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Erika Harris

Beaumont

Weekend Anchor at KFDM-TV (Beaumont, TX)

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  • Workforce challenges: why Beaumont struggles with high unemployment amid job growth

    1 week ago | kfdm.com | Erika Harris

    The unemployment rate for Beaumont is 5.3%, which is higher than the state and national average. There were nearly 19,000 job postings in Southeast Texas within the last six months, according to Workforce Solutions of Southeast Texas. In this week's Accountable, KFDM/Fox 4 News Anchor-Reporter Erika Harris goes beyond the numbers to find the factors that are causing high unemployment in Beaumont.

  • Union rebuts mayoral candidate's claims on crime, chief's qualifications

    1 week ago | kfdm.com | Erika Harris |Aaron Barnhill

    TOPICS:BeaumontCrime rateMayoral candidatePolice chiefAaron LewellenBPOARobin MoutonLaw enforcementThe president of the Beaumont Police Officer's Association sets the record straight following a video posted on Facebook by former Beaumont mayor and current mayoral candidate Robin Mouton. In the video, Mouton criticizes the city's crime rate and the current police chief as less qualified in a field of candidates when the position was being filled in 2024.

  • Accountable: Why is it hard to catch a thief who breaks into your car in Beaumont?

    2 weeks ago | kfdm.com | Erika Harris

    Accountable: Why is it hard to catch a thief who breaks into your car in Beaumont? TOPICS:BeaumontCrime statisticsAuto burglariesProperty crimePolice departmentCesar BeattieWest sideErika Harris According to the most recent crime statistics released by the Beaumont Police Department, violent crime is down from January 2025. There was a slight uptick in property crime.

  • Orange partners with Lamar University to install flood gauges for storm preparedness

    2 weeks ago | kfdm.com | Erika Harris

    TOPICS:OrangeLamar UniversityFlood gaugesStorm preparednessHurricane LauraTropical Storm HarveyFIDOFirst respondersThe City of Orange, which has faced significant flooding from events like Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017 and Hurricane Laura three years later, is taking proactive measures to mitigate future flood impacts.

  • Beaumont police investigate fatal one-car crash on Eastex Freeway service road

    2 weeks ago | kfdm.com | Erika Harris

    TOPICS:BeaumontPoliceInvestigateFatalCrashEastex FreewayService roadVictimBeaumont — The Beaumont Police Department is investigating a one-car crash that claimed the live of one person Saturday afternoon. BPD Community Relations Sgt. Tom Swope confirming with KFDM/FOX4 one person was killed following the crash that happened on the Eastex Freeway service road near Dowlen Road. Sgt. Swope says the crash victim was transported to the hospital where the victim died.

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