A joint investigation between the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Orange Police Department has led to the arrest of a man suspected of dealing cocaine in Orange County. The suspect, Bryan Nichols, fled on foot, while being served a warrant.
A joint investigation between the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Orange Police Department has led to the arrest of a man suspected of dealing cocaine in Orange County. The suspect, Bryan Nichols, fled on foot, while being served a warrant. He was quickly apprehended and was in possession of…
A search warrant at a home in the 5200 block of Berwick Drive by Beaumont PD and Narcotics and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Narcotics ended with two jailed on drug charges.Multiple Narcotics were found in the home leading to the arrests of 42-year-old Jennifer Branton and 38-year-old Durwood…
On Wednesday, Oct 14, the Bridge City Police Department received a call in reference to animal cruelty. A teenage boy is accused of torturing and killing a cat. It happened in the 6300 block of FM 1442. The teen was identified through video surveillance and transported to the Minnie Rogers…
Beaumont police are looking for three men that are accused of robbing an individual at gunpoint. It happened Thursday, Oct 15, in the 3300 block McHale. The suspects were seen fleeing on foot in the Plymouth Village Apartments in the 5080 block of Helbig.If you can identify the suspects, or have…
A Jasper man is hospitalized following a one-vehicle wreck. DPS Sgt. Shana Clark says 57-year-old Mark Preston was traveling north on Farm-to-Market Road 252, south of Jasper Thursday afternoon, Oct 15.The preliminary investigation indicates Preston was heading north and left the road to right,…
Traffic slowed Friday morning, Oct 16, following a wreck of FM 105 in Jasper County. One of the vehicles flipped over in front of Evadale High School. It appears from the photo, from Constable Chad Ainsworth's Facebook page, fog may have been a contributing factor. The Examiner is checking on…
Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) has reported reaching another enrollment milestone, welcoming a record 5,683 students for Fall 2026, a 14% increase from Fall 2025. Since Fall 2022, LSCPA enrollment has increased by nearly 3,000 students, or 111%.“This growth is about much more than…
A former Hardin-Jefferson High School teacher and football coach is facing a new federal charge alleging he used a minor to produce sexually explicit images, according to an indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.Derek Bryan Peveto was indicted Oct. 7 with one…
Multiple agencies battled a fire Thursday morning, Oct 15, at Scrap Works Industrial Highway 90 west, not far from Beaumont Municipal Airport. Jefferson County Emergency Service District #3 Chief Phillip Kibodeaux tells The Examiner this facility opened about a week ago."It appears…
A wanted felon is behind bars in Jasper County. On Wednesday, Oct 14, an active warrant was served at a home in the 500 block of Traylor Street in Jasper, The sheriff's office, assisted by the Jasper Police Department, arrested 48-year-old Robert Grimble of Jasper. Grimble was arrested for an…
Beaumont, Texas (October 14, 2026)- In late 2025, while moving forward with an important water infrastructure project, the City of Beaumont was made aware of the possible presence of historic burial grounds dating back to the late 1800s on City-owned property near Pine Street and Marina Drive…
