I-10 WB Shutdown (UPDATE)
10:40am Update: Traffic is now moving (one lane) but slow following an accident in Rose City (mm857) that sent a tanker with hazardous material off an overpass on the west bound side. Traffic on...
View ArticleOrange Prepares For Sanitation Increase
The City of Orange is preparing to increase sanitation rates by 6.5 percent beginning with the first billing cycle in November 2026. The increase is part of a five-year contract between the city and...
View ArticlePinehurst Council To Meet
The Pinehurst City Council is scheduled to address several issues during its October 13 meeting, including updates on the city’s comprehensive plan, economic development, a major drainage improvement...
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Vasquez Captured In Mexico
An Orange County family is finally getting some closure after a man wanted for nearly three decades in the 1997 killing of his wife has been arrested. Rogelio Guerra Vasquez, 68, was caught Wednesday...
View ArticlePeveto Named In Federal Indictment
A former Southeast Texas teacher has been charged with federal child exploitation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Derek Bryan Peveto, 46, was named in a...
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OC Opening Health Department Building
New facility will provide local medical services, immunizations and future treatment for county jail inmates Orange County is preparing to expand its local health services with a new $6 million health...
View ArticleMissing Man From Orange
UPDATE: Mr. Ryan has been located and is safe. Beaumont Police are searching for 22 year old Arthur Lee Ryan, an autistic man from Orange. He was last seen Wednesday, October 7 around 8:10 am leaving...
View ArticleWorker Transported After Accident
Update: Monday morning Sheriff Bobby Smith confirmed that the 39 year old man passed away from his injuries. – Just after 3pm Tuesday first responders were called to Highway 62, just south of I-10,...
View ArticleOC Commissioners Meet Tuesday
The Orange County Commissioners Court is scheduled to consider several items during its Tuesday, October 6 meeting, including a grant application that could help provide new bulletproof vests for...
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Voter Registration Deadline Is Oct. 5
Monday, Oct. 5, is the final day for Texans to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election, which includes the race for Texas governor and more than a dozen other statewide offices. Texas requires...
View ArticleWalker Crowned Bobcat Queen
Orangefield senior Ava Walker was named the 2026 Orangefield Homecoming Queen Friday. The Bobcats beat Buna 20-7 to improve to 5-1 on the season. Homecoming CourtFootball Beau – Rylan AgertonFreshman...
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County Purchases Constable Vehicles
The Orange County Commissioners Court has approved the purchase of vehicles for the County’s full-time Constables as part of the 2026–2027 budget year, marking the first time the County has provided...
View ArticleMan Arrested On Several Charges
On September 30, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Vidor Police officers attempted to stop an E-bicyclist for observed traffic violations. The rider failed to stop for the patrol vehicle’s emergency...
View ArticleTraffic Stop Leads To Indictment
In March a routine traffic stop in Jefferson County led to the arrest of a 34-year-old Orange man after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reportedly discovered marijuana, THC vape pens, drug...
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Auto/Ped Accident in WO
According to West Orange Fire Department personnel, firefighters were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Holly Street and Bonnie Street for an auto-pedestrian accident. WOVFD was quick...
View ArticleRestaurant Reports
Orange County Health Inspectors reported inspections at food establishments throughout Orange County over the last six weeks. Several businesses received a perfect score of 100. All businesses listed...
View ArticleOC Man Killed In Jasper Co.
A Vidor man was killed Friday evening after the utility vehicle he was driving overturned along FM 1131 in Jasper County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash happened at...
View ArticleMan Receives Life Sentence
A 49-year-old man has been convicted of murder in the death of Bami Carmane of Rose City and sentenced to life in prison. A jury returned the guilty verdict against Adrian Caesar Echevarria on...
View ArticleFire In McLewis
Thursday morning around 7:20am firefighters from several agencies were called to house fire on Med Davis Rd. which is a short dead end road just west of the IH-10 and Hwy. 62 intersection off the...
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Human Remains Located
On Thursday, September 24, 2026, at approximately 9:13 a.m., the Newton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wooded area off FM 82 (Forestry Road) near the Newton County line after possible human...
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