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1340 AM Now Home to Gospel Inspiration

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

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

KYKR-FM

Burglary Suspect Arrested

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.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

KBMT

No Electricity Creates Baby Boom

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

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

KBMT

Murder From 2002 Still Not Solved

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

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Arsonist sets fire at hotel & burns car, limo

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.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

ICE makes gang arrests in Southeast Texas

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.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Garage fire leads to discovery of man's body in car

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.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

KBMT

Bring your baby items to KBMT's Community Baby Shower

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

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Worker shot during robbery at Knights of Columbus Hall

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.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

KYKR-FM

Man Robbed At Gunpoint

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

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Port Arthur police chief nabs man accused of high speed chase

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

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USCG

Coast Guard MSU Port Arthur responds to oil spill in Sabine Nehces Waterway

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.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

KBMT

Police Say 37-Year-Old Woman Tried To Drive Over Officer

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

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

PAPD arrests suspect in murder of man on bicycle

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

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Beaumont Enterprise

Rosa Parks, Black artists celebrated with Port Arthur Juneteenth festivities

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

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

KBMT

Port Arthur Man Who Fathered 7 Kids with 6 Different Mothers Jailed For Failing to Provide Child Support

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.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Vacant feed store fire ruled arson

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

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Beaumont Enterprise

Sales tax receipts soar in Southeast Texas

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.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

KFDM-TV Beaumont

Shooting victim's roommates say they witnessed killing

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.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

TheTimesTribune.com

Dealing with my sona s prison sentence

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

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