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National Teen Driver Safety Week, safety first says DPS

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is joining the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) during National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 16-22) to urge young drivers to put safety first when behind the wheel.

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Police in Orange investigate fatal shooting

Police in Orange are investigating a shooting incident stemming from an altercation between family members that claimed one man's life Oct. 14, reports the Orange Police Department (OPD).

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Two convicted criminals receive stiff sentences for violent crimes

Ryan Clayton and Lee Austin Senegal

After pleading guilty to robbery, Ryan Clayton, 34, of Beaumont was sentenced to 12 years in prison Oct. 17 in the 252nd Judicial District Court.

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Orange Air Force Sergeant dies, body returned

ORANGE, From Claybar Funeral Home: Master Sergeant Timothy John Hankins, 40, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 8, 2016, while stationed at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 16, 2016, at First Nazarene Church in Orange. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

A reception will be held at West Orange Community Center following the burial.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

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Fatal accident at College and Reynolds

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Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at 12:45 a.m., officers responded to a major crash on College Street at Reynolds Road. Upon arrival, officers learned 45-year-old Beaumont man Earl Timothy Sigee was driving a brown Cadillac SD and attempted to make an unsafe turn from College Street to Reynolds Road.

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