Port Arthur

Man accused of trying to burn down mother’s home

Following an argument and rebuffed attempts to gain entry to his mother’s home, Port Arthur police allege, 26-year-old Allen Lowe made good on threats to “burn his mother’s home.”

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Orange attorney kidnapped, forced to withdraw money from ATM

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Port Arthur Police Department are investigating the reported kidnapping and robbery of an Orange attorney that is said to have occurred in the early morning hours of May 8, said OCSO.

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Auto theft: deputies arrest suspect in Land Rover

Deputies arrested a Port Arthur man for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on May 2 after reportedly stopping him in a Land Rover stolen from Nederland earlier the same day. 

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Port Arthur's Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 29

On Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Port Arthur Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 13th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, City of Port Arthur spokesperson LaRisa Carpenter said in a release.

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Betting, Booze, and Brothels: Museum of the Gulf Coast's new exhibit opens May 6

Marcella Chadwell and her husband Guy

In 1961, a young and ambitious Texas Representative named Tom James became the face of an investigation into crime, vice, and government corruption in Jefferson County. What he found would shock and shame everyone.

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Road repairs in Port Arthur cause nighttime lane closures

Alternating lane closures will take place nightly through Friday in Port Arthur along Savannah Avenue (Spur 215) from 25th Street to the railroad tracks, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for concrete repair, TxDOT spokesperson Sarah Dupre said in a release.

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Port Arthur's Southeast Texas Springfest begins April 14

The City of Port Arthur Department of Parks and Recreation has teamed up with The Recreational Event Activity Team (TREAT) to host the Inaugural 2017 Southeast Texas Springfest, according to a release.

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Night time lane closures this week in Port Arthur and Orange

TxDOT will be closing several lanes in Jefferson and Orange County this week for nighttime repairs, Sarah Dupre said in a release.

Orange County – The outside lanes of I-10 east and westbound from FM 1442 to Cow Bayou will be closed April 10 and April 11, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., to work on guardrail.

Orange – I-10 westbound at TX 87 will be closed nightly, 8pm-6am, April 10 through April 13 to work on the new TX 87 overpass. Traffic will be detoured to the frontage road.

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Children's Miracle Network fundraiser at Chipotle on April 7

Chipotle customers in Beaumont and Port Arthur can help raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals over lunch or dinner on Friday, April 7.

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Man gets 35 years in Port Arthur home burglary

Jefferson County Criminal District Attorney Bob Wortham announced April 3 that Wilbert Anthony Frank, 29, of Port Arthur was sentenced to 35 years for home invasion burglary and assault of a Port Arthur family.

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