Megan Zapalac

2 weeks ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Megan Zapalac

Attorneys have finished site inspections related to the Port Arthur LNG scaffolding collapse and issued a new subpoena. Inspections of the scaffolding site finished Wednesday and the evidence is now able to be moved, according to Cade Bernsen, the attorney for Reginald Magee's family. Article continues below this adThe subpoena allows the attorneys for the Magee family to obtain payroll records from his previous employer, Zachry Group, according to Bernsen.

3 weeks ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Megan Zapalac

A Nome man has been sentenced and ordered to pay restitution for a bank fraud conspiracy. Eulice Emerson Alvey, also known as Trey, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and was sentenced to almost 5 years in federal prison by Judge Marcia A. Crone on Wednesday and was ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution. Article continues below this adAccording to information presented in court, on Sept.

3 weeks ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Megan Zapalac

Two men have been sentenced after convenience store clerk Sheikh Abir Hossain was killed during a robbery in 2023. Keandre Marquis Robinson, 20, of Beaumont pleaded guilty in October to possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death. He was sentenced to almost 34 years in federal prison Friday by Judge Marcia Crone, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office-Eastern District of Texas.

3 weeks ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Megan Zapalac

Simone the dog from Beaumont Animal Care is looking for a home. Simone is believed to be a 10-month-old Black Mouth Cur, Labrador Retriever mix who is medium sized and very playful, affectionate and food-motivated. Article continues below this adNot much is known about Simone's background except that she was picked up by a Beaumont Animal Care Officer and is good with other dogs, according to Beaumont Animal Care Adoption, Foster and Marketing Coordinator Viviana Lopez.

3 weeks ago | beaumontenterprise.com | Megan Zapalac

Since Tropical Storm Harvey, Orange County, along with its drainage district and cities has been working to increase the size of the culverts and put in new drainage throughout the county, especially in low-lying areas, Orange County Emergency Management Coordinator Joel Ardoin said. Hurricane Rita, which was declared a windstorm, “devastated” the county because there were a lot of big trees and things like that that received a lot of damage, Ardoin said.