Afternoon Crash Stalls Traffic on Interstate 10 Traffic was stalled about 2 p.m. Thursday after a crash on Interstate 10 westbound near Highway 62. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that a Dodge pickup truck was traveling westbound on the interstate in the inside lane. The driver moved to the outside lane but did not see that traffic was stopped ahead. The driver veered back into the inside lane and hit a Toyota passenger car. Neither driver was injured. 34-year-old Tommy Shipman of Conroe, who was driving the pickup, was given a citation for changing lanes when … [Read more...] about Crash Stalls Traffic on Interstate 10

A bicyclist was taken by ambulance to Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur after he was hit by a car about 6:30 Tuesday morning on Strickland Drive. Orange Police Officer Robert Ashworth reported that 28-year-old Brandon Alleman of Orange sustained non-incapacitating injuries. Alleman was riding a bike on 37th Street and was hit by a Chevrolet S10 pickup truck that was traveling west on Simmons Drive. Officer Ashworth reported that witnesses said the bicyclist ran a red light when he crossed into the intersection and was hit. The driver of the pickup was not injured. … [Read more...] about Auto-Bike Accident

  The month of August represents roughly the half way point of hurricane season with still three months to go. Mark Hanna with the Insurance Council of Texas provides an update of the 2015 hurricane season. Hanna pointed out it has been a relatively quiet hurricane season with now Tropical Storm Danny in the Atlantic only the fourth named storm, none of which has reached hurricane status to this point. That stated even Tropical Storm Bill which hit southeast Texas dumped a large amount on the area including almost 15 inches on Buna showing the effects that are possible from any passing … [Read more...] about Hurricane Awareness

Businessman Mark Frey said he is postponing his plans for an upscale RV park and has withdrawn his request for an economic development incentive. "The costs went up with construction and property and we decided to table it for a year," Frey said. The City of Orange Economic Development Corporation and the Orange City Council in May approved an economic development incentive of $250,000 for Frey. The agreement was for him to eventually pay back $50,000 of the money. The economic development money comes from a special sales tax that voters approved. Frey's plan is to build a landscaped park … [Read more...] about Upscale RV Park On Back Burner