CRIME & SAFETY
Tree knocked down a power line which almost set a house on fire
A tree fell and knocked down a power line and almost set a house on fire on Thursday afternoon. Jasper firefighters and City of Jasper electric crews responded at about 2:00 when the incident was reported in the 200 block of Highway 63 East. Workers at a nearby business told...
Trial begins for Jasper man accused of abusing paraplegic woman, pouring boiling-hot water on her legs
BEAUMONT, Texas — A 39-year-old Jasper man is standing trial this week in Beaumont for allegedly abusing a paraplegic woman who had once been his girlfriend. Opening statements began just before 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the trial of Leon Cauley, Jr., 39, of Jasper, who is standing trial on several charges in Jefferson County's 252nd District Court before Judge Raquel West.
Game wardens descend on popular bass tourney, make huge haul
Game wardens from six counties joined forces with the Texas Game Warden Marine Theft Investigation Unit to go fishing for stolen goods at a bass fishing tournament on Sam Rayburn Lake. Hundreds of anglers participated in the two-day Sealy Big Bass Splash Tournament, the largest amateur fishing tournament in the...
Vidor teenager injured in a wreck just northeast of Kirbyville
A Vidor teenager was injured in an early Tuesday evening wreck just northeast of Kirbyville. It happened shortly after 5:00 on Farm to Market Road 363 at the Jasper/Newton County line. DPS Sergeant Shana Clark said 18-year-old David Collier was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer westbound when he went off...
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