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BEAUMONT - by ASHLEY GASTON - Basic Foods in Beaumont is celebrating its 16th year of providing organic food options to the community. Today distributors who sell to the supermarket offered a taste testing to new customers. Basic Foods offers 10% off to customers who have a gym membership.
Saturday, January 5 2013, 10:46 PM CST- Major Traffic Accident; 1 critical, 2 children pulled from vehicle
- Owners of hot rods raise money for Moore,OK
- Oklahoma woman thanks Southeast Texans for donations
- Church raises money for Girls Haven
- Teaching children about health
- Students honor veterans
- Coast Guard search for missing teen
- 'Suspicious' suitcase causes intersection shutdown Friday and turns out to be trash
- Food truck closed until Tuesday
- First responders reopen College at Major after 'suspicious suitcase' prompts closure
- Judge sets $2 million bond for Hamshire man charged with murdering girlfriend
- Suspect in custody following shooting death of girlfriend
- Couple severely injured in crash on I-10
- Church asking Southeast Texans to donate items to Oklahoma tornado victims
- Restaurant Report Card: May 24, 2013
- Tax break on Energy Star equipment
- Woman condemned for boy's starvation loses appeal
- Facebook Friday: May 24, 2013
- Texas Country Reporter: May 24, 2013
- Galveston judge suspended by state after arrest
- No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death
- Suspect in custody following shooting death of girlfriend
- Authorities urging Southeast Texans to report domestic violence
- Hear why some are supporting a Port Arthur teacher charged with injury to a child; Also hear from the child's mother
- Port Arthur board votes to suspend teacher charged with injury to a child
- Baptist Hospital collecting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims
- The City of West says it needs help from the state to rebuild after the deadly fertilizer plant explosion
- Remembering pool safety this Memorial Day weekend
- Gigantic hairball the size of a football; Take a look
- Police release name of man who died in Nederland accident that injured wife
- New details about man's death in Orange
- Teenager becomes Jasper County's newest and youngest pilot
- Harris County authorities asking for the public's help to locate the next of kin of two deceased men
- Parents react to bill allowing teachers to carry guns
- Beaumont police searching for missing 75-year-old man with Alzheimers
- SETX Search and Rescue ready for disaster
- Teens vow not to text and drive
- Email included Lamar students' personal information
- Superbowl in Houston
- Beaumont Police arrest man accused of making prank call that student was holding teacher at gunpoint
- Pay it Forward: Pastor donates time to disaster relief efforts
- Southeast Texas churches, businesses and other organizations collecting items to deliver to Oklahoma tornado victims
- Workers injured at the Port of Beaumont
- Nederland student wins a new car from Philpott Motors for perfect attendance
- Beaumont police search for missing elderly man with Azheimers
- Lightning sparked a tank fire
- RAW VIDEO: Lightning sparks tank fire
- The Boy Scouts of America will vote Thursday on whether to overturn a long-standing ban on openly gay boys
- Lightning sparks storage tank fire; storm leads to power outages
- Medical Examiner identifies body of man found in Neches in Orange County
- Some of Beaumont's food truck operators say they're unclear about recent communications they've had with the city of Beaumont
- Medics of Southeast Texas; Tornado relief donation locations
- LIVE REPORT: Vidor church begins relief drive for tornado victims
- Tornado death toll lowered to 24, including 8 children; expected to rise
- Emergency care center for kids opened
- The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
- Tea Party members protest outside Beaumont IRS office
- Law firms sue Signal International, claim human trafficking
- Crime Stoppers offers reward to find man who smashed his way into seafood business
- New details about body found in Neches
- Death toll expected to rise in Oklahoma tornado
- How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
- Woman sentenced to 40 years; stabbed man, set his house on fire
- Police arrest two men in Beaumont drug bust
- Hospitals treat more than 120 after Oklahoma tornado
- More tornado alerts in wake of deadly twister
- Lumberton ISD responds to end of CSCOPE daily lesson plans
