KBMT-TV (Beaumont, TX)

3 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Tia Johnson

BEAUMONT, Texas — Southeast Texas educators and librarians are working to combat "summer slide," the learning loss of academic skills that occurs during summer break, as students begin their vacation from school. The phenomenon affects more than half of U.S. students who experience learning losses year after year, specifically in math and reading, according to a 2020 study by the American Educational Research Association. The problem has been amplified by the pandemic.

4 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong

BEAUMONT, Texas — Masked. Organized. And targeting banks in broad daylight. Federal prosecutors say four men tied to a Houston street gang pulled off two high-stakes robberies in Beaumont. ATM technicians were ambushed in broad daylight and nearly $300,000 in cash was stolen. Now, the suspects face federal charges, and the case is shedding light on a growing crime trend known as jugging. Masked men in stolen cars, cash in hand, and gone in seconds.

5 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Sammy Turner

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — A man is in critical condition after he was shot by a deputy following a police chase in Montgomery County late Friday night, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said the chase started when deputies attempted a traffic stop on the driver of a white Jaguar in south Montgomery County. During the traffic stop, MCSO said the driver took off and deputies took chase.

6 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Gabby Gaspard

BEAUMONT, Texas — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a child with disabilities found early Friday evening in Beaumont. The child was located around 5:30 p.m. in the area of Margo and Thames, according to the Beaumont Police Department. Despite efforts to identify him, no calls have been received regarding a missing child matching his description. “We have received no calls on a missing child and we are trying to find his family,” police said in a statement.

6 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Gabby Gaspard

BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 72-year-old bicyclist last week. Cuong Van Tran, a Beaumont resident, was hit by a dark-colored sedan while riding his bicycle southbound on Avenue C around 5:52 p.m. on May 24, according to police. The vehicle left the scene after the collision, and continued southbound.