Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. For the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, forecasters predict a 45 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 35 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 20 percent chance of a below-normal season. "As a Florida resident, I am particularly proud of the important work NOAA does in weather forecasting and hurricane prediction," said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. "These forecasts are important for both … [Read more...] about Forecasters Say Above Normal Hurricane Season

Police arrested a homeless man intoxicated on pills Thursday night inside a garage of a house in the Cypress Bayou neighborhood subdivision off Hwy 87. Residents of the house were in the garage when the man walked inside. The woman living in the house posted on Facebook that the man claimed he had been left at a store and he was looking for a phone charger. 28-year-old Brock Dwayne Elliott of Louisiana faces charges of misdemeanor public intoxication and felony failure to identify. Police were called to the house in the 900 block of Red Oak Drive at 11:16 p.m. Officer S.J. Mulhollan … [Read more...] about Man Found In Garage, Arrested

A trucker who stopped early Thursday morning to use the restroom at the Texas Travel Information Center had his rig with 14 tons of steel cores stolen. The Peterbilt truck was later found in Beaumont and a man was arrested. The flatbed trailer with the steel was found separately about an hour later. Orange police report the trucker was driving a 2016 Peterbilt tractor truck with a flatbed trailer loaded with six, 7,000 pound steel cores. The driver told police he left the truck unlocked but turned it off and took the key with him when he was gone for about five minutes. However, the … [Read more...] about 18 Wheeler Stolen From TIC

  The first of probably two workshops was held Thursday morning to discuss compensation for elected officials in Orange County.  The Commissioners Court reviewed about a half dozen suggested plans to more correctly or more evenly pay elected officials in the county. During the more than one hour discussion by the Court and several elected officials in attendance the plans were reduced to just two that would be considered for possible implementation.  One of the plans was worked up by County Judge Brint Carlton.  It would have all elected officials paid at a similar level to place … [Read more...] about Elected Officials Compensation

The collective bargaining talks between the Sheriff’s Office Employees Association and Orange County are still stalled.  The two parties met for over two hours Thursday and do not appear any closer than they were six weeks ago when negotiations started up again.  Union attorney Greg Cagle said he was reluctant to even make a counter offer because he and the Association’s members believed the county’s last offer was a greater reduction of pay and incentives for the deputies than their previous offer.  County Judge Brint Carlton said he desired to continue the bargaining process.  Carlton … [Read more...] about CBA Talks Still Stalled

A boy from Bridge City is in critical condition at a Houston hospital after he was struck trying to cross the street by a pickup truck Thursday.  The Bridge City Police Department said Bryan Dunmon, age 9, was running from a gas station towards his home at about 5:00 PM Thursday when he was struck by a pickup truck in the northbound lane of Highway 87 at the intersection with Highway 62.  The young Dunmon suffered multiple injuries including a fractured skull, a punctured lung, three broken ribs, two broken clavicles, and his leg was broken in three places.  Police report the driver of the … [Read more...] about Nine Year Old Struck By Car