- Deputies say baby girl in urine-soaked dress left alone in hot home more than 5 hours
- Another tornado touches down near Okla. City; at least 2 killed, 21 injured
- New details about woman's murder in Nederland
- CSCOPE to end lesson plans
- City of Beaumont hiring lifeguards
- Investigators believe inmate committed suicide
- Live Oklahoma tornado coverage
- Former Jasper County Sheriff Billy Rowles appointed to Newton County Constable's position
- Nederland Police believe homicide wasn't random attack
- Attacker hits victim, threatens with knife, steals truck
- Texas deputy killed in wreck, suspect detained
- Click It or Ticket begins May 20
- Woman found dead on kitchen floor, neck cut
- Police looking for person who cut woman's neck and left her to die
- Mother and daughter homeless after fire
- RAW VIDEO: Southeast Texas Soap Box Derby competition
- Navy veteran battles heart attacks
- DEA agent shoots suspect outside The Houstonian Hotel
- Clicking It could save a life
- Inspectors continue search for suspect in postal carrier slaying
- Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida
- Lamar University president Jimmy Simmons attends his last graduation as president
- Tri City Corvette Club donates $8,000 to local outreach agencies and to start a new foundation
- Community comes together for a ragball tournament to help ExxonMobil fire victims
- Average home: 100 lbs of hazardous waste
- Port Arthur police search for a hit and run driver
- Thousands attend Jazz and Blues festival in Downtown Beaumont
- KFDM has bought 25 Powerball ticket for you. Enter drawing before 9 p.m. tonight to win $600 million jackpot on our Facebook page
- Surprise at LU Commencement
- DPS: Intoxicated driver caused 4 car collision
- Texas police: 2 found in burned home were murdered
- Dallas man shot to death on front porch
- Man arrested for 1962 murder in Calcasieu Parish murder
- Serving up taste-tempting barbecue with side of scholarships
- One killed in collision involving several vehicles
- Powerball skyrockets to record $600 million
- New Mayor in China
- New information in death of Dustin Keith Jones
- Four Beaumont police officers promoted
- Jasper restaurant makes Texas Monthly top 50 barbecue list
- Restaurant Report Card: May 17, 2013
- Fisherman finds body in Neches
- Unemployment rate increases slightly in region
- Beaumont police investigating shooting
- Woman 9 months pregnant beaten, robbed
- BISD superintendent addresses cheating allegations
- RAW VIDEO: Dr. Chargois says no state investigation of cheating claims
- TEA: No state investigation of BISD cheating allegations
- Kree Harrison comes in 2nd in American Idol
- Body found in the Neches River near Rose City
- Kirbyville man who got into struggle with police dies
- Burglars in Hardin County steal new mother's sense of security
- BISD is investigating a case involving a student accused of throwing cleaning solution that contained bleach
- Fundraiser planned for a retired, favorite West Brook custodian who has brain and lung cancer
- Local postal workers attend a meeting in an effort to save jobs after a proposal to move mail processing operations from Walden Road post office to Houston
- President Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting IRS commissioner after the agency admitted it improperly singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny
- Pay It Forward: May 15, 2013
- New mother, others burglarized in Hardin County
- TEA: No formal or informal investigation of BISD cheating claims
- Cleaning solution, eggs thrown following assembly at Austin Middle School
- Senate approves bill to allow Sabine-Neches Waterway deepening project
- Beaumont Chapter of the Red Cross on stand-by to help tornado victims in North Texas
- Nolan Ryan's son named President, CEO of Astros
- Tornado outbreak kills at least 6, injures more than 100 in North Texas
- West Brook Stars drill team perform at the Jefferson Theater
- KFDM told there's no state investigation of BISD cheating claims
- Texas Rangers investigating Kirbyville officers struggle with suspect
- Ride of Silence gains momentum in Jefferson County
- Bill cracking down on teen tanning clears House
- Beaumont Police memorial honors fallen officers
- Grainy photo shows murderers leaving scene of crime
- Powerball now up to $475 million for Saturday's drawing, May 18th
- Funeral arrangements set for Chad McDonald, the second person to die from burns received at ExxonMobil fire
- Have you bought a Powerball ticket for tonight's $360 millon dollar jackpot?
