Beaumont police make more arrests in on-going prostitution investigation
BEAUMONT, Texas — A spokesperson for the Beaumont Police Department Friday said more arrests have been made as part of an on-going investigation into prostitution. On Thursday, officers from the Beaumont Narcotics and Vice Unit and the Special …
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Coastal residents might get a break on insurance premiums
Whether it actually works will depend on the size of the next storm to strike the Texas coast and how much damage it inflicts. The Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce hailed the reform law as a great step forward for the state's 14 coastal counties …
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Second man dies in Magnolia Park shooting
A 39-year-old man who was shot during a weekend gathering at Magnolia Park died on Wednesday at a Beaumont hospital, according to police. John Corbin Jr. and two other men were hit by a barrage of bullets just before 5 p.m. Saturday. Corbin, who was …
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Study: Mega injections of wastewater triggers more quakes
Although Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and other states have seen increases in earthquakes, the biggest jump has been in Oklahoma. From 1974 to 2008, Oklahoma averaged about one magnitude 3 or greater earthquake a year, but in 2013 and 2014, the state …
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