Jefferson County, TX

A local woman helped save a car driver's life last week. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said deputies received a call for a car fire on Highway 365 at Interstate 10. Deputies learned that Michelle Hanson happened to be traveling over the Highway 365 overpass when she saw sparks coming from underneath a car that had just left the interstate.

“The car quickly became engulfed in flames,” authorities said.

JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jefferson County Sheriff's Office news release:. This morning at 10:27 a.m., deputies responded to a car fire on Hwy 365 at IH10. One of our own Jefferson County citizens, Michelle Hanson, happened to be traveling over the 365 overpass when she saw sparks coming from underneath the car that had just exited IH10.

A man and woman accused in the shooting death of a teenager from Vidor were indicted this week by a Jefferson County grand jury. Chelsea Ann-Marie Shipp, 25, and Cody Lee Arnold, 22, have each been charged with murder, a first-degree felony. If convicted, they face up to life in prison.

A man accused of kidnapping two hikers at gunpoint on Friday had a mattress with blankets and pillows, handcuffs, plastic flex cuffs, and binoculars in his vehicle when he was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges.

JEFFERSON COUNTY — The Jefferson County grand jury indicted 22-year-old Cody Arnold and 25-year-old Chelsea Ann-Marie Shipp for the murder of 16-year-old Katelynn Stone on March 26 at Arnold's home in Jefferson County. Investigators say evidence indicates Shipp killed the teenage girl and that Arnold helped hide the body...

A Jasper man has been accused of holding a wrecker driver at gunpoint in Beaumont.

A previously convicted man has now been accused of shooting at a woman outside of the Jack Brooks Federal Building and United States Courthouse in downtown Beaumont. A Jefferson County grand jury indicted on Wednesday 40-year-old Allen Michael Miles of Beaumont with the second-degree felony offense of Aggravated Assault.

BEAUMONT, Texas — Jefferson County deputies are searching for a man they believed robbed a Beaumont gas station. The robbery happened at a Love's Truck Stop on Sunday, June 19, 2022 shortly before 3:30 a.m. The truck stop is located at 7495 Smith Road. The suspect entered the store...

BEAUMONT, Texas — A State of the County was held Thursday at the MCM Eleganté Hotel & Conference Center to address Jefferson County’s recent achievements and plans for the future. Judge Jeff Branick, as requested by the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, gathered to discuss and tackle topics...

A robbery occurred at Loves Truck Stop, 7495 Smith Road in Beaumont, Sunday at approximately 3:20 a.m. The assailant entered the store at the main entrance. Once the store was free of customers, the man indicated he had a weapon, telling the clerk, “there was going to be a killing” while holding his hand behind his back as if he had a gun, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.