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Orange County

Orange County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Orange County, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 401 in Orange County, TX

  1. Search continues for man who jumped from bridgeRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Orange Leader

    ... for the man who jumped off the Veteran's Memorial Bridge on New Year's Day. According to Chad Hogan of the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the search was only scaled back because of rigid temperatures and unsafe conditions on the waterway. Members ...

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    Related Topix: Jefferson County, TX, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, US Coast Guard, Bridge City, TX

  2. OCLTRC gets donation from Air ProductsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Orange Leader

    The Orange County Long Term Recovery Committee received a donation from Air Products today at their bi-weekly meeting.

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    Related Topix: Port Arthur, TX, Orange, TX

  3. UPDATE 2: Name released in construction fatalityRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Jan 5 | The Beaumont Enterprise

    ... debris to a dumpsite when the trailer's hydraulic system malfunctioned. According to a press release from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Sandaval crawled underneath the trailer to make repairs when the hydraulic system failed, causing the bed ...

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    Related Topix: Beaumont, TX, Rose City, TX

  4. Beaumont man dies after equipment failsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Orange Leader

    ... the trailer and the bed. He died at the scene as a result of his injuries, according to information from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. The Criminal Investigations Division responded to the scene and conducted the investigation. At this time ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  5. Charter Change petition in the process of being verifiedRead the original story

    Yesterday | Orange Leader

    Members of the Grassroots Committee turned in a charter change petition signed with 200 names by the Jan.

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    Related Topix: Orange, TX

  6. Jumper may be from SpicewoodRead the original story

    Wednesday | Burnet Bulletin

    ... Falls, run to the bridgea s edge and a oeswan divea to the water 143 feet below, said Sgt. Chad Hogan with the Orange County Sheriffa s Office. The identity of the vehicle owner has not been released and the bridge jumpera s identity will not be ...

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    Related Topix: Spicewood, TX, Marble Falls, TX, Burnet County, TX

  7. Boil water notice rescinded in VidorRead the original story

    Tuesday | Orange Leader

    A boil water notice for approximately 200 customers of Orange County Water Control and Improvement District number 1 was rescinded Tuesday afternoon.

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    Related Topix: Vidor, TX

  8. Port Arthur bridge jumper believed 56-year old Spicewood, Texas manRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Jan 5 | The Family Badge

    ... 56-year old Spicewood, Texas man PoliceNewsLink.Com PoliceNewsLink.Com Jan 5, 2010 at 10:25 AM CST The Orange County Sheriff's Office says the man believed to have jumped from the Veteran's Memorial Bridge on New Year's Day is a 56-year-old resident ...

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    Related Topix: Spicewood, TX, Port Arthur, TX

  9. Sheriff's Office Releases Information About Weekend Bridge JumperRead the original story

    Tuesday Jan 5 | KBMT

    The Orange County Sheriffa s Office says the man believed to have jumped from the Veterana s Memorial Bridge on New Yeara s Day is a 56-year-old resident of Spicewood, Texas.

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    Related Topix: Bridge City, TX, Port Arthur, TX

  10. Jumper may be from Marble FallsRead the original story

    Tuesday Jan 5 | Burnet Bulletin

    ... Falls, run to the bridgea s edge and a oeswan divea to the water 143 feet below, said Sgt. Chad Hogan with the Orange County Sheriffa s Office. The identity of the vehicle owner has not been released and the bridge jumpera s identity will not be ...

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    Related Topix: Marble Falls, TX

  11. Bridge jumper search haltedRead the original story

    Monday Jan 4 | Orange Leader

    ... and the victim's name has not been released, according to Katie Hunt, investigations secretary with the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Hunt said she did not know when or if the search would resume. Efforts to recover the body stopped around ...

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    Related Topix: Orange, TX, Port Arthur, TX, Bridge City, TX, US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, US Coast Guard

  12. Filings end for March primary electionsRead the original story

    Monday Jan 4 | Orange Leader

    ... the 12 possible races slated for the March primary, only two are being contested. Up for grabs is the seat for Orange County Justice of the Peace in Precinct 1, as well as the Orange County Commissioners position in Precinct 4. With the previous ...

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    Related Topix: US News

  13. Section of Vidor under boil water noticeRead the original story

    Monday Jan 4 | Orange Leader

    A major water leak has placed more than 150 customers of Orange County Water Control and Improvement District number 1 under a boil water notice.

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    Related Topix: Vidor, TX

  14. GulfCoastPoliceNews.Com - Port ArthurRead the original story

    Sunday Jan 3 | The Family Badge

    ... Bridge City was not closed to traffic during the event as rescue workers from the Port Arthur Fire Department, Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Port Arthur Police Department carried out search and recovery operations. Two Coast Guard vessels ...

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    Related Topix: Port Arthur, TX, Marble Falls, TX

  15. Authorities: Rescue mission now just recovery operation for bridge jumperRead the original story

    Friday Jan 1 | KFDM-TV Beaumont

    On Friday, January 1, 2010 at approximately 10:15 AM the Orange County Sheriff's Office received a call of a person jumping off of the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Hwy 87 in Orange County.

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    Related Topix: Bridge City, TX, Port Arthur, TX

  16. UPDATE 2: Bridge jumper believed to have drownedRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jan 1 | The Beaumont Enterprise

    ... van pull over on the top of the bridge and man run from the driver's side and "swan dive" off the bridge. An Orange County Sheriff's deputy nearby was first on the scene and saw the man tread water for about six minutes and heard him screaming for ...

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    Related Topix: Marble Falls, TX, Port Arthur, TX

  17. GulfCoastPoliceNews.Com - Port ArthurRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jan 1 | The Family Badge

    ... Bridge City was not closed to traffic during the event as rescue workers from the Port Arthur Fire Department, Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Port Arthur Police Department carried out search and recovery operations. Two Coast Guard vessels ...

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    Related Topix: Port Arthur, TX, Marble Falls, TX

  18. Man survives jump from bridge, drowns in water below

    Friday Jan 1 | Orange Leader

    A man jumped off the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Orange County aboutA 10:30 a.m. Saturday, surviving the initial jump but later drowning.

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    Related Topix: Bridge City, TX

  19. Man Who Jumped From Veteran's Memorial Bridge Believed Dead

    Friday Jan 1 | KBMT

    ... the side. She says the driver jumped out of the van and immediately went to the side of the bridge and jumped. Orange County Sheriffa s Deputy Chad Hogan says when lawmen arrived at the bridge they could see the man in the water but he had gone ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Port Arthur, TX, Bridge City, TX

  20. Fire crews fight trailer blaze in Vidor

    Wednesday Dec 30 | KFDM-TV Beaumont

    And fire crews in Orange County spent a few hours fighting a trailer fire this evening.

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    Related Topix: Fire, Vidor, TX, Bridge City, TX