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Sudden closure of animal emergency clinic sends pet owners scrambling for options
Beaumont — Pet owners will have to search for another after-hours emergency clinic now that one of just a couple of the specialty care centers has closed its doors. The Southeast Texas Animal Emergency Clinic off Cardinal Drive in Beaumont shut down Monday. "I loved working there," Lisa Stanley,...
Robbery suspects sought after holding clerk at gunpoint in Beaumont
BEAUMONT, Texas — Three suspects held a clerk at gunpoint and fled with cash from the South 4th Street Grocery on Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. when the suspects, whose identities are obscured by hoodies and masks, demanded money from the clerk before escaping on foot into the neighborhood, according to Beaumont Police.
Port Arthur man indicted two years after being arrested for fatal crash
BEAUMONT, Texas — A Port Arthur man is being indicted two years after he was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter. Christopher Henry James was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter in 2022 after a crash that killed Port Arthur city employee James Addison, 47. Addison was struck and...
East Texas physician assistant has license suspended by Texas Medical Board
HOOKS, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Medical Board (TMB) said that a Hooks physician assistant had his license temporarily suspended on Wednesday. According to the TMB, David Anthony Ward’s license was temporarily suspended by the board because he “acted in an unprofessional or dishonorable manner, habitually used drugs or intoxicating liquors and suffers from an […]
Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders issued for fire near Tyler
TYLER, Wash. — Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders have been issued for a fire burning near Tyler. The fire, which is reportedly burning in the area of the South Columbia Basin Highway, has prompted Level 3 (Go Now), Level 2 (Be Set) and Level 1 (Be Ready) evacuation orders in the region.
East Texans raise concerns on proposed land use of biosolids in Mabank at public meeting with TCEQ
CANTON, Texas (KETK) – East Texas landowners made themselves heard at a public meeting Thursday night in Van Zandt County hosted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. They were there to ask questions and voice concerns about a proposed permit of land use of biosolids in Mabank. According to the EPA, biosolids come from […]
East Texas teachers recognized at Teachers of the Year event
KILGORE, Texas (KETK) – Dozens of educators across East Texas were celebrated Thursday afternoon at the Region 7 Education Service Center in Kilgore at their regional 2025 Teachers of the Year ceremony. “When you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life,” Diana Smith, from Edgewood ISD, said. The Region 7 […]
PJC Nursing Students Help Meal-A-Day with ‘Project Chicken’
July 25, 2024 – Five lovely volunteers from the Paris Junior College Nursing Program arrived at the Senior Center bright and early Thursday morning. They cheerfully went to work on ‘Project Chicken’. The PJC students are required to perform community service hours as part of their academic...
San Antonio to host three-day conference aimed at transportation, technology sectors
SAN ANTONIO – Mobility leaders and advocates from across Texas will descend on San Antonio for a conference geared toward transportation and technology innovations. The 2024 Texas Innovation Invitational runs from July 29 to 31 in San Antonio. Multiple San Antonio and Bexar County partners, as well as transit...
Jim Beam column: Calcasieu voters face changes
Calcasieu Parish legislators through the years have succeeded in keeping all of the parish in the same congressional district. However, it has been split almost in half between the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts for the Nov. 5 congressional election. Act 5 of the first special legislative session of 2022 kept Calcasieu whole, but it failed to […]
Mental health training held for CPSO deputies
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults in Louisiana experiences mental illness each year. Earlier this month an officer shot and killed Sonya Massey in Illinois. The woman reportingly dealt with mental illness, and now, the body camera footage of the fatal incident is renewing conversations about such encounters.
SW La. nightlife calendar: There’s always something to do
Nightlife Bodega Wine Dive, 3505 Country Club Road — Damien Gillard, 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Bon Temp’s Bar and Grill inside the DoubleTree by Hilton, 330 Arena Road, Sulphur — Trenton Tanner, 6-10 p.m. Friday; JC Melancon, 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Crying Eagle, 1165 E. McNeese St. — Brew-zy Brunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Golden Nugget, 2550 […]
Westlake neighborhood on lockdown, suspect arrested
WESTLAKE, La. (KPLC) - A Westlake neighborhood was put on lockdown Friday afternoon as a precaution during a domestic disturbance. James Matthew Ledford, 40, was arrested on charges of domestic abuse battery; domestic abuse battery with strangulation and resisting an officer, according to Westlake Police Chief Chris Wilrye,. Wilrye said...
University Of Texas Football Coach Marries Former Exotic Dancer Nicknamed “Pole Assassin” Who Was Involved In Bizarre Monkey-Biting Incident
University of Texas football coach Jeff Banks tied the knot last weekend. The Longhorns assistant coach and special teams coordinator took to social media to announce he got married, posting a photo of himself with his new bride, Danielle Thomas. “Incredible 72 hours with our family and closest friends,” he...
24-year-old will spend life behind bars for Sherry Street shooting
A 24-year-old Sulphur man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting a man who he believed had taken his drill and truck keys. Judge Robert Wyatt sentenced Erron E. Fontenot on Friday to life in prison for his second-degree murder conviction. It took jurors less than a half-hour in May […]
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