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Heavy rain causes auto crash and death on Interstate 10 in Orange County

KJAS 17 Jun 2026
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a multiple-vehicle fatal crash troopers say was caused by a car that hydroplaned in the rain in Orange County ....
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Murder suspect on run after being accidentally released from Beaumont prison

KJAS 16 Jun 2026
A capital murder suspect accused in a deadly Beaumont shooting is the focus of an active manhunt after authorities say he was mistakenly released from a Texas prison instead of being returned to Jefferson County to await trial ....
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Newton County deputy injured after patrol vehicle hits fallen tree on SH-87

KJAS 15 Jun 2026
A Newton County Sheriff’s deputy was taken to the hospital after crashing into a fallen tree Saturday while responding to a disturbance in the Call community ....
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A blown tire is being blamed for an accident in Orange County that left two ...

KJAS 15 Jun 2026
A blowout on a three-wheeled motorcycle along Interstate 10 in Orange County turned deadly late this morning, killing a man and a woman, according to Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Shana Clark ....
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Woman dies just before midnight Saturday after being hit by vehicle west of Beaumont

KJAS 14 Jun 2026
A woman is dead following a auto pedestrian accident that occurred late Saturday evening on Interstate 10, just west of Beaumont ....
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Sheriff make early morning arrest at home in Kirbyville

KJAS 05 Jun 2026
A wanted fugitive was up to his belly in trouble this morning when Sheriff Chuck Havard joined deputies in arresting him at his grandmother's home, after Havard said she first tried to lie about his presence ....
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Great news for Southeast Texas as shipbuilding returns to Port Arthur and Galveston

KJAS 02 Jun 2026
A groundbreaking was held in Galveston on Monday as Davie Defense unveiled plans for a modernization project that could bring up to $1 billion in upgrades to the Gulf Copper shipyards in Galveston and Port Arthur ....
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Aircraft comes up short of the field at Jack Brooks Regional

KJAS 30 May 2026
A single engine aircraft was damaged but the occupants of the Cessna 206 were reported to be safe and sound following an emergency landing that occurred on Friday at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport between Beaumont and Port Arthur ....
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Assistant Police Chief of the Silsbee Schools accused of the online solicitation of a minor

KJAS 23 May 2026
The Assistant Police Chief for the Silsbee ISD Police Department is jailed in Hardin County on a charge Online Solicitation of a Minor, a student, and the district says it has fired 35-year-old Jonathan Tiner ....
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BREAKING: Man charged with Capital Murder in stabbing death of former girlfriend

KJAS 22 May 2026
ORANGE COUNTY — The Orange County Sheriff's Office has obtained an arrest warrant charging 45-year-old Jonathan Mathews with Capital Murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend, 28-year-old Jacqueline Michelle Jeffrey ....
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Four people dead following accident involving bus in Port Arthur

KJAS 19 May 2026
Our news partner KFDM in Beaumont is reporting that four people have died as a result of an accident involving a bus, Audi sedan and a van on Highway 87 south of Port Arthur ....
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Alabama Coushatta Tribe opening temporary casino this summer, new resort coming next

KJAS 14 May 2026
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas plans to open a temporary casino facility later this summer on its reservation in Polk County as it prepares for a larger resort development ....
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Man sentenced to 30 years after conviction for murdering the mother of his two children

KJAS 07 May 2026
A trial that lasted more than a week ended with a jury in Orange County deciding on 30 years in prison for a man it convicted of strangling the mother of his two children and leaving her body near railroad ....
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Police in Silsbee identify suspect in unsolved cold murder case

KJAS 02 May 2026
SILSBEE — On July 28, 1988, officers with the ...
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17-year-old suspect charged with online solicitation of younger teen girl in Hardin County

KJAS 28 Apr 2026
HARDIN COUNTY — A 17-year-old suspect is facing a felony charge for allegedly sending and receiving sexually explicit messages with a girl under the age of 14 in Hardin County ....
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