The News

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office warns of local 'Nigerian Scam'

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office wants to warn citizens of a new version of the "Nigerian SCAM" that is resurfacing in Southeast Texas.

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‘Scared for my life’

Shooting witness relives rampage that ended in death and murder charges

Melissa Khan had just finished helping a customer at the Vidor convenience store where she’s worked for the last decade when she looked out the front window just in time to see a white pickup truck barreling toward her at top speed in the early evening hours of Good Friday, April 6.

“I thought I was going to die,” a shaken Khan told The Examiner. “He came flying in here like an airplane.”

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF

U.S. reserve fleet to expand here

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced March 30 the awarding of a $34.6 million contract for the design and construction of a new facility on the Neches River near Beaumont for eight of the largest government ready reserve fleet cargo ships.

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United Airlines looking at options for Jefferson County

The future of commercial air service at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport is up in the air, as Colgan Air is “winding down its operations with United Airlines” in the face of bankruptcy by its parent company Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and will no longer fly planes to service Southeast Texas.

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BISD jettisons ‘unconstitutional’ affirmative action program

Four years and $388.6 million later, the Beaumont Independent School District has abandoned its controversial and ultimately unconstitutional affirmative action programs that directed tens of millions of dollars to companies owned by minorities who may not have otherwise been qualified for the job but were given preference because of race and gender, according to court records in a recent legal settlement.

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