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An almost $16 million grant will go to restore the dunes and coastal habitat at McFaddin Wildlife Refuge, Jefferson County announced Thursday.

The former executive director of a local nonprofit has been indicted for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the organization, more than six months after its board reported missing money.

All residents of the tent shelters in Port Arthur have been moved to "transitional housing" and the tents will be "demobilized," the city said.

Beaumont Emergency Management is responding to a "major gas leak" at Corporate Drive and Executive Boulevard near I-10.

Long before a former San Antonio teacher was accused of soliciting sex online from a minor, Daniel Marcus Valdez had a history of engaging in inappropriate behavior with underage students, according to records obtained by mySA.com.

The Woodville-based company whose burning silo filled a Port Arthur neighborhood with smoke for more than two months this spring has not made the safety changes required to resume using their storage facility and remains quiet on what exactly those safety improvements will be.
Judge Donald Floyd signed an amended injunction order last week giving German Pellets Texas and Texas Pellets Inc. more time to meet the requirements set by the City of Port Arthur and agreed to in June.
That injunction, which expired on Oct. 12, is now effective through Oct. 31.

Orange County officials discovered human remains in a wooded area near MacArthur Drive in Pinehurst on Monday, they announced Thursday morning.