Steve Stewart

1 week ago | kjas.com | Steve Stewart

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a man who pulled a gun on an employee at Silsbee Ford and drove away with a Ford Mustang has been captured in Buna. Late Friday afternoon he was spotted driving southbound on Highway 96 just south of Kirbyville. A deputy followed him to Buna while waiting for backup units and then stopped and arrested him.

1 week ago | kjas.com | Steve Stewart

On June 19th, 1865 - 160 years ago - Union Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived on Galveston Island and announced that slavery had ended across the United States. To commemorate the occasion, a yearly event called “Juneteenth” began in Texas and in recent years has spread across the country.

1 week ago | kjas.com | Steve Stewart

We are almost three weeks into the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season and fortunately the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of America have remained quiet. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says no tropical activity is expected over the next 7-10 days. There is, however, a hurricane raking the far southwest coast of Mexico. Category 1 Hurricane Erick was onshore Thursday morning and moving northwest up Mexico’s Pacific Coast.

1 week ago | kjas.com | Steve Stewart

The Orange County Sheriff's Department has arrested a man who they say interfered with a medical helicopter as it was trying to fly a patient to a hospital. According to the report, deputies arrested Ned Reese, 64, of Orange, and he was charged with Interference with a Public Servant. The report said the incident occurred on February 9th and the helicopter crew had a patient in urgent need of medical care.

1 week ago | kjas.com | Steve Stewart

Newton Police Chief Will Jackson says a man was burned after he was doused with gasoline and set on fire. Jackson said it happened during a disturbance on Tuesday evening at 105 Forward Street. The victim, 33-year-old Marlin Forward, was flown by medical helicopter to the burn center in Galveston for treatment. Chief Jackson has not said who the suspect is and he says the case remains under investigation.