Kountze News

There were tears of regret in the courtroom as Hilary Ann Blackwell, 23, of Vidor, apologized to her victim following sentencing of 10 years probation, a $2,000 fine and 180 days in jail for intoxication assault.

Kountze police officers say they did not violate protocol when they picked up an eleven year old boy from his home for questioning about a sexual assault.

The Kountze Police Department has confirmed to KBMT that an arrest warrant has been issued for a Kountze Middle School teacher.

A former Kountze middle school teacher is expected to turn himself in to authorities after being indicted in connection with a February 2009 incident involving a 14-year-olf female student.

A Kountze man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after being convicted of federal firearms charges.

A Vidor woman recently pleaded guilty to intoxication assault before Judge Pat Clark of the 128th District Court.

The top two students graduating from Kountze High School tonight have a lot in common.

A 29-year-old Kountze man has been found guilty by a jury of federal firearms violations.

DEL RIO, Texas -- With lighter than normal weights prevailing, the championship is very much undecided as the final round of the Stren Series Texas Division tournament gets underway this morning on Lake Amistad.

An investigation into Kountze ISD is complete and no criminal charges will be filed, according to information from Hardin County District Attorney David Sheffield.

A 1985 diving accident at Village Creek left then-Kountze High School junior Chris Cain paralyzed.

Law enforcement officers and relatives of a missing Kountze teenager are asking for the public's help in finding her.

KFDM News has learned a Kountze Middle School teacher resigned Monday following allegations last week from two students who accuse him of inappropriately touching them.

Two months shy of her 104th birthday. What an amazing story about a true East Texas legend.

The National Weather Service Lake Charles office has issued a flood warning for Village Creek near Kountze.

They're knocking on doors and they don't need an invitation. Officers with the Hardin County Sheriff's Department have arrest warrants for 20 people and warrants to search two homes as part of a drug sweep.

Buyer beware is as true for dogs as for anything bought on eBay. In either case, previously unapparent tribulations can arise after purchase.

All of Southeast Texas is under a tornado watch and the National Weather Service radar is indicating a tornado warning in the Kountze area.

About 15 of 20 suspects sought on drug charges were jailed by 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

KFDM News has learned Lumberton city officials are negotiating with a local hospital with the goal of opening a private health care facility in Lumberton.