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Beaumont Main Street hosts 2024 'Dogtoberfest' in downtown

Television

25 years of 'SpongeBob SquarePants' | Voice actors celebrate milestone anniversary

Rodger Bumpass and Carolyn Lawrence, who voice Squidward and Sandy Cheeks, respectively, discuss voicing the popular characters for a quarter of a century.
Local News

Beaumont CVB offers real-world scavenger hunt around Southeast Texas via Geocaching

The Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau got involved in the fun by placing Geocaches in 25 spots around the city to set up their own "Geo Tour."
Family

Teen girl worries about aging out of Texas foster care system and 'ending up alone'

Violetta, who goes by Vii, has in been foster care for four years. She loves cats, wants to become an attorney, likes doing makeup and is ready for a family.
Family

These 5 siblings in Texas foster care hope to be adopted by the same forever family

Ydin, Myli, Yasmani, Myra and Myla are a tight-knit sibling group hoping to find an affectionate family to spend time with them.
Local News

POP WATCH: An East Texas love story nearly 70 years in the making

Nan and Pop are becoming a very popular couple with approximately 4.9 million fans on social media.
Television

Stand-up comedians preview 'Rock Paper Scissors' TV show on Nickelodeon

The animated children's series debuts Monday, Feb. 12 at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Heartwarming

'Something told me to do it' | 8 children adopted, found their forever home in Jefferson County Friday

There are currently 259 children in foster care in Jefferson County. Events like this bring more exposure to the option of adoption.
Texas News

Young boy in Texas foster care creates beautiful drawings while waiting for a forever family

Joshua is 12 years old and enjoys drawing. He cares deeply for the environment, is teaching himself the guitar and wants to live on a beach someday.
Breast Cancer

Twin breast cancer survivors diagnosed months apart when they were only 37

Vatrecia Gayfield learned she had stage 3 breast cancer after feeling a lump in 2021. While she was being treated, twin sister Vamekia was also diagnosed.
Family

'Someone who won't abandon me' | Young girl in foster care hopes for a forever family

Sabrina has been in foster care for 12 years. She loves art and going to school and dreams of traveling the world.
Holidays

At what age should you stop trick-or-treating?

Are teenagers too old to trick-or-treat? It's a buzzed-about topic every year.