BREAKING NEWS

PA bust yields 12.8 pounds of synthetic pot; 3 arrested

Staff report Three suspects were charged with delivery of a controlled substance, a first-degree felony, Friday afternoon following a raid at a 2147 Wignall. Arrested ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Saturday, November 10, 2018 8:51 am

BREAKING NEWS

Police seek suspects in Pebble Creek shooting-robbery

Staff report A Port Arthur man was in stable condition Saturday after an early morning robbery and shooting at Pebble Creek Apartments. Port Arthur police ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Saturday, November 10, 2018 8:26 am

Local

Robbery victim shot in leg

Staff report Port Arthur police said an 18th Street man was shot in the leg outside his home by robbers who fled the scene. In ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Friday, November 9, 2018 3:19 pm

News

Coast Guard medevacs mariner near Galveston

Special to The News HOUSTON — The Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old man about 92 miles offshore of Galveston on Friday morning. Coast Guard Sector ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Friday, November 9, 2018 2:58 pm

Local

Sinegal: Home help slow, but coming

By Ken Stickney ken.stickney@panews.com Federal help for Hurricane Harvey-affected homeowners might not arrive until the spring, Jefferson County District 3 Commissioner Michael Sinegal said Thursday. ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Friday, November 9, 2018 2:05 pm

Beaumont

Lamar Institute of Technology has closed its campus Friday due to a power outage. LIT will send updates of the outage as they become available. Read more

by Ken Stickney, Friday, November 9, 2018 11:03 am

Local

Sinegal: home help slow, but coming

Federal help for Hurricane Harvey-affected homeowners might not arrive until the spring, Jefferson County District 3 Commissioner Michael Sinegal said Thursday. That’s a few months ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Thursday, November 8, 2018 8:14 pm

Groves

Craftsman charged with theft over post-Harvey work

  Staff report A Jefferson County grand jury Wednesday indicted a Groves man for felony theft in two cases where complainants said they paid him ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Thursday, November 8, 2018 1:35 pm

Columns

Stilwell-Gates: Keep your enemies closer

If you think Port Arthur’s grandeur has wholly slipped away, stand where I stood Monday, at Stilwell Plaza, gaze out toward the seawall and draw ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:39 am

News

Four takeaways from Tuesday’s Texas elections

By Emma Platoff The Texas Tribune texastribune.org Beto O’Rourke came close — but no cigar. In one of the nation’s closest-watched elections, Beto O’Rourke lost a tight ... Read more

by Ken Stickney, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:46 am