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Recycling getting a second go-round in Beaumont   - Years after killing curbside collection, city springs for communal bin to see if residents want to go green THE BAYOU: What happens when the valedictorian 'ain't one of us'? Color means a lot more than you think ...   -  SURVEY: Would you participate in a citywide recycling program?   -  How do you make your summer getaway when there's no escaping high gas prices? w/MAP   -  Squeeze more mileage out of a gallon of gas   -  Big art sales follow Rauschenberg's death   -  Forest counties, school districts fear loss of federal money   -  Evadale boy's drawing chosen for book exhibiting orthopedic patients' art   -  THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: 50 years ago: Bob Hope in town for fundraiser   -  'Click it or Ticket' campaign starts up Monday   -  Wreck shuts down Texas 87 near High Island   -  10:15 PM: Texas 87 near High Island shut down   - Texas 87 near High Island was shut down at 10 p.m. Saturday night because of a motor vehicle accident, according to a Galveston County sheriff's office dispatcher. 4:10 PM: Spokeswoman: Sen. Kennedy is 'conscious, talking' after seizure   -  Unemployment falls in April: A sign of things to come?   - It might be, as some experts forecast sharp increase in the demand for workers this summer as industrial projects kick into high gear THE BAYOU: Beaumont might be the Museum Capital of Texas, but we don't have a museum like THIS one!   -  Relay for Life takes cancer fight in stride   -  Beaumont police: Spike in crime coincided with shortage of cocaine   -  New group raises money and awareness of autism   -  Middle school students get hands-on history lesson in Civil War reenactment   -  Hospital unveils more spacious, welcoming front lobby   -  Taxpayers who used certain payment features won't get direct deposit   -  Residents and Market Basket partner to revive recycling program   -  ASKED & ANSWERED: Readers offer ways to fight junk mail, unwanted calls   -  'God Bless America' message back on Beaumont buses   -  Port Arthur councilman who lost re-election bid asks for recount   -  Truck wreck ties up interstate traffic   -  10:15 PM: I-10 Truck wreck cleared   - A truck wreck that backed up traffic on the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 has been cleared and traffic should be moving swiftly soon, according to information from a Beaumont police dispatcher. Lamar will announce new head football coach Monday   - 4:40 PM: Navarro College football coach Ray Woodard is expected to be named the Cardinals' first football coach since 1989. 2 PM: "God Bless America" returned to Beaumont buses   - The message, "God Bless America" was removed, then subsequently returned to signs on Beaumont City Transit Buses 11:50 AM: Recycling In Beaumont? Citizens, Market Basket team up to bring it back   - With an eye toward reviving city-sponsored recycling, a group of Beaumont residents has partnered with Market Basket to organize a pilot program. 10:00 AM: Unemployment improved to 5 percent in April from 5.4 percent in March   -  8:20 AM: Rain possible today, but sunny weekend ahead   - The skies should clear up this weekend and provide some sun, according to the National Weather Service. But, before that, a little wet weather might come our way.< Prostitution is on the increase in Beaumont, according to police   -  SURVEY: Should drivers be held criminally or civilly responsible for items that fall off their vehicles?   -  7:20 PM: I-10 traffic in Beaumont slow because of wreck   - Westbound traffic on Interstate 10 was slow Friday evening after at truck accident, according to a Beaumont police dispatcher. West Brook class to help kids with autism make transition to high school   -  West Brook soccer wreck yields no criminal case   - DA: Not enough evidence against driver of truck involved in bus crash in which two students died PHOTO GALLERY: Rauschenberg broke borders and artistic boundaries   -  Doctor touts electronic medical records   -  Lumberton man indicted on capital murder in beating death of brother-in-law   - Brother-in-law of accused died 64 days after beating, robbery; manhunt spanned 6 months, 4 states Cops nab drug den suspects copping a few Zs   - Narcotics, weapons seized in Port Arthur arrest Black hole of Daisetta remains unchanged   - Nearby highway not threatened for now THE BAYOU: Beaumont city council hits the brakes on plan to remove 'God Bless America' from city buses   -  BAYOU AFTER HOURS: All hell breaks loose when John McCain calls a reporter 'sweetie' ... just kidding. It was Barack Obama. No hell will break loose.   -  Radio request in hands of state AG   -  1:30 PM: PN-G, Buna baseball playoff games postponed to Friday   -  Daisetta sinkhole unfazed by thunderstorm   - Concerns that a large thunderstorm may cause the Daisetta sinkhole to begin growing rapidly again were unrealized after early morning showers passed through today. 10:15 AM: Second Jefferson County jailer guilty in inmate assault   - A former Jefferson County jailer will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty Wednesday to assaulting an inmate last year. 9:55 a.m.: Power restored to Liberty Street area near Interstate 10   -  8:30 a.m.: Early morning storm cuts power to 600; almost 400 still out   -  7:00 AM: Storms likely to continue; tornado watch for Jefferson and Orange counties   - Rain is likely to continue through tonight, though storms are not expected to be as severe as last night's, said Stephen Carboni, a National Weather Service forecaster. Flea-sized ants have damaged electrical boxes, computers in Houston, could strike here next   -  Car cruise events drive 11th Street sleep clinic to distraction   - Business hopes for compromise in pillow fight as clients counting sheep are kept awake by horsepower SURVEY: What disturbs your sleep?   -  Sinkhole's effect on property values might be tough to gauge   -  One collector who had a Rauschenberg says you don't really 'own' art   -  Small SCORE for Cheddar's big cheese   - Restaurateur's firm among 13 honoreed by local chapter of small-business counseling service Projected Port Arthur growth has both up, down sides   - Officials look forward to expansion, realize problems come with it Fire investigator says arson cause of garage fire   -  Vote recount could mean double trouble for Vidor official   -  THE BAYOU: Michael Moore (and his twin brother) are already working on a sequel to 'Fahrenheit 9/11' ... because he's run out of fresh ideas   -  THE BAYOU: Every Texan -- even you -- is now eligible for discounted prescriptions with a free card you can download in seconds   -  Ex-Orange County sheriff eyes Vidor police chief position   -  Inspirational PA officer 'Chappy' Clayton dies   - One of first black officers a friend to all on force Port Arthur ISD super urges district to take heed of technology   -  Ex-jailer faces jail time for '07 inmate assault   -  Defeated Vidor official down by 5 votes, says opponent down by $1,800   -  5:10 PM: Neches River tours begin Saturday   -  1:15 PM: Hardin County under tornado watch   - Schools in Lumberton are on weather alert because Hardin County is one of four placed under a tornado watch as of 1 pm, which is to last until 3 pm. 12:35 PM Vidor councilman to call for recount   - Vidor Councilman Mike Harris will file for a recount following a press conference at Vidor City Hall Thursday at 9 a.m. 12:20 PM Orange County Sheriff Mike White interested in Vidor Police Chief position   - Orange County Sheriff Mike White has filed a letter of intent with the City of Vidor for the open chief of police postion, according to Ricky Jorgensen, city manager. 11:25 AM: Flags at Edison Plaze at half-staff for National Police Week   -  11:20 AM: Tornado spotted in southern San Jacinto County   -  THE BAYOU: Hurricane Rita wasn't a direct hit on Texas? Insurance honcho doesn't get out much   -  Oilfield services company in Daisetta cited by Texas Railroad Commission   - A disposal company whose operations are adjacent to the sinkhole in Daisetta has been cited by the Texas Railroad Commission. 9:55 AM: Tyler, Jasper, Newton and Polk Counties under tornado watch   -  8:50 AM: Group to present Small Business Person of the Year Award today   -  8:10 AM: Rain likely for the next few days   - It's going to be a wet couple of days, so prepare accordingly. Rain chances are on the rise, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Rainfall could fuel growthof Daisetta sinkhole   - Results of geologists' studies likely won't be available for weeks, but there's a 40 percent chance of storms today AFA softball walks ... for the moment   - Problem moves lucrative tournament to California this year, but officials aim to bring it back to Ford Park in 2009 SURVEY: What event would you replace this year's AFA softball tournament with?   -  Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008: Port Arthur native reinvented himself and art w/VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY   -  Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008: Artist's influence felt around the world ... and where he came from w/VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY   -  Judge sides with jury's original conviction   - Man, 67, won't get new trial in 2006 shooting Church members move forward   - With partial settlement, congregation planning to clean up gym for interim use Collision claims 2 Jasper men   -  THE BAYOU: Rauschenberg deserved more recognition from Southeast Texas in life. Maybe in death he'll get it ... or not.   -  Herbicide might deal with lake infestation   -  Texas Guardsmen get homecoming tribute   -  4:55 PM: State, federal forces unite to attack Steinhagen Lake plant plague   -  3:30 PM: Bills release injured Port Arthur native Everett   - The Buffalo Bills released Port Arthur native Kevin Everett today clearing the way for the former tight end to receive disability benefits for the spinal cord injury that ended his career. 3:05 PM: Two possible fatalities in wreck outside of Jasper   - A Department of Public Safety dispatcher confirmed a two-car accident on US-Highway 63 just outside of Jasper around 10 this morning. AFA softball tournament moves to California   - The American Fastpitch Association tournament set for the last weekend in July in Beaumont has been moved to California. 2:05 PM: Iraq War veterans honored at Lamar campus   - More than 100 soldiers recently returned from a 9-month tour of duty in Iraq were honored today at a Lamar University welcome home ceremony 1:50 PM: Veteran Houston news anchor Ron Stone dies at 72   - Ron Stone, the veteran news anchor and filmmaker who was a fixture of Houston television for more than four decades, has died at age 72. 11:00 AM: Pop artist, Port Arthur native, Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82   - Port Arthur native Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him a reputation as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance, has died, his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82. THE BAYOU: Not all Chiefs' fans were happy about Port Arthur's Jamaal Charles being drafted by KC, but he's likely to be the fastest man on the team   -  8:45 AM: Judge denies shooter's appeal for new trial   - The owner of a Hardin County trailer park will not be granted a new trial. 8:15 AM: Cloudy skies and rain in the forecast until Friday   - Cloud cover will likely stay over Southeast Texas for the next few days. Beaumont-Port Arthur makes best cities list   - Area ranks No. 25 among top small markets to relocate a family Groves teen with bullet in head pleads guilty   - A last-minute plea deal Monday likely will end a two-year constitutional rights saga involving forced surgical attempts to remove a bullet from the forehead of a Groves teen. County OKs deal which nets us $15K less for naming rights to Ford Park. What do you think?   -  Area school officials blame bond defeats on economic worries   -  2008 Jefferson Award winners honored at banquet w/ VIDEO   -  How much is in a name? Commissioners OK lower-paying 5-year naming-rights deal at Ford Park   -  Judge will decide fate of teen in cruelty case   - French enters no contest plea in cat beating death Natural gas linked to Port Arthur home explosion   -  Autistic teen can stay in Huntsville facility   -  THE BAYOU: A private family wedding is no holiday from cranky critics for the Bush family. Some folks just can't be nice.   -  Junkyard scrap still dogs Orange County commissioners   - Residents say Judy didn't meet deadline Silsbee council will replace member   -  5:55 PM: Port Arthur Fire Marshal rules natural gas leak in attic led to explosion   - The Port Arthur Fire department determined today that a natural gas leak in the attic coupled with weather conditions led to the house explosion at 2308 Green early Sunday morning. THE BAYOU: Allstate agrees to refund, credit or reduce rates for all of its Texas homeowners as part of a $71 million settlement with the state. What's in your wallet?   -  3:30 PM: Port Arthur Fire Marshal could release report on house explosion later today   - Port Arthur Fire Marshal Mark Mulliner said the fire department's investigation into the house explosion at 2308 Green "is getting very close" to revealing what might have caused the blast. 2:35 PM: Teen pleads no contest in cat killing case   - Lee French Jr., 19, entered a last-minute plea of no contest this afternoon to felony animal cruelty charges accusing him of beating a cat to death with a shovel in a Beaumont drainage ditch in January 2005. 2:25 p.m.: County accepts less from Ford in new naming rights deal   -  Sheriff's Deputy: Life in Daisetta back to normal, sinkhole seems stable   - The massive sinkhole that formed in Daisetta last week appears stable and life in the small town has resumed its normal pace, according to a member of the Liberty County Sheriff's Department. SOUND OFF: Is Beaumont-Port Arthur really one of America's best 25 small cities to raise a family?   -  9:55 AM: Beaumont cat cruelty case set for trial this week.   - Jury selection is slated for this afternoon in the case of a Beaumont teen charged with felony animal cruelty in the January 2005 beating death of a cat. 9:40 AM: Mark your calendars; three more weeks until school is out   - There are three more weeks until summer begins for students and teachers in the Beaumont Independent School District. 9:40 AM: Beaumont-Port Arthur among top 50 small markets to relocate families   -  9:30 AM: TxDOT traffic alert   -  9:30 AM: Port Arthur police arrest burglary suspect   -  8:05 AM: Rainy week ahead, but today should be dry   - Today should bring a little sun without the rain, but don't count on dry weather the rest of the week. 7:40 AM: Massive 7.8 earthquake jolts China   -  Port Arthur home explodes, damaging 33 houses; role of natural gas in question   -  11:15 AM: Groves teen with bullet in head in court this week   - Prosecutors confident despite not being able to have projectile removed; teen faces five felony indictments 2 survive high-speed rear ending   - Motorcyclists not wearing helmets 'lucky,' police officer said SURVEY: Have you cut your landline phone cord yet?   -  Landlines declining as principal telephone among consumers   -  TALES: Justice Department shut down Port Arthur elections   -  Mayor of Daisetta keeps post by 12 votes   -  Scrap recycler pays unprecedented $1.1 million for ship out of Beaumont dock   -  THE BAYOU: Through the magic of virtual-reality, you can now visit Texas without actually visiting Texas   -  7:15 PM: Investigation continues into Port Arthur residential explosion   - A forensic team, investigators and technicians with the Texas Gas Service were on the scene in Port Arthur late Sunday afternoon to determine what caused a house in the 2300 block of Green to explode early Sunday morning. THE BAYOU: Texas Baptists baptisms are sinking like a rock. But a tsunami of evangelism could drown their sorrows.   -  Prostitution case suspects could be victims of human trafficking   -  Southeast Texans reject most school bond plans   - Only Hardin's passes; others fail - in some cases overwhelmingly After seven black cops quit Beaumont force, some observers contend minorities are held back, others say all are treated equally   -  Hard-hat mom balances shift work with single motherhood w/VIDEO   -  Port Arthur council contests yield two winners, one runoff   -  Bond co-chair, postal clerk win seats on Port Arthur ISD board   -  Orange gives mayor fourth straight term   -  Silsbee commission sets rezoning hearing for apartment complexes   -  Lamar University graduates record 729 students   -  THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: 20 years ago: Judge moves Lockhart trial to Corpus Christi   -  Shrimp season to close Thursday night   -  Beaumont house catches fire; no injuries reported   -  Pressure washer compressor might be cause of car lot blaze   -  8:50 PM: Lumberton ISD bond fails   - The final results are in and Lumberton school district bond failed. 8:30 PM: Early voting results for LCM school district bond   - Early voting results are in for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district. 