Port Neches News

A recent fire at a large Mid-County home is sparking discussion about safety among fire officials.

Offer your condolences 1925-2009 Neffie Lee Nicholson of Gillett, Texas, went to be with our Lord on Friday, Nov.

An Orange man was indicted this week by the grand jury on charges of intoxication manslaughter.

Elmer Kelton, the masterful Western author from San Angelo who passed away in August, completed two more novels in his Texas Ranger series before he died.

An indictment handed down on Tuesday by the Jasper County grand jury said that officers found a homemade knife, commonly known as a "shank" in 56 year old Thomas Van Hook's possession.

A week after his Port Neches home burnt to the ground, Doctor Pradip Morbia and his family are moving on with life.

Services to celebrate the life of June Pemberton, 76, Athens, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Dr.

First responders with the Port Neches Fire Department are at Port Neches Park in search of a reported possible drowning.

Firefighters are battling flames at an 8,000 square foot, three story home owned by a well known cardiologist in Port Neches.

The Port Neches Police Department has turned a fatal shooting case over to the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.

Its a combination that is causing clinics and health-care centers across Southeast Texas to see an influx of patients.

Lamar University is asking for the publics help in locating a missing student. 19-year old Stephen Payne, of Kingwood, has not been heard from since Monday night.

I need to check out the marquee at the Pines Theatre. The entire front of the Pines will shine with new lights and playbills as were displayed in the past at the theater.

September 28, 2009 Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:03 AM CDT Last updated: September 28, 2009, 11:24 AM CDT Tammy Marie Yancey, a 37-year-old Port Neches woman, has been identified by Port Neches police as the woman who was killed Sunday night after being shot in her home.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a Port Neches woman. Port Neches Police Captain Jim Walters tells KFDM the 37 year old woman was inside a trailer home located at 3001 8th street #42 when the shooting occured around 10:30p.m. Sunday night.

The third suspect believed to be involved in burglarizing houses while the residents attend a funeral has been apprehended.

Survived by: His wife, June Sako, of San Antonio; a daughter, Naomi Maulden of Helotes; two sons, Thomas Sako of Helotes, Ted Sako of Port Neches; a sister, Yuki Kunihiro in San Antonio; a brother, Hideo Kunihiro of Brazil; and three grandchildren.

A Presidenta s Endowed Scholarship helped finance the Texas A&M University education of Bradley L. Worsham a 88.

Going to a funeral should not make you vulnerable to burglars but that is exactly what has happened to at least 11 families according to the Port Neches Police Department.

September 14, 2009 Posted: September 14, 2009, 1:46 PM CDT Last updated: September 15, 2009, 12:21 PM CDT Southern tradition calls for friends and neighbors to take casseroles, pies and flowers to families who've lost a loved one.