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Police arrest Beaumont man for Oriole Drive homicide

Police in Beaumont arrested a suspect Dec. 17 in the Oriole Drive homicide that occurred the previous day, Officer Haley Morrow of the Beaumont Police Department (BPD) reports. Calvin James Holman, 28, of Beaumont, is currently behind bars at the Jefferson County Jail on $500,000 bond accused of the murder of 63-year-old Ramon Weatherly.

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Art camp for kids at Elmo Willard library

Art Camp is returning to the Elmo Willard Branch Library for grades 2 through 6. The camp will begin Dec. 27 and end Dec. 30. It will be held every day from 4-6 p.m. This session of Art Camp will focus on the basic history of modern art and learning the techniques of the '90s.

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Home burns in north end of Beaumont, declared total loss

On Saturday, Dec. 17 shortly after 7:30 pm, Beaumont Fire dispatch received multiple calls of a house on fire in the 5200 block of Wildwood Drive, in the north end of Beaumont, Beaumont Fire Department Captain Jimmy Blanchard reported Dec. 18.

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Driver falls asleep, strikes tree in Newton County

UPDATE 12/19 at 1:33 p.m.: The Texas Department of Public Safety can confirm that Linda Harrison, 65, of Hemphill, has died from injuries sustained in the one vehicle crash that occurred yesterday on Highway 87 in Newton.

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Fire destroys Nederland home

A Nederland house caught fire on Thursday, Dec. 15, near the intersection of Detroit Avenue and Gage Avenue.

"We received a call at 9:12 this morning, we were here within five minutes," Nederland assistant fire chief Terry Morton said. Upon arrival, he said the crew observed "heavy fire showing out of the front side of the house, through the front window."

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Winnie man dies in Highway 124 crash

Dec. 14, 2016, at about 10:30 p.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety received a report of a one vehicle crash on Highway 124 in Jefferson County.  The crash occurred near Craigen Road.

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Prison guard guilty of taking bribe from cartel leader

A jury has found a former Beaumont correctional supervisor guilty of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas for providing a cell phone to a cartel leader imprisoned at the private prison facility, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston Dec. 15. 

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Maxine, Shangri La’s barred owl, has died

Shangri La Botanical Garden and Nature Center announced the death of Maxine, the beloved barred owl. Maxine died peacefully Thursday, Dec. 1, at the age of 14. Known as the gentle ambassador for Shangri La’s education department, Maxine had a place in the hearts of many in the community.

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High Five 12-15-2016

This week, Crime Stoppers needs your help in locating five fugitives wanted for drug charges.

Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s assistance in getting potentially dangerous dope dealers and drug users, along with the poisonous products they carry, off the streets. To that end, The Examiner will feature a list of five persons accused of drug-related crimes each week in High Five.

“Crime Stoppers and The Examiner are teaming up to fight the drug problem in Southeast Texas,” Beaumont Police Officer Carol Riley of Crime Stoppers said.

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Vidor pharmacist pleads guilty to role in health care fraud

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Brian David Haney, 37-year-old partial owner of Vidor Family Pharmacy, pleaded guilty in Austin on Dec. 14 to federal bribery and tax charges in connection with a health care fraud scheme.

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane, Haney pleaded guilty to a two-count Information charging him with willful offer and payment of illegal remuneration in relation to a federal health care program and one count of making and filing a false income tax return.

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