Orange County News

A local neighborhood watch group has kicked it up a notch and is now inviting the entire city to join its meeting.

On September 7, 1995 the body of THERESA DARLENE FOSKEY , W/F, a 28 year old Bridge City resident was found in the Sabine River in Newton County.

East Texas authorities have arrested a man on a capital murder charge in the 1995 death of a woman whose body parts were found in the Sabine River.

A broken water well is prompting the Orange County Water Control & Improvement District No.

The Orange County Water Control and Improvement District #1 has rescinded a water conservation request.

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

For the first time in almost 25 years, the Orange Leader will not be sponsoring a fireworks show in Orange.

During a Monday meeting of the Orange County commissioners court, a burn ban was enacted and commissioners agreed to declare a local state of emergency because of the fire hazards in Orange County.

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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.

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.

A wood fire threatening houses north of Pine Forest Thursday afternoon apparently was a controlled burn left unattended, Vidor firefighters said at the scene.

Her family says she didn't have to die but was denied healthcare because she couldn't afford her insurance deductible.

A manhunt was underway in Orangefield Wednesday morning after a man is believed to have assaulted his wife as she lay sleeping in bed.

Law enforcement officers are looking for a man they say assaulted his estranged wife in Orangefield, then victimized another family nearby when he crashed into their home while trying to get away.

Jennings Police Chief Johnny Lassiter says he has been in and out of trouble for years, and now a Jennings man and his girlfriend are behind bars.

Orange County fire fighters Thursday responded to a fire that virtually destroyed a mobile home on Springdale Avenue in Vidor.

Law enforcement officers are searching for a man accused of beating up his estranged wife and driving into a home while trying to get away.

Co-workers and friends of two women who were murdered early Sunday morning were shocked and saddened after hearing about the violent crime.

Bond has been set on a man accused of fatally shooting two women. Martin Fox is in the Orange County Jail, on a bond of $2 million, 50 thousand.