PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Hurricane season is 38 days away and flooding is at the top of everyone's mind, especially residents living in Port Arthur's Stonegate neighborhood. Tropical storm Harvey hit the Stonegate community hard and the people who live in the neighborhood call it a flooding hotspot. Now...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — The remains of Margaret Kay-Alana Turner were found in a wooded area in Montgomery County last Friday, the sheriff's office confirmed Wednesday. She had been missing since March 2023. Texas EquuSearch made the discovery around 2:30 p.m. Friday near Decker Praire Rosehill Road. The remains...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doubling down on toxic pollution by cracking down on six cancer-causing chemicals. More than 100 plants across the country will be impacted and 17 of those are located in Southeast Texas. Dr. Vinki Uddameri, a civil engineering professor at...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Harry Francis Lowenthal and Dalton Batiste have been indicted for 2nd degree manslaughter and two counts of murder respectively. This is the first time in Jefferson County that the new state statute, to indict someone for murder after selling drugs laced with fentanyl, is being utilized.

EVADALE, Texas — People living in Evadale Independent School District have a big decision to make on May 4 regarding a proposed $24 million bond. If passed, the bond would build two new schools and remodel the junior high school. Evadale ISD consists of three campuses, and elementary, junior...

ORANGE, Texas — The Orange City Council passed an ordinance aimed at cutting down on potential human trafficking operations, that pose as massage businesses. The city council met on Tuesday, April 23 to consider an ordinance that would create strict regulations for massage parlors in the city. (EDITOR'S NOTE:...

BEAUMONT, Texas — An Orange County man, who is a convicted felon, was sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation. On Oct. 4, 2023, Michael Octavius Hampton, 51, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone on April 23, 2024.

BEAUMONT, Texas — City utility crews in Port Arthur are keeping busy Tuesday dealing with two water main breaks in the city. Before noon, utility crews were working on a water main break in the 4100 block of Lemon Tree St, according to a news release from the city.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas veterans who need to get to the Veterans Affairs hospital in Houston for treatment can now get a free ride there and back on weekdays. Veterans are able to catch the free shuttle each weekday morning at the Beaumont VA Outpatient Clinic according to a news release from the VA.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court pressed pause Tuesday afternoon on Harris County's controversial guaranteed income plan shortly after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the program would move forward. The first checks were supposed to go out Wednesday. The income program, Uplift Harris, is designed to...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The Port Neches Riverfest is billed as the only event of its kind in Southeast Texas and you could win one of four 4-packs of wristbands to the event. It's a five-day festival held in Port Neches featuring tons of family fun!. ENTER | SUBMIT YOUR...

BEAUMONT, Texas — If you're looking for a career in education, the Silsbee Independent School District is holding a job fair on Tuesday. The job fair will be at Silsbee High School from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Job seekers will have the chance to meet with...

TYLER, Texas — A 33-year-old Tyler County man has now been charged with murder for the death of a 35-year-old Woodville man who died days after being shot in the head. Cody Knight, 33, of Town Bluff, was initially charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of Earnest Williams, 35, of Woodville, last Thursday, April 18, 2024, according to a news release from the Tyler County Sheriff's Office.

KIRBYVILLE, Texas — Many Kirbyville residents are still displaced nearly two weeks after several inches of rain seeped into homes and businesses, devastating families. Many of the people displaced have no idea what comes next for them. When looking around town, Kirbyville appears to be getting back to normal...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A 24-year-old Port Neches man died after being struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon along the U.S. Highway 69 service road near the Jefferson County jail. Beaumont Police responded to the scene of the incident in front of Church On the Rock in Beaumont at 6 p.m. Monday in the 6300 Block of Highway 69 south near the Jefferson County Correctional Facility.

PORT NECHES, Texas — Residents of a Port Neches neighborhood looked on Sunday evening, as Nederland and Port Neches police rolled by in a "low-speed" chase down their usually quiet streets. "They really weren't driving that fast, you know? And he was making turns, and they were making turns...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A beloved crossing guard who helped kids cross the street on the corner of Dowlen and Westgate has passed away. Bobby Frank was always there to help students get to class at Marshall Middle School. "It makes me feel good….I get enjoyment out of doing it,"...

Find your polling location by county, as well as what you'll need to bring to the polls so that you can vote on Saturday, May 4. Voters across the state of Texas are heading to the polls on May 4 to vote in municipal and school board elections in their cities and communities.

AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla is cutting the price of its "Full Self Driving" system by about a third, according to the Associated Press (AP). The "Full Self Driving" system previously cost $12,000, but now costs $8,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised in 2019 that there would be a fleet...

SAN ANTONIO — A man shot his neighbor's dog that he says was attacking his goats on his property on the south side of town, according to police. San Antonio Police were dispatched to the 300 block of West Villaret Boulevard, not far from Moursund Boulevard, just after 10 a.m. for reports of someone shooting a dog.