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Deputies find drug suspect hiding beneath mobile home JASPER COUNTY - The Jasper County Sheriff's Office searched high and low, including beneath a trailer, to find drug suspects caught in an undercover sting operation. Jasper County deputies and law enforcement officers from other agencies are going... February 22, 2012 3:33 PM Beaumont Police looking for people with outstanding warrants BEAUMONT - Police armed with cameras are going after people with outstanding warrants. Beaumont police are using specially equipped license plate readers on their patrol cars to look for men and women with outstanding warrants. Officers from Groves,... February 22, 2012 11:37 AM Search for missing man in Orange County ORANGE COUNTY - Law enforcement officers are searching for a man reported missing in Orange County. Mark Julian Oldbury Jr., 31, was last seen by family members at about 4 p.m. February 2 in the Mansfield Ferry Road area of south Vidor. Since that... February 22, 2012 12:56 PM Jefferson County seizing a large number of abused and neglected animals JEFFERSON COUNTY - Animals are mistreated, malnourished and abused almost every day. Sometimes owners can't take care of them or just don't know how. Jefferson County has seized a lot of animals in recent weeks, and while deputies are nursing some of... February 22, 2012 7:29 PM Total to pay U.S. $15 million to resolve underpayment allegations WASHINGTON – From Department of Justice - Total Fina S.A., Total Minatome Corporation, Total Exploration Production USA Inc., Fina Oil and Chemical Company, Elf Exploration Inc., Total E&P USA Inc. and their affiliates have agreed to pay the United... February 22, 2012 3:15 PM Passenger detained after disturbance on Continental flight to Houston PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An airline passenger who refused to turn off an electronic cigarette could face a federal charge in Portland. FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steel says the man was held Tuesday after he was taken off a Continental Airlines flight... February 22, 2012 8:48 AM Mom of boy found tied to bed in Dayton: 'It makes me angry' DAYTON - by Courtney Zubowski/KHOU 11 News and www.khou.com - The mother of a 2-year-old boy allegedly tied to his bed in Dayton wants criminal charges pressed against the woman she says is responsible. "The adults that were here at the time, charges... February 22, 2012 8:32 AM Ash Wednesday services draw large crowds SOUTHEAST TEXAS - Today marks the beginning of the Lenten season. Christians all across the world are observing Ash Wednesday. Hundreds of people attended the noon mass at Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont. The ashes are used to mark the... February 22, 2012 7:36 PM Killeen police say boy, 4, fatally shot brother, 3 KILLEEN, Texas (AP) - Police have determined that a 4-year-old boy found his mother's gun and fatally shot his 3-year-old brother at their Central Texas home. Killeen police on Tuesday identified the victim as 3-year-old Jordan Kenneth Jones.... February 22, 2012 10:47 AM Judge accused of trying to use influence to help friend's teen daughter HOUSTON (AP) - A judge in Houston has been barred from hearing a neighboring county's cases in a dispute over a shoplifting charge against a friend's daughter. First Court of Appeals Justice Jim Sharp apologized Tuesday. Sharp attorney Brian Wice... February 22, 2012 9:54 AM