Port Arthur News

Southeast Texans will soon be able to listen to a new gospel station. The radio dial location is 1340 AM.

A burglary suspect is jailed this morning. Port Arthur police were flagged down by the victim last night in the 800 block of 14th street who told them he had just been robbed.

At Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont there has been an unusual spike in new born babies.

July 2009 marks the seventh anniversary of four year old Dannariah Finley's brutal murder.

KFDM News has learned the Port Arthur Fire Marshal is investigating a case of arson in which someone burned a car and then set a small fire in a hotel under construction before torching a limousine outside a law firm across the street.

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has arrested 35 people in Southeast Texas including two members of the infamous MS-13 gang, according to information provided to KFDM News by ICE agent Dan Mikolay in Beaumont.

The Groves Police Department and Groves Fire Department are investigating the death of a man who was found inside his car after his garage caught on fire.

KBMT is hosting its 17th Annual Community Baby Shower until 6:30 p.m., today, at three different locations across Southeast Texas.

Port Arthur police are investigating the shooting of a worker during a robbery following a bingo game at Port Arthur's Knights of Columbus Hall on 60th Street.

A man loading an item into his vehicle yesterday afternoon outside a Port Arthur pawn shop was robbed at gunpoint.

The Port Arthur Police Chief was one of the officers involved in a high speed chase across two cities.

Coast Guard MSU Port Arthur responds to oil spill in Sabine Neches Waterway PORT ARTHUR, Texas Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur responded to the report of an oil spill at the Motiva Terminal in Port Neches, June 22, 2009.

A Port Arthur Police Officer fired 2 shots at a vehicle that witnesses say appeared to try to run over him.

Port Arthur police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a man who was shot and killed while riding his bicycle.

The Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement made a monumental statement with her silence.

A domestic case that involves tens of thousands of dollars in delinquent child support and multiple female partners came to a head on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 as a Jefferson County District Judge ordered a Port Arthur man to jail for failing to pay up.

Investigators tell KFDM News a fire that destroyed a vacant feed and hardware store in Port Acres has been ruled arson.

Storm repair and refinery expansion combined to boost Southeast Texas sales tax receipts by double digits compared with last year, figures from the state comptroller show.

The roommates of a 52 year old Port Arthur man who was shot and killed while riding his bike call his death a random act of violence.

Editor's Note: In southeast Kentucky, many families have felt the devastating effects of meth, but our region is not alone.