- West plant explosion prompts an investigation into whether counties are complying with federal regulations
- Granger's attorney explains capital murder appeals process
- Art Museum of Southeast Texas is having a sale
- Holder: Potential civil rights violations at IRS
- Ex-Texas insurance agent gets 12 years for fraud
- Second ExxonMobil fire victim dies
- Man convicted of drowning his two young sons because he was mad that their mom broke up with him
- Ex-sprinkler installer in Texas charged with theft
- Tea Party targeting not disclosed by IRS
- Voters approve Emergency Services District on the Bolivar Peninsula
- Deputies and 4-wheeler help round up cattle
- Police searching for person of interest in murder
- Crime Stoppers looking for women accused of involvement in dozens of credit card abuse cases
- Residential construction up in Southeast Texas
- L'Auberge unveils $20 million renovation project
- Man put in closet where guns were; suspect shot
- Congressman Stockman raffling AR-15
- BPD prepares to honor fallen officers
- Teen finds father, father's girlfriend shot dead in home
- Tea party targeting not disclosed by IRS official
- Commissioners designate Jefferson County Juvenile Drug Court
- Coast Guard stops illegal fishing by Mexican boat
- Nelson gives more than $120K for explosion relief
- Convicted Houston cop killer set to die Wednesday
- Authorities searching for bank robbery suspect
- Postal workers protest possible closure
- Leslie Rangel reports live on bank robbery
- Lumberton gets its first paid Fire Chief
- Golf tournament helps Girls Haven
- Police searching for men in Sunday night robbery
- RAW VIDEO: Man robs Wells Fargo near Parkdale
- New details about man who robbed Wells Fargo Bank near Parkdale Mall
- Police release picture of Wells Fargo bank robber
- Man with knife robs Wells Fargo on Dowlen near Parkdale
- Government subpoenas, obtains wide set of AP phone records in investigation
- Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85
- Bill cracking down on teen tanning clears House
- Authorities say 2 women plotted to kill officer
- Philly abortion doc guilty in 3 babies' deaths
- Houston policeman's killer set to die loses appeal
- Police search for attackers who shot man four times
- Uncle Sam Jam July 4 at Ford Park
- Forever Families: Mothers Day special
- Beaumont Fire Department mourns loss of one of its own
- Oil and gas company promises 400 new jobs
- 17 people shot in New Orleans Mother's Day parade
- Group of Southeast Texans celebrated Bikers Day
- Deloris "Bobbie" Prince wins re-election as PA Mayor
- Southeast Texans chose their elected officials today and voted on other issues
- LC-M, Kirbyville bond issues pass, Silsbee fails
- Mayors Ames, Lout, Crawford re-elected
- Southeast Texas author promotes new novel
- Missing Beaumont man found
- Mediterranean festival kicked off with dancing and food
- KFDM live interview with PA Mayor shortly after learning she'd been re-elected
- Boys Haven crawfish festival
- Jefferson, Orange county crews take on disaster drill
- Election day across Southeast Texas
- Driver spots missing man
- Store clerk shoots robbery suspect
- Police: Armed man holding hostages in Trenton, NJ
- Uses, dangers of airsoft guns
- Facebook Friday: May 10, 2013
- Sequestration strikes Southeast Texas
- Restaurant Report: May 10, 2013
- BISD: Court approves November election for three board seats
- Texas State University System responds to Whistleblower Lawsuit
- Authorities have arrested a paramedic who helped people at the West plant explosion
- Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday
- Rain causes section of asphalt on road to crumble in north Beaumont
- Rain causes minor flooding in region
- Kountze ISD board names Reese Briggs lone finalist for superintendent
- Attorney Larry Watts tells KFDM he's filed Whistleblower Lawsuit against Lamar University
- Texas law enforcement officials have launches criminal probe into the West plant explosion
- Kree Harrison makes it to "American Idol" finale
- The deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect buried in Virginia
