2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (260+ words) JASPER COUNTY — The Jasper County Sheriff's Office rescued a frightened dog trapped by his own tether, and now it's looking for the owner or a new home for the beautiful pet. The dog’s outdoor tie-out became wrapped around one of…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (472+ words) Eight days after Tropical Storm Edouard knocked out power to about 80,000 Entergy customers, crews were still working to restore electricity to remaining customers across Southeast Texas. As of the latest check, a couple hundred customers in the region were still…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (75+ words) BEAUMONT — A man walking down a Beaumont road on Labor Day turned out to be a murder suspect wanted in New Mexico. Beaumont police say officers conducted a pedestrian stop at about 4:15 a.m. Monday in the 5100 block of BignerRoad. They…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (116+ words) SOUTHEAST TEXAS — Entergy crews and contractors had reduced the number of power outages to a few dozen earlier tonight, but they increased later in the evening with challenging conditions facing utility workers. A check of the Entergy outage map at…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (210+ words) Questions about Port Arthur’s financial future are raising concerns among some residents who say the city needs to be more transparent about how taxpayer dollars are spent — and whether leaders are doing enough to prevent long-term budget problems. Police and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (130+ words) LUMBERTON — A frightening scene unfolded in Lumberton when a powerline wrapped around a tree and caught the tree’s bark on fire — creating a dangerous combination of flames, water and live electricity. Stacie Montie and Grady Leger captured dramatic video of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (353+ words) AUSTIN — On the same day Tropical Storm Edouard hit Southeast Texas, a Texas Windstorm Insurance Association committee has removed a proposal that could have changed wind-insurance eligibility for 53,620 second homes statewide — including 22,632 policies in Galveston, Jefferson and Chambers counties. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (506+ words) AUSTIN — Thousands of second homes on Galveston County’s Bolivar Peninsula — including beach cabins on Crystal Beach — could eventually be pushed out of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association under a proposal before a TWIA committee Tuesday. The association’s Legislative and External…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (536+ words) HARDIN COUNTY — A quiet neighborhood outside Lumberton erupted into chaos Thursday night when deputies say an armed man walked down the street, screamed at people and fired a pistol toward homes — triggering a tense standoff that brought law enforcement swarming…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (100+ words) Jury decides on punishment for convicted killer KFDM Jury in Judge John Stevens' court decides on 55 years punishment for convicted killer BEAUMONT — A jury in Judge John Stevens' court has decided on 55 years in prison after convicting Brandon Deion Charles…...