Rose City News

With the approaching Fourth of July holiday on Saturday, many local, state, and federal agencies will take Friday off in observance of the holiday.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating the felong theft of $6,000 worth of home appliances from a warehouse in Rose City.

A 9-year-old boy from Houston drowned Sunday afternoon during a Father's Day trip to Rose City's Boomtown Water Park, according to a news release from Detective Chad Hogan of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

A 9-year-old Houston boy drowned at a water park in Southeast Texas over the weekend.

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced Friday the state collected $1.77 billion in sales tax revenue in May, a 5.2 percent decrease compared to May 2008.

Vidor Police have arrested a man accused of threatening a woman with a gun and running into a wooded area and prompting a manhunt, according to information KFDM News has received from the police chief in Vidor.

It certainly has been a busy weekend end for Orange County authorities a man who held Vidor police at bay during a standoff is still on the loose this Sunday, May 17, 2009.

In observance of Good Friday and Easter, the majority of non-emergency of city and county governmental offices, as well as many area schools and businesses, will be closed.

A high speed chase from Beaumont into Orange County resulted in a stolen Porsche being recovered, but two suspects escaping.

The filing deadline for the upcoming May 9 election is less than three weeks away, and some movement is starting to take shape.

Comptroller Susan Combs announced earlier this month that the state collected $1.86 billion in sales tax revenue in December, up 2 percent compared to December 2007.

Residents in Orange County looking to get out from under their Ike-damaged homes might have an answer.

A program which helps those in need every holiday season is itself in need of a little assistance.