Orange News

Possession of drug paraphernalia, 9:15 p.m. April 26, 4200 block Western Avenue.

Fire investigators in Orange believe a house fire may have been deliberately set yesterday morning.

Young job seekers should find summer work easier to come by Beaumont Enterprise Copyright 2013 Beaumont Enterprise.

Arelon Trahan, human resources supervisor at Home Depot, 3910 Eastex Freeway, said the Beaumont location is in the middle of hiring 80 seasonal employees with about 20 positions still open.

When it rains in southeast Texas, it pours. When the sun comes out, it get warm quick! The atmosphere decided to bale on the final round of rain today, that meant more sunshine than earlier predicted.

A day after German chemicals maker Lanxess disclosed it is considering job cuts and plant closings to reduce costs, the company's top executive in North America said no layoffs are planned in the United States and Canada.

Shoes1.jpg Bracelet1.jpg Orange and Jefferson county sheriff's offices are conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered in the Neches River near the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge this past weekend.

Triangle Tonight: Increasing cloudiness, warmer and humid. Low near: 65 in Beaumont, 64 in Orange, and 65 in Port Arthur.

Lanxess, the Germany-based producer of chemicals, plastics and rubber materials, said first-quarter profit plummeted 87 percent because of weak demand especially in the European car market, which is experiencing record-low sales.

The Process Technology program at Lamar State College - Orange has been endorsed by the North American Process Technology Alliance .

The chilly Canadian air that has drained all the way down into Southeast Texas is not a rare occurrence.

At 9:46 a.m. at least 9,000 Entergy Texas customers were without electric power according to the Entergy Texas web page.

Authorities in Sabine County are seeking the public's help in locating a 71-year-old woman who vanished on her way home from the Delta Downs casino in Louisiana Wednesday night.

Cynthia Jarreau of Cotton's Cay in Orange is the Cat5 Bartender of the Week. Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise Photo: TAMMY MCKINLEY Tim Postlewait of Thirsty's in Beaumont is the Cat5 Bartender of the Week.

A 22-year-old Orange man was arrested Saturday after officers reported finding drugs and a gun in his apartment, according to information from the Orange Police Department .

Triangle Tonight: Becoming mostly cloudy, warm, humid with patchy fog. Low near: 66 in Beaumont, 66 in Orange, and 67 in Port Arthur.

Tuesday will bring better rain chances as an area of low-pressure swings into Southeast Texas.

The rain has been coming down for the last few hours here in Beaumont. It has not been very heavy, but we can still expect the rain showers through the evening before another round comes tomorrow morning.

Accident, 11:15 p.m. April 16, 9500 block of Grapevine Drive in Bridge City. Deputy involved in an accident.

Triangle Tonight: Becoming partly cloudy, cool with patchy fog. Low near: 51 in Beaumont, 51 in Orange, and 53 in Port Arthur.