Port Arthur News

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will be working with local law enforcement to conduct more Alcohol Compliance Checks over the next few months.

A Port Arthur man faces 10 years in federal prison for an incident that happened during the 2008 Hurricane Gustav evacuation.

Port Arthur parents with kids in elementary schools need to be aware of possible rezoning.

November 16, 2009 Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:22 AM CST Last updated: November 16, 2009, 8:58 PM CST Port Arthur beat out 11 other Gulf ports - including mega ports in Houston and New Orleans - for designation as a "strategic seaport," officials announced Monday.

In late October Jay Dee Herrmann, 41, of Orangefield kissed his wife of 9 years, told her he loved her and would be back after he ran some errands, however, he was never heard from again.

Former Port Arthur Mayor Oscar Ortiz will hold a news conference at 5:00 this afternoon where he is expected he will once again run for mayor.

While on the scene of the Durham's Market crash a 12 News photographer witnessed the start of a house fire that quickly was engulfed in flames.

Port Arthur police say six people were injured after a vehicle slammed into a meat market and they suspect the driver was intoxicated.

Jefferson County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Bob Morgan has officially announced he won't be a candidate for re-election in the March, 2010 Democratic Primary.

A Jefferson County Grand Jury has handed up indictments against two men in connection with robberies in which pepper spray was used against the victim.

Description: Southern Colonial Mansion 3731 Lake Shore Drive, Port Arthur, Texas website portarthur.RLMCASTLE.com This landmark Southern Colonial home is located on three large lots, so close to the inter-coastal canal that you can see the ships go past.

In 26 years, a Texoma native's career as an Air Force chaplain took him from homeland Texas to frozen Greenland to the tropics of the Philippines with a number of unexpected experiences along the way.

Port Arthur police are investigating a robbery that occurred Saturday night on Pleasure Island.

When Pat Lavergne arrived Monday to empty the opossum trap on Kansas Avenue in Port Acres, at first she didn't know what she was looking at.

The city of Beaumont is one of three cities that must give its approval before a portion of the airport may be annexed by the city of Nederland.

The city of Nederland is looking to annex some property near the Southeast Texas Regional Airport.

A 25-year old man is hospitalized following a shooting in Port Arthur. Police were called to the Prince Hall Apartments just before midnight last night about shots being fired.

From Jefferson County Tax Assessor-Collector - Miriam Johnson, Tax Assessor-Collector for Jefferson County, announced the mailing of the 2009 Jefferson County tax bills.

Port Arthur police are investigating a shooting at a night club which left the club owner wounded.

A Port Arthur family is preparing to welcome not one, not two, not three, but four newborns.