Bethany Beck and Joshawa Beck in 2012. | Photo: Facebook.com This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Beaumont Police responded to a “major crash” in the 5700 block of MLK Parkway southbound on Sunday, Oct. 2, about 1 a.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered that two vehicles were on fire,ContinueContinue reading “Three dead, one in serious condition after fiery accident on MLK in Beaumont”
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TPWD says snakes, fish in Willow Marsh Bayou affected by Highway 90 spill
This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Cleanup efforts are starting after last week’s chemical spill off Highway 90 just outside of Beaumont. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says that 1,066 gallons of Uniarom TX, a heavy aromatics solvent with naphthalene, was released into the Willow Marsh BayouContinueContinue reading “TPWD says snakes, fish in Willow Marsh Bayou affected by Highway 90 spill”
‘Victims of Quanell X’: Demand for refunds, prosecution made outside Jefferson County Courthouse
(From left) Lesley Bradley, Ricky Jason, Harold Roberts, Jaymeka Harris, Mary Wiltz, and Veronica Cooper | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Oct. 6, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Seven protestors gathered outside the Jefferson County Courthouse on Thursday, Sept. 29, to demand justice, stating that they have been cheated by QuanellContinueContinue reading “‘Victims of Quanell X’: Demand for refunds, prosecution made outside Jefferson County Courthouse”
Chemical spill on Highway 90 west of Beaumont
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office restricts access to the site of the chemical spill. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 29, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a chemical spill into Willow Marsh Bayou has been contained and that work to remove the solvent from theContinueContinue reading “Chemical spill on Highway 90 west of Beaumont”
Hairbrush likely used in attempted robbery at Beaumont convenience store
Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Texas This article was originally published in The Examiner on Sept. 22, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff WriterBeaumont officers arrested a robbery suspect fleeing the Stop & Shop convenience store at 671 Washington Blvd. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 11:39 p.m. Gilbert Farrell Corbin, 30, entered the store wearing a hooded sweatshirtContinueContinue reading “Hairbrush likely used in attempted robbery at Beaumont convenience store”
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