- According to the Tyler County Sheriff's Office, a woman shot and killed her ex-husband after he broke into her home and shot her boyfriend
- Police arrest naked man they say was high on PCP when he broke windows in family member's home
- Golden Pass reaches agreement to export LNG
- Attorney Larry Watts tells KFDM he's filed Whistleblower Lawsuit against Lamar University
- US Attorney: Former president of Port Arthur Chemical and Environmental Services has pleaded guilty in federal court to occupational safety crimes
- See how you can become a better consumer by watching our KFDM Listens segment
- Grand jury indicts Nederland man in shooting death of mother
- People of Labelle-Fannett are fighting back after a series of burglaries
- Beaumont man charged with shooting Nicholas Rosen
- BPD: Man on PCP ran into family member's home naked and broke windows
- Tyler County investigators say woman shot and killed ex-husband after he broke into her home and shot boyfriend
- Military judge refuses to delay trial of Fort Hood officer charged in deadly 2009 shooting rampage at the base
- Christus Hospital St Elizabeth LiveWell Women's Conference
- Kelly High School students hold benefit concert to help their teacher
- Attorney, Kountze cheerleaders talk about court victory
- Orange County Sheriff's Office asking for public's help to identify body found in Neches River
- Judge rules in favor of Kountze cheerleaders
- Veteran calls on Southeast Texans to help get headstones put up for veterans
- Starvin Marvin's fundraiser to help Exxon-Mobil burn victims
- Pay it Forward: Woman educating community about diabetes
- Nordstrom's is tracking your movements
- Prepare to click it or get a ticket
- Lamar University uses furry creatures to help students relieve stress before finals
- LIVE: Tom Wright talks Camelot
- Death penalty for Granger
- Kountze cheerleaders appear poised to win case
- Found missing women gives hope for finding Southeast Texas woman
- Debate: LCM Bond Proposal
- Crime Stoppers: May 7, 2013
- Concerned citizen stops sex offender
- Granger lashes out at prosecutor, juror, Jefferson County
- Sting catches sex offender accusing of taking pictures of women for "Pastry on Wheels" business
- Reaction to NRA Convention
- Beaumont Police Department could get new computers
- Firefighters respond to smoke at bank and house fire
- Southeast Texans say Cinco de Mayo celebrates culture
- Cinco De Mayo in Beaumont
- Spring Fest
- Tour Du Rouge
- Three die in vehicle crash
- Kree Harrison: Hometown visit
- Port Neches Riverfest
- BPD Bike Rodeo
- HPD: Airport shooter "in effect kidnapped" woman he was infatuated with
- Defense attorneys call witnesses in Bartholomew Granger's sentencing phase of the trial
- New details on potential postal service changes
- Restaurant Report Card: May 3, 2013
- Student receives minor injury when pickup collides with PAISD bus
- Students participate in linemen rodeo
- BISD school awards
- Man who fired shots at Bush airport, and turned gun on himself is remembered by a neighbor
- PAISD board releases Superintendent Dr. Johnny Brown from his contract
- KFDM learns Postal Service study supports ending customer service at Walden Road center
- Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has seen an uptick in burglaries across Southeast Texas
- Kree Harrison makes Idol finals; free concert Saturday at Ford Park
- Granger's daughter testifies father sexually assaulted her, threatened family
- Special Report: Vidor church takes relief to West
- George Jones remembered at memorial
- A dramatic day in court proceedings for Bartholomew Granger who began yelling during a hearing
- Pay it Forward: Girls collecting prom dresses for those in need
- Flyer, center of dispute; Port Arthur Mayoral election
- Missing Beaumont man found safe
- Prize patrol visits Beaumont man
- RAW VIDEO: Murder suspect taken from Sheriff's Office to jail
- Jury convicts Granger of capital murder
- Affidavit obtained by KFDM indicates murder victim shot 10 times, links suspect to killing
- Remembering Dustin Creekmore
- Investigators expect to know the cause of the West explosion next week
- Family Art Day at AMSET
- Police: Six auto burglaries reported at one apartment complex
