KBMT-TV (Beaumont, TX)

KBMT is the ABC-affiliated TV station serving the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Texas, officially licensed to the area. It transmits a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from its transmitter located in Mauriceville. Viewers can also access the station through Time Warner cable, DISH, DirecTV, and various other cable providers across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Owned by TEGNA Broadcasting, KBMT operates its studios along the I-10/U.S. 69/U.S. 96/U.S. 287 corridor in Southeast Texas. Since the digital transition began over a decade ago, KBMT has expanded its network to include five additional stations, forming the core of The Networks of 12News.

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Beaumont Mayor proposes veterans commission

3 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong

BEAUMONT, Texas — Mayor Roy West announced plans Tuesday to create a veterans commission aimed at giving local veterans a stronger voice in city government. The proposal was shared during the groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s new VA clinic. Still in the planning phase, the commission would be composed of veterans from the community.
New VA clinic in Beaumont to double facility size by 2027

3 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Mark Armstrong

BEAUMONT, Texas — A new chapter began today for veterans in Southeast Texas as officials broke ground on a brand-new VA outpatient clinic in Beaumont. The future clinic will replace the current facility located at Plaza Circle near Interstate 10 and Laurel Avenue. Located at College Street near I-10, the new 55,000-square-foot facility will nearly double the size of the existing clinic and provide a wider range of services to more than 10,000 Veterans currently enrolled in the Beaumont VA system.
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

6 days ago | 12newsnow.com | Sophie Bates

JENA, La. — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ’s clampdown on campus protests. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday. He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained.
Southeast Texas lawyer & communication expert Jefferson Fisher returns from international book tour

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Scott Eslinger

BEAUMONT, Texas — Jefferson Fisher, a Southeast Texas personal injury lawyer turned viral communication expert, has returned from his first international speaking tour, promoting his book "The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More" across the United Kingdom.
Man steals brand new Mustang from Silsbee Ford salesman at gunpoint during test drive

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Scott Eslinger

SILSBEE, Texas — Police in Southeast Texas are on the lookout for a brand new Ford Mustang that was stolen at gunpoint during a test drive in Silsbee Friday afternoon. On Friday afternoon a man showed up at Silsbee Ford on U.S. Highway 96 and went on a test drive with salesman but shortly after leaving the dealership he pulled gun on the salesman and stole the brand new Mustang, according to an employee at the dealership.
46-year-old woman struck, killed by vehicle in Beaumont's south end Friday morning

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Scott Eslinger

BEAUMONT, Texas — Police in Beaumont are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a car Friday morning. A 46-year-old Beaumont woman was struck by a care before 8 a.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Corley Ave, according to Jefferson County Precinct One Justice of the Peace Ben Collins, Sr. She was taken by ambulance to Beaumont's Baptist Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival, according to Collins. Her name will not be released until her immediate family has been notified.
Woman struck, killed in gas station parking lot along Texas Hwy 62 near IH-10 in Orange

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Scott Eslinger

BEAUMONT, Texas — Police in Orange are investigating after a woman was reportedly struck and killed in a gas station parking lot along Texas Highway 62. Witnesses told 12News that a Greyhound bus passenger was smoking a cigarette in the parking lot of the gas station near the corner of Texas Highway 62 and Interstate 10 when she was struck and killed.
Beaumont residents can expect outages through Sunday as Entergy performs reliability upgrades

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Gabby Gaspard

BEAUMONT, Texas — Entergy crews are scheduled to perform reliability upgrades in the Beaumont area beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday, June 22. As part of the work, some customers may experience temporary power outages lasting up to five hours during daytime and evening hours. The scheduled outages are expected to occur between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. and are necessary to ensure the safety of workers while improvements are made to the power grid.
Teen shot at Roberts Park in Beaumont Thursday afternoon

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Gabby Gaspard

BEAUMONT, Texas — A chase ensued after a teen was shot at Roberts Park in Beaumont Thursday afternoon. According to 12News crew at the scene, the suspect was chased on foot by Beaumont police and was then tased before being arrested. Family of the victim told 12News that the victim was shot in the stomach. We are working to confirm more details about the shooting. Beaumont Police are at the scene. This is a developing story.
Woman sentenced to four years for parking lot shooting in March 2024

1 week ago | 12newsnow.com | Gabby Gaspard

BEAUMONT, Texas — A woman was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday after admitting to shooting a person four times during a confrontation in a parking lot last spring, according to court proceedings in Jefferson County. Makayla Moaning pleaded guilty in May to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the March 30, 2024 incident. The victim, whose name was not mentioned in court, survived the shooting.