Vidor News

A judge has sentenced a man who found a body in a truck, and according to prosecutors, dumped the body on the ground and then used the man's truck for several hours.

A major water leak has placed more than 150 customers of Orange County Water Control and Improvement District number 1 under a boil water notice.

Two things jump out at anyone trying to reach Vidor Police Cpl. Ray Ruggles on his cell phone during the day.

And fire crews in Orange County spent a few hours fighting a trailer fire this evening.

The expertise and professionalism of some local officers was recently recognized by the Houston Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration for their efforts in a drug bust which netted more than 30 kilograms of cocaine.

Editor's note: This story first appeared in the June 7, 2009 edition of The Orange Leader and concluded when Martin Fox was sentenced on Nov.

City council members welcomed its newest member at its most recent meeting. Lana Stockwell was unanimously selected at the most recent Rose City city council meeting to fill the At-Large seat which was vacated by Amanda Stockwell in September.

The police force for this small community north of Vidor has been doubled with the recent hiring of a second police officer.

Friends and family of Brent Campbell are hoping his death doesn't turn into another of those cold cases that drag on for what seems like forever.

Students in Terri Herring's third grade class at Vidor Elementary celebrate the last day of school on Friday, prior to the Christmas break, with a class party.

Relatives of Cynthia Shirley are remembering her as the foundation of their family while they try to learn more about the bizarre accident that killed her.

December 14, 2009 Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:59 AM CST Last updated: December 14, 2009, 11:42 AM CST Four men were arrested Sunday after what police believe was an attempted capital murder.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the names of the people killed and injured in a collision on Highway 12 in Ornage County.

Police have released the name of a 47-year old Vidor woman that was killed Monday afternoon in a wreck on I-10 in Beaumont.

Beaumont police report a 47-year Vidor woman has died from injuries she sustained in a wreck yesterday afternoon.

Four women who were arrested following a raid at a Vidor 8-liner raid, were indicted this week for allegedly engaging in organized criminal activity.

Mother Nature may dampen the area with rain this morning, but she might not stop an annual tradition.

Texas Department of Transportation Contractors today are removing traffic barriers as construction continues to snake through Orange County along Interstate 10.

Months of waiting and hoping have proved to be in vain for a local water district.

With only a week left before the toy distribution begins, the Vidor Police Department's Blue Santa program is still short on gifts.