- Crime Stoppers: April 30, 2013
- Emergency personnel respond to Monday night accidents
- Prosecutor calls Granger a "murdering son of a -----"
- Man sentenced to 50 years behind bars
- Bat sent out for rabies testing after biting teenager
- Police: Vidor councilman arrested on public intoxication charge
- Probation revoked for man accused of trying to break into a home
- School board decisions and voting
- Lunch at the Lake
- Woman left dog in hot SUV
- 12 dead black birds found
- Community helps volunteer firefighters raise money for equipment and more
- Experiencing art in a new way
- Family says bat bit two children
- Crash in Groves
- Golden Triangle Spring Rose Show
- Church blesses animals in the community
- First responders rescue residents in Houston flood
- Mount Zion Baptist Church anniversary celebration
- Pastor Remebers Dustin Creekmore
- Friends and family remember local author and photographer
- Legacy celebrates Grand Opening for affordable health care
- Students at Harmony support children in the foster care system
- Burn victim died; Exxonmobil flash fire
- Eleven-year-old Jasper girl died in collision; her 6-year-old sister in critical condition
- Vidor BBQ festival
- Eating crawfish for Buckner Children's home
- Grant helps pay for new Port Arthur park
- Prescription pill drop-off
- Renaissance hospital closed
- Fatal accident in Buna
- Port Arthur man died in collision in Hardin County
- 7 employees injured during fire at Port Arthur plant
- George Jones' sister reflects on childhood
- Museum of Gulf Coast displays George Jones exhibit
- Musicians remember George Jones
- Southeast Texas tributes to George Jones
- Owner of Gator Country injured by alligator
- Restaurant Report: April 26, 2013
- A suspect is behind bars in connection with the death of a Crosby woman
- Drinking, driving and justice
- State rests in Granger trial
- What is the Bartholomew Granger trial in Galveston costing Jefferson County? See KFDM's Waste Watch report
- Southeast Texans taking relief to West, Texas Victims
- Candlelight vigil held in Beaumont for victims of crime
- Memorial service for victims of the West fertilizer plant explosion
- Baptist Hospital has a new joint center to help meet the need for rising hip and knee replacement surgeries
- Beaumont Police release name of Lumberton man killed in collision while traveling wrong way on Eastex Freeway
- Armored car crashes into utility poll
- Church works to help burn victims
- Firefighter awarded medal of valor
- Pay It Forward: April 24, 2013
- One dies in head-on crash on Eastex Freeway in Beaumont
- Remembering Larry "L.J." Jones
- Granger's daughter, mother of his children testify during capital murder trial
- Family escapes fire that destroys home, warehouse
- Former Kirbyville educator arrested
- Murder victim's vehicle found
- The first funeral for victims of the deadly West explosion was held today
- Expert: Insured losses from the deadly West explosion likely to exceed $100 million
- If you're a fan of public radio in Southeast Texas, there's still time to support its drive
- Fair Housing Conference held in Beaumont to help first-time home buyers and others
- LIVE: Tom Wright reports on upcoming play
- Port Arthur residents meet school board and city council candidates
- Federal court delays BISD election
- Aerial and ground mosquito spraying begins
- Deputy has to put down one of three neglected horses
- Deputies searching for vehicle missing after woman shot and killed
- Emotional testimony in Granger capital murder trial
- Motorcylist dies following collision with SUV
- Sheriff's office releases name of worker killed on pipeline project
- New details about homicide victim
- Testimony begins in Granger capital murder trial
- Bomb threat prompted 25% of students to stay home
- Accident on pipeline construction project kills worker
- Lawsuit settlement to help preserve parts of Big Thicket
- Highway 12 closed while first responders work Mauriceville house fire
- Man killed after lying down on a highway while vehicles approach
- Southeast Texans help baby suffering from heart defects
- BPD: Man arrested for burglary
