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Lacey finally goes home to mother

A three-year nightmare for a young mother ended in January when the late-Judge Britt Plunk ordered Lacey Marie Salter returned to her mother by the paternal grandparents who sought custody of the child based on the theory they could be better parents because they had more money than the mom.

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Traffic accident shuts down part of Highway 69

The Beaumont Police Department is tending to an accident on Highway 69, just north of the Delaware and 11th Street exits and entrance ramps. The release from the BPD is as follows:

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Beaumont police seek woman for questioning

The Beaumont Police Department is looking for clues to the identity of a woman who was using a homicide victim’s debit card days before her body was found.

Officers say 72-year-old Robbie Rae Allen was last heard from by family members on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The next day, a black woman wearing a large red jacket, white hat and jeans used Allen’s card at the Fastlane at Major and Phelan in Beaumont, according to surveillance footage from the store.

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Continued improvement key for Port Arthur in 2012

As a year marked by significant changes for Port Arthur and its people comes to a close, city leaders are looking back and looking forward.

2011 didn’t have any hurricanes, there was no major crime wave and there weren’t any scandals that rocked the local government in southern Jefferson County, but PA had its moments.

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Reaud Family Foundation’s 13th annual Bicycles and Bibles program

Celebrating its 13th year of making the eyes of Southeast Texas children sparkle, the Reaud Family Foundation hosted its annual Bicycles and Bibles program this past weekend at Ford Arena.

Giving away more than 14,000 bicycles over the past 13 years, the Reaud Family Foundation began its mission of giving gifts by helping children who might not otherwise have experienced a Merry Christmas.

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Resident escapes burning home

The City of Orange Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire on Mickler Dr. on Friday morning, Dec. 23, shortly before 7 a.m. 

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Jefferson County sheriff announces bid for re-election

Before countless friends, family members and fellow law enforcement members, Mitch Woods formally announced Thursday, Dec. 22, his bid for re-election as Jefferson County Sheriff.

The sheriffs of all cities that lie within the county showed up to give their support to his campaign, as did county judge Jeff Branick, commissioner Brent Weaver and former state Senator Carl Parker.

Woods is seeking a fifth term in the 2012 election and said he is proud of the office of deputies he currently supervises.

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Woman killed in wreck that shut down 69/I-10 interchange

Update: The woman who drove through the median into oncoming traffic around 9:45 this morning succumbed to her wounds at an area hospital. She was identified as 22-year-old Emily Riu of Beaumont.

Previous reporting:

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Transient stabs Beaumont man in face

The Beaumont Police Department was called out to the downtown bus stop Tuesday, Dec. 20, regarding an altercation landed one man in jail and the other in the hospital.

Officer Cody Guedry said officers responded to a call about a stabbing victim and upon their arrival found a man with multiple wounds. Information gathered shows the victim had gotten into a verbal altercation with another man which then took a physical turn when the second man pulled out a pocket knife.

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Rainy weather a factor in several Beaumont accidents

Rainy weather presented a challenge for drivers Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Beaumont police reported there were over a dozen accidents throughout the day, the majority of which were minor.

One accident involving a motorcycle sent the operator to the hospital, according to police. The driver of the motorcycle was traveling on Eastex near Lucas when he lost control, skid a short distance and ran into the back of a vehicle over the Lucas Drive overpass on Eastex.

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