US 96 and CR 784 in Jasper County. The crash occurred approximately four miles south of Buna.

DPS releases updated information on travel ban

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to prevent further spread into the state of Texas from hotspot areas, Governor Greg Abbott has tasked the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) with enforcing two Executive Orders surrounding travel into the state of Texas.