”’November 14, 2025”’
Allegiance EMS employee charged with stalking pregnant ex-girlfriend
An employee of Allegiance EMS has been arrested in Jasper and charged with stalking his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
Luciano Silva, 25, of Spring, was arrested on Wednesday by Jasper Police.
According to the report, Silva had been following the woman in a car and also showing up at houses of her family members in Jasper after he had been told to leave her alone.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_0e9e1677-3ad3-45fc-9087-9bc17f1727c0.html
Jasper woman accused of trying to solicit sex from 12 year old boy
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard announced late Thursday that a woman from the Jasper Area, who was accused of trying to solicit sex from a 12 year old boy had been arrested and was being held at the Jasper County Jail.
Officers said the arrest came shortly after 4:00 pm, when 26-year-old Suzanna Mendoza, was taken into custody following an investigation that had been going on for several days.
Investigator Calvin Starkie headed up the investigation, which was initiated by the teen’s parents after they became suspicious.
Sheriff Chuck Havard said “I appreciate the hard work of Investigator Starkie. He had to work extremely fast because it is believed the suspect is an illegal immigrant and she threatened to flee the country. The appropriate federal authorities will be contacted.”
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_84ebdb80-232e-41d8-a607-b245ff4e2f60.html
Man arrested in Kinder after stealing Domino’s delivery car from Baton Rouge, sheriff says
KINDER, La. (KPLC) – A man is behind bars after a delivery car stolen from a Domino’s Pizza in Baton Rouge was found in Kinder.
Allen Parish deputies found the car at a home Tuesday, along with Jeremy Watley, 18, of Baton Rouge, who admitted to burglarizing a business and stealing the car, Sheriff Doug Hebert said. Deputies also found a gun that had been stolen from the Baton Rouge area.
Watley is jailed on counts of possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a stolen firearm. His bond has not yet been set, according to jail records.
Man wanted for Galveston County shooting arrested by Tyler County Sheriff’s Office
TYLER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) – A man wanted for a Galveston County shooting was arrested on Wednesday by the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office, in late October, the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Alexis Delarosa, 38 of Texas City, for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The press release said that the warrant had stemmed from a shooting that happened during a domestic altercation in Galveston County.
Investigators later received information that Delarosa was staying at a home on the west side of Tyler County, the release stated.
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office said that on Wednesday there was a joint-operation that resulted in the arrest of Delarosa.
Delarosa was taken to the Tyler County Jail where he remains until he’s transferred to Galveston County.
”’November 13, 2025”’
Corrections officer arrested in Natchitoches Parish for theft, malfeasance in office
NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) – A correctional officer who was working at the LaSalle Corrections / Natchitoches Parish Detention Center has been accused of theft and malfeasance in office, according to the Natchitoches Police Department.
NPD shared that on November 11, around 1:39 p.m., officers were notified of a theft that occurred earlier in the week at the detention center. An inmate claimed they were missing money from their property when they were released.
NPD said a review of security cam footage revealed Correctional Officer Moesha Collier removing property from an inmate’s currency bag and placing it into her pocket.
She was placed in the LaSalle Corrections / Natchitoches Detention Center. Malfeasance in office is a felony, and she is subject to not more than ten years in jail and up to $5,000 in fines or both if convicted.
DPS postal worker who died in crash was from Warren.
KFDM in Beaumont is reporting that a postal worker has died in an accident that occurred in nearby Hardin County on Tuesday afternoon. The crash is reported to have occurred shortly after 4:00 at the intersection of Highway 327 and US 69 south of Kountze.
An official report has not been released, but word is that a United States Postal Service mail truck was traveling west on S.H. 327 and when the driver of the vehicle apparently disregarded the stop sign at the U.S. 69 intersection, and pulled out in front of a 2003 Ford F-350 and trailer which was headed north.
The driver of the mail truck was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, where he was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the Ford and three passengers, including a 13-year-old child, were also transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The deceased was later identified as Chace Soignet, 26, of Warren, in nearby Tyler, County, where he was reportedly known and loved by everyone in the community.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_ad67386a-a0c0-4bac-b058-2e2369f3335f.html
Fires here, fires there, fires everywhere
Firemen from Jasper and all surrounding counties as well as two parishes across the river in Louisiana were busy on Tuesday as fires continue due to the high level of fire danger.
The largest fire here in Jasper County occurred in the south end, near Buna and was finally brought under control by Buna firemen along with workers from the Texas Forest Service.
Even though a burn ban is in place, some people continue to burn.
Jasper County Judge Mark Allen asked everyone to know that it is a dangerous situation and he and other re-instated the ban for a reason.
https://www.kjas.com/article_01aa97e8-d666-4b4f-99f6-7440c7d54d07.html
Game wardens, multiple agencies locate bodies of man, 2 teens following Trinity River kayak incident
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) – On Sunday, November 9, Texas Game Wardens in San Jacinto and Polk counties responded to the Trinity River south of Lake Livingston Dam after receiving reports of three missing people.
Two teenage boys, ages 14 and 15, were kayaking when their kayak overturned. The father of one of the teens entered the water in an attempt to rescue them. He also went underwater, but he did not resurface.
The bodies of the two teenagers were recovered by Polk County Game Wardens Sunday evening. The search for the man resumed November 10.
On Tuesday, November 12, William Poff, 53, of Camilla, was recovered from the Trinity River, south of Lake Livingston Dam, by Texas Game Wardens.
The Texas Game Warden Underwater Search and Recovery Team, Texas State Park Police, San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and local first responders assisted with the search. Texas Game Wardens dedicated multiple resources to the search: game wardens from San Jacinto and Polk counties, a human remains K9 and aviation assets.
The Cape Royale Volunteer Fire Department and the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s office also assisted.