- Silsbee sisters grant prom wishes
- 3 injured in accident on I-10 w in Vidor
- Police: Newly released sketch of a woman found dead
- Video released of Travis County DA behind bars
- BPD: Impaired driver caused crash
- TxDOT warns drivers to be safe in construction areas
- Eco Fest in Orange
- Boy Scouts raise money for their trooop
- Woman's body found near canal close to Tram Road just outside Beaumont
- Hundreds of butterflies released
- 65th annual Neches River Parade
- Loads of personal documents shredded at an identity theft prevention event
- Restaurant Report Card: April 19, 2013
- Southeast Texan watches search for suspect in Boston unfold
- Helicopters used in Boston search
- Lamar Police react to MIT shooting
- West woman with Nederland ties describes explosion
- LIVE REPORT: Southeast Texas first responders ready for any disastrous situation
- Death of Tami Higginbotham ruled homicide
- Councilwoman opposed to Confederate memorial park in Orange
- Beaumont rally in support of Keystone Oil Pipeline
- ExxonMobil fire investigation continues
- Julie Rogers Gift of Life Champagne and Ribs Fundraiser
- Beaumont school volunteers honored
- Beaumont Fire Department prepared to help at West explosion site
- Beaumont Red Cross on standby
- Boston Marathon runner glad to be back in Southeast Texas
- Live Report: 12 workers hurt in flash fire at ExxonMobil in Beaumont
- BFD: Training helps reaction during refinery fires
- Attorneys have selected a jury in the capital murder trial of Bartholomew Granger
- DPS investigating a fatal accident where the driver of a tractor trailer struck and killed a man walking on I-10 in Orange
- Southeast Texas runner home from Boston Marathon after explosives at event killed three people
- Confusion arises over Hurricane Ike relief
- RAW VIDEO: Footage at hospital following fire at ExxonMobil
- RAW VIDEO: Scene at ExxonMobil where at least 6 people were burned, two others hurt
- The Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum presents the Cowboy Ruckus and Camp Out on Saturday
- Beaumont runners gather in silent run to remember victims
- Dad and daughter run, reflect on explosions in Boston
- KFDM live interview with Boston Marathon competitor Daniel Villarreal at Beaumont silent run memorial to victims
- Live report from Port Neches silent run for marathon victims
- Federal prosecutor from Beaumont discusses terror investigations
- Orange County man in custody in Netherlands on a murder warrant
- Thirty people arrested after undercover drug operation
- Man with gun robs Port Neches convenience store
- Officer receives minor injuries when woman accused of DWI hits his vehicle
- KFDM speaks live with local runner Amanda Britnell who finished Boston Marathon and saw aftermath of explosions
- KFDM speaks with second local runner, Daniel Villarreal, who competed in Boston Marathon and reacted to explosions
- 15 cows shot dead; Valued at $25,000
- Explosions cause deaths, injuries at Boston Marathon finish line
- April 15 tax deadline is here
- Best friend remembers local student Blair Ray who died in a car crash
- Elderly residents say someone is taking their scooters
- Special Olympics Texas
- Walk for Life
- Tax Deadline
- CPS Kids Fest
- Breakfast with the Bishop Fundraiser
- Port Arthur Bird Show
- Cajun Jam and Car Show
- Funeral arrangements set for PN-G student killed in crash
- Defense attorney talks about client charged with capital murder in mother's death
- Newton County S.O. says body in Sabine River that of missing man
- Restaurant Report Card: April 12, 2013
- Beaumont shooting victim dies; truck found
- BPD released name of man killed in crash
- Investigators trying to determine whether mental health issue played role in Nederland shooting death
- BPD: Driver who was speeding dies in crash
- BISD board member upset by flyer that calls him racist
- Rotary Club to build handicap accessible playground
- Teenage girl killed in collision
- Woman accused of stealing and attacking workers with knife
- Child injured in crash
- Police investigating afternoon shooting
- Man charged with capital murder in shooting death of mother
- Meals on Wheels fundraiser
