Beaumont

The mayor of a southern Texas city apologized for violating her own stay-at-home order after a photo surfaced on social media of her at a nail salon, NBC News reports. The trip Tuesday by Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames to the closed salon has sparked an investigation by the district attorney. In the image, the mayor is seen wearing a face...

Climate change may be the defining risk for oil and gas companies in coming decades, and attorneys for New York state are saying Exxon Mobil misled investors about how it was handling that risk. The state made closing arguments Thursday in a case that accused the energy giant of downplaying the impact of stricter climate regulations in a warming world....

The California Highway Patrol and municipal law enforcement agencies throughout Riverside County on Sunday will be cracking down on motorists who attempt to try their luck driving under the influence while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

The westbound Moreno Valley (60) Freeway will be partially shut down Wednesday for repairs in the Badlands west of Beaumont, and transportation officials advised motorists to be prepared for delays or consider taking an alternate route.

A Beaumont man accused of taking pictures of unsuspecting underage victims in Beaumont and elsewhere in Southern California was charged with possession of child pornography Thursday.

Five people suffered major injuries and nine others sustained moderate injuries after falling ill at a wedding or wedding-related event near Beaumont, where people were extremely sick to their stomachs, a county fire department spokesperson said Sunday.

The city of Beaumont on Tuesday could become the first Inland Empire municipality to oppose California’s so-called sanctuary state law, joining Orange County and a number of its cities in challenging the statute’s validity.

Over two dozen dogs and three cats are looking for their forever homes just in time for the holidays after the Beaumont Police Department seized the pets from a hoarding situation.

Four former Beaumont city officials pleaded guilty in a corruption scandal. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.

Four former Beaumont city officials pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges stemming from a yearlong investigation into corruption involving misuse of tens of millions of dollars in public funds and other acts of fraud, prompting a judge to immediately sentence each man to varying lengths of home detention and order payment of penalties ranging from $100,000 to $4 million.

Evacuated residents were allowed back home Sunday afternoon, and roads were reopened, as firefighters on Monday continued efforts to clear a ring of cleared space around a brushfire in the foothills west of Calimesa.

Firefighters Sunday had 15 percent containment of a large, fast-moving, 3,300-acre brush fire that started west of Calimesa and triggered mandatory evacuations in Riverside County and neighboring Redlands.

The Palmer fire, which scorched at least 3,000 acres in the Inland Empire on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, was sparked by fireworks.

One week after Harvey roared into the Gulf Coast, residents of a Texas city struggled with no drinking water, fires continued to erupt at a stricken chemical plant and funerals began for some of the mounting toll of victims. In Beaumont, Texas, home to almost 120,000, people waited in a line that stretched for more than a mile to get...

Hurricane Harvey caused record flooding across the Houston area. Comparing photos from before the storm show dramatic changes.

As floodwaters receded and rescuers searched waterlogged neighborhoods for more potential victims, Houston officials began turning their attention to finding temporary housing for those in shelters and getting enough gasoline for people to fill up cars — but also to the city’s long-term recovery, which will take years and billions of dollars. Authorities raised the death toll from the storm...

Video from inside a U.S. Navy helicopter shows the dramatic rescue of several people, including children, stranded in Beaumont. Hundreds of residents have also been forced to flee to local shelters. Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames has warned that once the water recedes, they are likely to see “some more horrible situations”.

A controversy in Beaumont has turned into a firestorm on social media after a high school student was chastised for not wearing a bra to school. Tony Shin reports for the NBc4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.

More than two weeks after a 21-year-old woman was found gunned down in Beaumont, her mother is pleading for justice.

New details emerged Monday about the former firefighter accused of going on a violent rampage over the weekend in Riverside County, and his victims.