1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (213+ words) Published 2:22 pm Friday, July 17, 2026 A 65-year-old local man was arrested on first-degree felony drug charges Thursday, July 2, following a coordinated traffic stop by the Orange Police Department Narcotics Division. Richmond Daughtery, of Orange, was taken into custody after investigators discovered…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (271+ words) Orange Leader Houston man claims ‘sovereign citizen’ before leading officers on chase Published 1:27 pm Friday, July 10, 2026 A Houston man that reportedly told law enforcement he was a sovereign citizen before speeding off was sentenced to 25 years this week. Roderic Demond…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (148+ words) Published 5:16 pm Friday, June 26, 2026 A local man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to felony assault-family violence. On June 17, Miguel Angel Rodriguez II, 34, made the plea just prior to trial for the offense in the 260th District…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (240+ words) Orange Leader Bridge City man sentenced to 20 years on child porn charge Published 4:41 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 A Bridge City man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography this week. Allen Ryan Wilkenfeld, 41, entered…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (220+ words) Published 4:56 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 Billie Jo Petty, 46, was convicted this week of felony possession of a controlled substance by a jury in the 128th District Court, was sentenced to 18 months in a state jail facility. The case stems from a May…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (194+ words) Orange Leader 30th Annual Cops & Kids Event Postponed to Unknown Date Published 11:32 am Thursday, June 4, 2026 ORANGE COUNTY — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has announced that the 30th annual Cops & Kids event has been delayed due to heavy rainfall that is expected and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (156+ words) Published 4:11 pm Friday, May 22, 2026 Four people were arrested this week on drug and weapon charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 10. On Wednesday, May 13 detectives with the City of Orange Police Department conducted a traffic stop on I-10 westbound near mile…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (352+ words) Published 3:19 pm Friday, May 8, 2026 A jury has sentenced Derek Bradley to 30 years in the killing of the mother of two of his children. He had faced 5 years to 99 or life in the strangulation death of Cassie Graves, 38. The body of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (309+ words) Published 4:33 pm Friday, May 1, 2026 Orange County, in collaboration with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, has announced the return of the “Vessel Turn-In Program.” The initiative provides a voluntary and convenient solution for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (134+ words) Published 4:28 pm Friday, May 1, 2026 A Vidor man is being held on $1 million bond in the intoxication manslaughter death of a local toddler. Joseph Frank Green, 56, was arrested on a warrant April 25 and is being held in the Orange County Jail....