Port Arthur, TX

Special to The News GALVESTON – On Thursday afternoon, a Galveston County jury sentenced James Dolphs Elmore, Jr. to 20 years for manslaughter in the 1984 death of 16-year-old Laura […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY – The Texas Department of Transportation has given information on upcoming lane closures in the area. Expect alternating nighttime lane closures on the northbound and southbound lanes of […]

For Southeast Texans, the smell of local refineries and plants is a normal way of life but during Tropical Storm Edouard the smell was so strong it reached far and […]

By JAMIE STENGLE and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north. Schools and municipal offices were closed, residents were told to stay home and a news station captured a water rescue of a family. Some areas northwest of Beaumont, where the center of the storm passed Tuesday, receiv

The American Red Cross, in partnership with the City of Port Arthur, will be serving 1,000 hot meals to residents today/Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Bob Bowers Civic […]

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression Tuesday night while unleashing heavy rains and strong winds on parts of Texas, knocking out power to thousands, toppling trees and flooding roads. The storm downgraded hours after making landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph … Continue reading Edouard weakens into a tropical depression after landfall but still dumping rain into Texas

NEDERLAND — Two Nederland police officers are being lauded as heroes for their quick thinking and life saving skills that saved a man having a medical emergency. Officers Christian Shetley […]

The City of Port Arthur will honor two men, one for his dedication to the city and another for his pastoral service. The men are the late Floyd Batiste, who […]

Port Arthur’s new Recycling Center has officially opened.   The Recycling Center is located behind the Bob Bowers Civic Center and is open 7 days a week, from 8 a.m. […]

Construction on the state-of-the-art, two-story, brand new Third Coast Bank kicked off with a groundbreaking Wednesday at the site on Jimmy Johnson Boulevard.  The new location is adjacent to Aref […]