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Update: Deceased person identified

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On Wednesday, May 26, at approximately 6:25 a.m., the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of a deceased person in the 100 Block of Sargent Street in Vidor.

ID thief gets prison sentence

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French Latrelle Carpenter, 45, who pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to access device fraud, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison on May 25 by Beaumont-based U.S.

I-10 shut down

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Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens’ office issued a traffic alert on May 24 just before 4 p.m., advising an interstate shutdown heading toward Houston.

BOGO college classes

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Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) is offering Buy One, Get One free (BOGO) classes this summer or fall for up to six credit hours, the institution announced ahead of summer schedu