The game wardens thanked the agencies for their help with the search.
Longview man accused of sexually assaulting child, fleeing to California
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) – A Longview man accused of sexually assaulting a child is behind bars Wednesday after he fled to California.
Kayvionta Patterson, 25, is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child.
The Smith County Sheriff’s Office said the crime was first reported on Nov. 6, launching the investigation.
Deputies then learned Patterson likely had plans to flee the state and attempted to find him before he was able to. The sheriff’s office said although they were close on several attempts, Patterson was able to evade them.
Working with DPS, the investigation found Patterson was heading toward California and passed the information along. A California police department found Petterson’s vehicle and, with help from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Patterson was arrested and is held on a $750,000 bond.
”’November 12, 2025”’
2 indicted for murder in Natchitoches Parish homicide
NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) – A Natchitoches Parish grand jury has returned indictments for second degree murder against two suspects in connection with a homicide on Keyser Avenue, according to Attorney Billy Joe Harrington.
Shadarious White, 20, and Jermaurion Simmons, 19, were arrested back in July for second degree murder, attempted second degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal use of weapons.
According to the Natchitoches Police Department, Latravion Stallworth, 18, of Natchitoches, was killed and five others were injured in a shooting in the 300 block of Keyser Avenue on July 6.
Investigators say the suspects are accused of jointly participating in Stallworth’s fatal shooting. Both are indicted for one count each of second degree murder.
An indictment means a grand jury has formally charged the suspect and there is sufficient evidence to move forward with the prosecution.
A third suspect, Demarkcus Nicholas, 19, of Natchitoches, was also arrested for obstruction of justice in the shooting.
Driver killed in crash on I-49 near Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) – A driver was killed in a crash that happened on Interstate 49 near Natchitoches on Nov. 11, according to the Natchitoches Police Department.
NPD said Ramon Hillman was traveling north when he exited the road and overturned near mile marker 134 around 11:41 a.m.
He was pronounced dead by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office as a result.
The crash remains under investigation.
https://www.kalb.com/2025/11/12/driver-killed-crash-i-49-near-natchitoches/
Natchitoches police investigate fatal crash on I-49
NATCHITOCHES, La. — A man died Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 49, Natchitoches police said.
The crash claimed the life of Ramon Hillman.
The crash happened just before noon at mile marker 134 inside the Natchitoches city limits.
Police said Hillman was driving a 2016 Nissan Altima northbound on I-49 when he ran off the road and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nearly 30 athletes suspended after Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman halftime brawl
GRAMBLING, La. (KNOE) – Nearly 30 athletes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference were suspended after a halftime brawl on Nov. 8.
A brawl broke out during the Grambling vs. Bethune-Cookman football game. The SWAC had suspended 18 GSU athletes and nine Bethune-Cookman athletes.
Most of those athletes are suspended for one game, but three of them are suspended for two “due to the severity of their actions,” the SWAC said.
GSU also received $40,000 fine, and Bethune-Cookman a $25,000 fine.
Grambling released a statement on Facebook, writing, in part, that the fight does not represent the university’s values.
“We hold ourselves to a higher standard — on the field and beyond it,” Grambling wrote. “Following yesterday’s incident, Grambling State University is conducting a full review in coordination with our athletic department and conference officials. Our commitment remains unchanged: to compete with passion, lead with discipline, and represent our community with excellence.”
Grambling said they will share updates as they become available.
NSU alumna Virginia Burkett earns Maddox Prize for Standing Up for Science
Burkett has published extensively on the topics of global change and low-lying coastal zones. She was nominated by the U.S. government to be lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third and Fourth Assessment Reports (2001, 2007) and the IPCC Technical Paper on Water (2008). She was lead author of the 2001 and 2009 National Assessments of climate change impacts produced by the United States Global Change Research Program. She also served on over 70 committees, commissions, science panels and boards during her career. She was among the several hundred authors who coitributed to the IPCC reports that garnered the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. She is a Scientist Emerita for the U.S.G.S.
Burkett and her husband, Sabine District Attorney Don Burkett, also a graduate of Northwestern State, were inducted in the NSU’s Long Purple Line, the alumni hall of distinction, in 2011.https://www.ktbs.com/news/nsu-alumna-virginia-burkett-earns-maddox-prize-for-standing-up-for-science/article_3eb47bdd-4d45-4f84-8c4a-08c248501feb.html
Postal worker dies in Hardin County crash
KFDM in Beaumont is reporting that a postal worker has died in an accident that occurred in nearby Hardin County on Tuesday afternoon. The crash is reported to have occurred shortly after 4:00 at the intersection of Highway 327 and US 69 south of Kountze.
An official report has not been released, but word is that a United States Postal Service mail truck was traveling west on S.H. 327 and when the driver of the vehicle apparently disregarded the stop sign at the U.S. 69 intersection, and pulled out in front of a 2003 Ford F-350 and trailer which was headed north.
The driver of the mail truck was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, where he was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the Ford and three passengers, including a 13-year-old child, were also transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The name of the deceased has not been released pending formal notification of next of kin.
https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_ad67386a-a0c0-4bac-b058-2e2369f3335f.html
Veterans honored at Combre Memorial Park in Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Over at Combre Veterans Memorial Park, people paid their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our country.
Over 20 names of local veterans who died in the line of duty are etched in the monument at Combre Park.
Fifteen years ago, this memorial was built. Now the VFW Post is working on creating a new marker dedicated to women.
“With the VFW as a whole, we’re here to help the community, not only veterans but the community as well. We do everything that we can in order to assist veterans and get their benefits,” Cmdr. Leevon Leggins of VFS Post 7321 said.
Officials with VFW Post 7321 say once they break ground on the new women’s monument, they hope to have it up by the end of 2026.
”’November 11, 2025”’
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