8:10 PM: Vidor ISD bond fails   - The Vidor School District bond has failed. 3:50 PM: Port Arthur car dealership fire still under investigation   - The cause of a fire that destroyed a Port Arthur used car dealership is still under investigation, according to city firefighters. 3:30 PM: Lamar University sets record with largest graduating class   - Lamar University broke a record today with the largest graduating class, said President James M. Simmons. THE BAYOU: Congressman wants to ban girlie magazines from all U.S. military bases ... because he's a champion of constitutional rights   -  Southeast Texas volunteers setting out for Myanmar   -  Hit the voting booth to decide on bonds, local officials   - $100 million in school upgrades to be decided, including $30 million for Lumberton ISD Boys will be cowboys as long as there's a rodeo   -  Kountze man arrested after leading police on car chase   -  Road near sinkhole closed to traffic for safety reasons   -  Poop Wrangler keeps pet owners' yards spotless, safer   -  Probation revoked, but woman out on bond pending appeal   -  Vidor senior wins Elks National Foundation scholarship   -  Port Arthur board throws out 34 suspicious mail-in ballots   -  Men's ministry saves Rita-damaged house from demolition   -  ASKED & ANSWERED: Get off junk mail lists by phone or letter   -  Roof fire at Beaumont City Hall does little damage   -  Man arrested in police raid at Beaumont apartments   -  Port Neches woman wins Texas Lottery Cash Five game   -  Organization taking old cell phone donations   -  3:30 PM: Alarms ring at Orange County Courthouse for test   -  12:45 PM: Hit-and-run suspect ordered to jail, then released   - Ashley Hardwick's probation was revoked in a Jasper County courtroom Friday morning but she's out on bond pending appeal. Beaumont City Hall fire extinguished   - 12:45 PM: Beaumont firefighters had controlled a smoldering fire on the roof of City Hall shortly after noon. 11:15 AM: The Southeast Texas economy defines what's good, economist says   -  10 AM: Daisetta sinkhole appears stable   -  THE BAYOU: Two years for a cat killer? How would you punish teens who dug up a child's corpse and used his skull as a bong?   -  8:50 AM: Kingwood teens accused of using corpse head to smoke pot   - The Kingwood teenager's story of decapitating a corpse and using the head to smoke marijuana was so outlandish that at first Houston Police Department senior police officer Jim Adkins did not believe it. 8:40 AM: No injuries reported in 18-wheeler incident   -  Sex case suspects also face visa woe   -  SURVEY: What should happen with the sinkhole?   -  Lights stay on at Jasper hospital, but facility files for bankruptcy   -  Woman took care of little brother, ailing mom, held down job while pursuing degree   -  Daisetta sinkhole 'could double' w/PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO AND SURVEY   -  Video captures safe theft from package store   -  Businesses blossoming throughout Mid-County   - New firms opening along U.S. 69, hotels spring up Grand jury indicts man accused of hammering wife to death   -  THE BAYOU: Guys, do you have a naughty nurse fantasy? Well, in Texas, 1 of every 20 nurses might really be naughty!   -  Box burglary suspect arrested   -  Central students injured in bus collision with luxury sedan   -  Lumberton relay celebrates cancer survival, recalls losses   -  THE BAYOU: Unarmed private dick Phil Klein bushwhacked by a 'gator ... Gator has an alibi   -  5:45 PM: Bus wreck sends five Central High School students to hospital   - Five Central High School students were being treated for minor injuries after the school bus they were riding in collided with a Cadillac this afternoon. Geologist: Salt domes all over Southeast Texas   -  2:45 PM: The region is filled with salt domes like the one under Daisetta where a massive sinkhole has formed a geologist said Thursday. Daisetta mayor says no need for evacuation   - 10:30 AM: A sinkhole that formed in Daisetta Wednesday morning may still be growing, but there is not any need for an evacuation of nearby homes yet, according to Mayor Lynn Wells. 