The News

Family Violence Task Force

According to statistics from the Texas Council on Family Violence, about 47 percent of Texans fall victim to domestic violence, with the majority of victims being female. In Southeast Texas, that number reached nearly 4,000 occurrences in 2009. With the amount of reported domestic violence incidents rising, those that deal with the issue on a regular basis – law enforcement, case workers, victims’ advocates, prosecutors and judges – are all stepping up to make the legal process more centered on the victim, rather than focused on prosecuting the batterer.

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Port Neches man struggles to get wife back from Mexico

Rocky Russell has a nice three-bedroom home in Port Neches that he recently finished remodeling, and the plan was for him, his wife Lupita and their son Estevan to enjoy the refreshed digs.

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Four area men face charges in coin theft

A Kountze man being held in the Hardin County Jail for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 in gold coins from an elderly couple in Runnels County, about 50 miles south of Abilene, is also being looked at by the FBI for his alleged involvement with similar crimes throughout the U.S., The Examiner has discovered.

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After scathing HUD report, director out at OHA

After years of sifting through suspicious practices committed in the name of the Orange Housing Authority, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued orders to the public authority to make immediate changes to  the way it conducts business.

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Convicted Child Molester Gets 30 Years in Child Pornography Case

HOUSTON—Houston resident Burt Hughes, 58, has been sentenced to 360 months in prison following his convictions for distribution and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Ken Magidson announced today.

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