Hardin County News

Streamline Production Systems is investigating Thursday's flash fire which placed two of the firm's workers in Galveston's University of Texas Medical Branch Blocker Burn Unit.

One person burned in a tank fire was flown by medical helicopter to a Galveston hospital and a second was taken to a hospital by ambulance while investigators in Hardin County look into what triggered the fire.

The Lumberton Municipal Utility District has dropped a boil water notice affecting hundreds of people in Hardin County.

Many children benefit from free or reduced price lunches during the school year, and their hunger doesn't go away during summer vacation.

The victim of a head-on collision caused by a teenager who shouldn't have been driving alone, is being remembered as a loving husband, father and son.

A man who served nearly 20 years on Hardin County Commissioners Court is retiring.

The Hardin County Sheriff's Department spent the day looking for 26 people in connection with suspected drug violations.

People at an indoor gun range in Hardin County are reacting to a historic Supreme Court decision that supports the right of Americans to keep guns in their homes for self-defense. The U.S. Supreme Court ...

Hardin County authorities sweep down on over two dozen alleged criminals today looking to put a dent in drug trafficking.

A city is in shock after a Silsbee pastor has been indicted for indecency with a child.

A Silsbee woman is in the Hardin County Jail charged with attempted capital murder.

A Hardin County pastor is accused of touching two juvenile boys. 52 year old Lester Banks of Silsbee was indicted on three counts of indecency with a child.

Executives with Renaissance Healthcare tell KFDM News the company is deciding whether to move ahead with plans for a new hospital in Silsbee, and a spokeswoman says she expects the plans to be approved.

KFDM News has learned a grand jury has cleared a Lumberton day care owner who faced allegations of inappropriate contact with a child.

Investigators say the First Baptist Church in Kountze was deliberately set on fire last month. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

“It's tough to make a decision and overturn a jury, but if he feels like they were confused and that the law that was presented to him was not proper, that it was mistakenly put in there by the prosecutors.”

A Hardin County judge has denied a re-trial for a man sentenced to four years in prison for shooting and killing a 19 year old during a dispute about a pit bulldog. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

It's one of the fastest growing towns in Texas, but did you know that Lumberton does not have any paid firefighters on duty? Instead, they still rely totally on help from volunteers. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

KFDM News has learned a city councilman, who might be better known for his years as a sheriff, has resigned. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

“So we think people that do that to them shouldn't continue on probation or get more probation.”

A woman faced the prospect of going to jail on drug charges in Jasper County because of a criminal case in Hardin County that has received much more attention. via KFDM-TV Beaumont

All Hardin County fire departments are run by volunteers, leaving response up to chance. via KBTV Beaumont