9:33 AM: Daisetta sinkhole now the size of 6 football fields   -  9 AM: Sinkhole watch continues in Daisetta   -  8:30 AM: Sunny skies and 90-degree highs for Southeast Texas   - The heat is on. Southeast Texans should see their first 90-degree highs of the year today, according to the National Weather Service. Sinkhole in Daisetta engulfs utility poles, pipeline racks, storage tanks w/VIDEO   -  Sex raids hit two spas   - Two women face misdemeanor charges after prostitution investigation in Beaumont SURVEY: Is two years in prison a fair penalty for killing an animal?   -  Fuel plant could create 110 jobs in Port Arthur   -  Judge to decide if Jasper can pull utility plug on Dickerson Memorial Hospital   -  Gravesite dispute grieves family   - Exhumation at 2 locations finds local woman Despite lack of corpse, cat killing case will go to trial   -  Pearl Street work might inconvenience drivers   -  Lumberton bond issue brings out record early vote tally   -  THE BAYOU: Beaumont cemetery goof causes two graves to be dug up. What did they find? Click here.   -  THE BAYOU: Now you can stiff your waitress AND pretend to be generous at the same time! It's like having your cake, eating it ... and not paying for it   -  Sour Lake couple accused of growth, sale of marijuana   -  SURVEY: If you could unleash an enormous sinkhole anywhere in Southeast Texas, what would it swallow up?   -  Massive sinkhole collapses near Daisetta   - 5 PM: The sinkhole swallows a truck, saltwater storage tanks, utility poles and pipe racks.VIDEO 12:50 PM: West Orange-Cove to break ground for new elementary campus   - The West Orange-Cove school district will break ground for a new elementary school campus, located in the 2000 block of MLK Drive, Thursday at 10 a.m. 12:15 PM: Record high turnout for Lumberton school district early voting   - Lumberton school board officials confirm that they have experienced a record high for early voting numbers, a total of 1,632 votes. 12:00 PM: Environmentally-friendly school bus stops in Beaumont   - Beaumont residents got a breath of clean air this morning from an unlikely source, a school bus. 10:30 AM: Beaumont Police Department honors officers killed in the line of duty   -  10:20 AM: Sour Lake resident turns himself in on marijuana charges   - A Sour Lake resident turned himself to the Hardin County Jail in just minutes ago concerning an arrest warrant for possession of marijuana. THE BAYOU: Ex-BISD minion Willis Mackey stirs up a hornet's nest with dress-code enforcement at his new district ... with only 2 weeks of school left   -  8:20 AM: Slight chance for rain today, sunny skies ahead   - Today's forecast calls for a 20 percent chance for rain with highs in the lower 80s. Winds should be out of the southeast between 10 and 15 mph, with 20 mph gusts. Beaumont council considers towing cars of drivers with history of going uninsured   -  DuPont will pour $60 million into Orange chemical plant   - Besides investing in Sabine River Works upgrade, company plans an estimated 200 hires SURVEY: If you don't have insurance, should the city be able to take your car?   -  BISD gets down to work on three big bond projects   -  Anahuac rookery expected to be prime attraction for birds, birders   -  Courtroom disturbance delays murder trial in Beaumont   -  Fugitive could face charges in Jefferson, Hardin county killings   -  Jasper County father indicted in death of toddler son   -  Trial in deaths of woman, fetus set for October   -  THE BAYOU: Red Rover, Red Rover ... send another fugitive right over! Every day, fugitives come and fugitives go from Texas   -  Fire destroys family's mobile home in Vidor   -  Beaumont Main Street reopened after pipeline leak   -  5:40 PM: Pipeline leak closes 300 block of Main Street   - The Beaumont Fire Department has blocked off the 300 block of Main Street after a construction crew inadvertently struck a natural gas pipeline. 