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Contractors will begin demolition of the FM 365 overpass at approximately 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, April 20.

Contractors will begin demolition of the FM 365 overpass at approximately 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, April 20.

FM 365 overpass set for demolition

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2026
As part of the I-10 Widening Project, contractors will begin demolition of the FM 365 overpass at approximately 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, April 20, according to a press release by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Texas Department of Safety logo, courtesy image.

Texas Department of Safety logo, courtesy image.

Man injured after hitting parked 18-wheeler

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2026
March 30, The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reported investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate Highway 10, west of Orange.According to the preliminary crash investigation, at 4:12 a.m.
BPD logo, courtesy image.

BPD logo, courtesy image.

Two killed in I-10 crash

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Two people were killed and another injured in a two-vehicle crash shortly after 10 p.m. March 24 in the 600 block of Interstate 10 North in Beaumont.The crash shut down the roadway for about four hours as investigators examined the scene and crews cleared the wreckage.
Tyler County logo, courtesy image.

Tyler County logo, courtesy image.

Beaumont truck driver killed in Tyler

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
A Beaumont truck driver was killed March 19 in a head‑on collision between two 18‑wheelers on Toll 49 in Tyler, reported KETK.com.Tyler Police Department (TPD) announced the truck driver killed was Tammy Lee Asher, 59, of Beaumont.
The Beaumont Municipal Court is offering an Amnesty Program through April 10 for individuals with Class C misdemeanor warrants.

The Beaumont Municipal Court is offering an Amnesty Program through April 10 for individuals with Class C misdemeanor warrants.

Beaumont city warrant fee amnesty nears end

News Staff
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
The Beaumont Municipal Court is offering an Amnesty Program through April 10 for individuals with Class C misdemeanor warrants.The program is designed to reduce the number of outstanding warrants by waiving associated warrant fees and encouraging individuals to voluntarily resolve their cases.
Ariel view of Valero refinery in Port Arthur

Ariel view of Valero refinery in Port Arthur

Routine resumes following refinery explosion, fire, global news

Dannie Oliveaux
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Six and a-half years after an explosion and fire occurred at the TPC Group chemical plant in Port Neches, South Jefferson County residents were shaken by a March 23 plant explosion and fire at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur.The explosion and fire, reported at approximately 6:20 p.m.
Haley and Brent Williams

Haley and Brent Williams

Sales manager celebrates 100-mile marathons

Maddie Sims
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Since the modern Olympics first established the marathon concept in 1896, athletes have been called to take on the challenge of endurance running at local, national and global levels. Some, like Southeast Texas runner Haley Williams, take the challenge to “ultra” proportions.
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