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3 hrs ago | The Beaumont Enterprise

Port Arthur police cannot confirm McCall's arrest

A man sought in connection to a Port Arthur shooting may have been arrested in Houston, but Port Arthur police cannot confirm that information yet.

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11 hrs ago | KBMT

Port Arthur Students Re-Routed by Fire

Port Arthur school officials say they'll have students back in class by Monday. This follows the fire which destroyed the wing of the Memorial 9th grade campus that houses 300 students from Washington ...

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Tue Jan 06, 2009

The Beaumont Enterprise

Fouth of five suspects arrested in Dec. 8 aggravated robbery

The fourth of five men wanted in connection with a Dec. 8 aggravated robbery that left a Port Arthur man with seven gunshot wounds was arrested Tuesday in Houston.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Lincoln High Grads Upset Fire Destroyed Part of the Historical Building

The Memorial 9th Grade Campus was Lincoln High School until about six years ago.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro, Beaumont, TX

KBMT

Groves Mother Expected to Face Manslaughter Charges After Kids Killed in Accident

Charges are pending against a Groves Woman in connection with a weekend accident that killed two of her children.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

Mon Jan 05, 2009

WDAM-TV Hattiesburg

Port Arthur businessman pleads guilty, Rita fraud

A Texas businessman faces up to five years in prison and paying more than $1 million in restitution over Hurricane Rita-related fraud.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

The Beaumont Enterprise

Arson destroys library, computer-lab, 2 classrooms at Port Arthur school

Arson has been ruled as the cause of a fire that destroyed four classrooms and caused major damage throughout the Port Arthur Memorial Ninth Grade Campus, Fire Marshal Mark Mulliner said.

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Sat Jan 03, 2009

The Beaumont Enterprise

Two children dead after morning wreck in Port Arthur

A 1-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister were killed this morning when the car they were in crashed head on with a garbage truck.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro, Groves, TX

Fri Jan 02, 2009

KBMT

Search Continues For Two Men From A December Port Arthur Robbery Case

Two men are still on the loose in connection with a December 8, 2008 aggravated robbery in Port Arthur.

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Thu Jan 01, 2009

KBMT

Second Arrest Made in Port Arthur Gang Crackdown

A second arrest made in a big gang crackdown in Port Arthur. Ashford Chester, wanted on a warrant for aggravated robbery out of Port Arthur, was taken into custody in the 3200 block of Woodlawn in Groves.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro, Violent Crime

NBC Action News

Man Rebuilds Life He Nearly Destroyed

Troy Leonard was waiting to die. On a ship in the Gulf of Mexico - where he slung hammers and lugged wrenches as a support worker for offshore oil drillers - he started having trouble breathing.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Huntsman Receives Additional Payment of $40 Million on Insurance Claim

Huntsman Corporation today announced it has received an additional payment of $40 million from certain reinsurers relating to an outstanding insurance claim resulting from the April 29, 2006 fire at its ...

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Wed Dec 31, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

Port Arthur's Sabine Hotel back up for grabs

It's back to the bidding table for ownership rights to Hotel Sabine. On Tuesday, the Port Arthur City Council took no action on an agenda item that would have authorized the sale of the historic hotel, which ...

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Tue Dec 30, 2008

Mix 104.5 KKMY-FM

Robbery & Shooting In Port Arthur

Port Arthur police are investigating an aggravated robbery and shooting that occurred Monday night outside the Mega Play Bowling Alley on Regional Drive.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

Sun Dec 28, 2008

KBMT

Walmart Purse Snatchers Caught in Groves

Port Arthur Police have arrest two teenagers accused of snatching a woman's purse in the parking lot of the Port Arthur Walmart.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

The Beaumont Enterprise

Woman dead after driving wrong way on Texas 73

An elderly woman driving west on the eastbound lane of Texas 73 was killed Saturday night when her car collided head on with a truck.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro, Nederland, TX

Fri Dec 26, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

Port Arthur must reverse 'years of decay' one block at a time, city's leader says

A tattered grocery sack entangled in a barren limb waves in the wind like a flag on a pole, as if staking a claim on a once prosperous land.

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Thu Dec 25, 2008

The Beaumont Enterprise

Port Neches council approves storm water interlocal agreement

The Port Neches City Council approved Thursday an interlocal agreement for the implementation of a regional storm water management program.

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Related Topix: Port Neches, TX, Beaumont Metro, Nederland, TX, Groves, TX, Jefferson County, TX

Tue Dec 23, 2008

Mix 104.5 KKMY-FM

Man Shot In Port Arthur

Port Arthur police are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night at the Town Homes Apartments in the 3500 block of Turtle Creek Drive.

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Related Topix: Beaumont Metro

Mon Dec 22, 2008

KTRH-AM Houston

Texas Unemployment Rate Edges Up Slightly

Unemployment went up to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent in October, while the state added 7,300 nonagricultural jobs, according to the commission.

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Related Topix: Texas, Beaumont Metro, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

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