3:45 PM: Group seeking input for Sabine River basin study   -  3:05 PM: Grand Jury indicts Desormeauxs on capital murder in death of toddler   - A Jasper County Grand Jury indicted Leo and Crystal Desormeaux on capital murder charges in connection with the Dec. 9, 2007 death of Triston Dobbins, Leo Desormeaux's son. 12 PM: C-SPAN will present Ozen senior $3,000 for winning documentary   -  11:30 a.m.: Conn's sees 7.5 percent sales growth in 1st quarter   -  11:20 AM: DuPont Sabine River Works to spend $60 million in expansion; hire 200   -  10 AM: No injuries in early-morning Vidor fire   -  THE BAYOU: Wanna see Lee Harvey Oswald's morgue toe-tag? Marilyn Monroe's hair? Hurry, hurry, step right up ... to Texas' biggest freak show   -  8:00 AM: Rain still in the forecast, but sunshine and heat on the way   - If you didn't already have the sunglasses and shorts out, it's time. Drowning numbers a wake-up call for area residents who can't swim   -  More drug tests, fewer jobs filled   - An increase in screenings, positive drug test results has many companies struggling to find employees SURVEY: Could you pass a drug test right now?   -  Friends, families mourn loss of teen drowning victims   -  Jury: Dad was driving in fatal crash   - Man who put drunk daughter behind wheel gets probation for intoxication manslaughter No. 2 man in 2 deaths receives 2 decades   - Defendant plea bargains for aggravated robbery Domestic dispute ends in shooting   -  Victims in MLK wreck identified   -  Area foundation gives 46 groups $57,000 in grants   - Board reviewed requests from 56 organizations THE BAYOU: Would you rather support gays or killers? Not a tough choice for United Methodists, who pick ... killers!   -  Today last day for early vote in Saturday elections   -  Enterprise seeks local vacation spots   -  THE BAYOU: City said it was moving its cemetery to make room for a big new museum ... but it only moved the headstones. Call it ... Poltergeist 7: The Waco Haunt   -  Thunder on the Neches wraps up a successful 2008 Riverfest   -  TALES: Unsolved mystery back on the table   -  9:50 AM: Rains will linger in Southeast Texas through tonight   -  Newton County church celebrates 125th anniversary   -  Reports show abuse at state's mental hospitals   -  3 killed in head-on collision, 2 injured   -  Separate drownings claim 2 local teens   -  THE BAYOU: Roger Clemens admits he made mistakes ... well, except for the steroids and the sex with a 15-year-old girl stuff   -  6:35 PM: Three killed in Beaumont traffic collision   - Three people died today in a traffic collision at Martin Luther King Parkway and Washington Boulevard. 9:50 AM: Two teenage drowning victims recovered in Orange County   - Two teenage boys' bodies were recovered in two separate drowning incidents in Orange County on Saturday night, an Orange County Sheriff's dispatcher said Sunday morning. Southeast Texas Little Leagues short on coaches, umpires   -  Lamar launches capital campaign   - $46 million - almost half of the goal - already is pledged; other half will be collected over next five years Gulf of Mexico shrimpers suffering net losses   -  Jury: Dad was driving in fatal crash   - Man who put drunk daughter behind wheel gets probation for intoxication manslaughter Lumberton businessman investing in good works in West Africa   -  Fire official: Children playing with lighter start apartment blaze; no one injured   -  Companies offer shredding services to help protect against ID theft   -  Officials search Neches River for missing swimmer   -  THE BAYOU: You won't believe what they said. Well, you might believe it. But even if you don't, you mighta coulda.   -  Construction will alter route for Lamar motorists   -  Port Arthur man in serious condition after shooting   -  THE BAYOU: Now you can get up close and personal with mobsters without getting your legs busted. Hey, there's an offer you can't refuse.   -  THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: 30 years ago this week: Red Adair battled Anahuac fire   -  School expansions have construction business booming   -  THE BAYOU: There are probably 1,001 Texas laws you might be breaking without even knowing it. Hire a lawyer ... just in case.   -  2 P.M: Children playing with cigarette lighter start fire   - The Beaumont Fire Department is working a major fire at Autumn Cove Apartments in Beaumont, located at 3190 Eastex Freeway. Crackheads loan out cars for drugs   -  Rice farmer plans to grow community along U.S. 90   - Turning developer, Doguet, who has 800-plus acres south of highway, envisions middle-class neighborhood Multiple sclerosis doesn't slow aquatic racer   -  Companies owned by women, minorities win lucrative deals with other companies by helping meet diversity requirements   -  Kemp's ridley turtles begin nesting season on Gulf Coast   -