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Convicted child sex offender allegedly caught in the act with another child
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department says a previously convicted child sex offender has been arrested after he was allegedly caught in the act with another child, and then fled into Texas. According to Sheriff Sam…
Read article →K9 Bruce reports for duty in Newton County and already makes two drug-related arrests
It didn't take long for K9 Bruce to make his first drug-related arrest for the Newton County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Robert Burby says Deputy J. Nash and K9 Bruce completed training on February 3rd at…
Read article →Louisiana’s Sen. Kennedy introduces bill targeting ‘woke prosecutors’ who fail to charge violent offenders
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-Louisiana) introduced a bill Tuesday (Feb. 7) that would strip federal funding from the offices of local district attorneys who fail to prosecute violent criminals. The Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act…
Read article →Both insurance-related bills from special session signed into law by governor
Two bills that will impact insurance in Louisiana have been signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. The La. Senate and the La. State House of Representatives both also passed HB1 and HB2.…
Read article →Motorcyclist Shot and Killed by Deputy West of Beaumont
KFDM is reporting that the driver of the motorcycle was shot and killed early Tuesday morning near the small community of China, west of Beaumont. Officers have said the incident occurred shortly after 1:00 when…
Read article →Update: Unidentified Pedestrian Killed in Vernon Parish Crash
Arrests have been made in relation to a hit-and-run that took the life of Marti Lee Clem, 64, of Anacoco, on LA Highway 111 at Tom Beckcom Road on Feb. 4, 2023. Louisiana State Police…
Read article →Theft cases solved, items recovered
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports two recent felony theft cases were solved by Detectives at the Criminal Investigations Division. In mid- January, a 31' travel trailer and a 10'x12' portable building were stolen from two victims…
Read article →Texas attorney shot by Dick Cheney during 2006 hunting trip dies
(AP) - Harry Whittington, the man who former Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot while they were hunting quail on a Texas ranch 17 years ago, has died. He was 95. Whittington died at his…
Read article →Hit and run incident in Vernon Parish leaves woman dead
Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft and Louisiana State Police are looking for a vehicle and it's driver following a hit and run incident that occurred on Friday, leaving a woman dead. Officers with Louisiana State…
Read article →New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival daily schedule of artists revealed
The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has revealed its daily schedule of artists. The initial schedule release in January grouped artists by weekend. Friday's release breaks down the lineup by day. Among the…
Read article →Meth Arrest
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces the arrest of Eric Lamar Samuel (age-51) of Natchitoches late Friday night, February 3, 2023. Sabine Parish Sheriff Patrol Deputy Jeriah Steinke stopped a vehicle for speeding 70/55 on LA Highway…
Read article →2023 NSU Louisiana High School Essay Contest
The 15th annual NSU Louisiana High School Essay Contest is now open for submissions until June 1, 2023. The essay contest is open to all Louisiana students in grades 9-12 regardless of type of school…
Read article →Panola County authorities seize money, pills during Saturday night traffic stop
PANOLA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Two Houston men were arrested in Panola County Saturday while allegedly transporting drugs and a large amount of cash. According to Panola County Sheriff Cutter Clinton, Eric Fair and Mitchell…
Read article →FAA preparing to investigate Gregg County plane crash
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A plane that crashed near the Gladewater Municipal Airport is now being monitored by the Texas Department of Public Safety. The plane crashed into a pond just east of the…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board
An Indian Parent Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday February 6, 2023 at 1:00 at Zwolle High School. All are invited to attend.
Read article →NSU seating dedication
NATCHITOCHES —Northwestern State University will dedicate seating in Prather Coliseum in memory of Jerry Pierce, who served the university as an administrator, communicator and ambassador for over 57 years. The dedication will take place during…
Read article →Natchez Mobile Home Fire
NATCHEZ, La. - A mobile home caught fire in Natchez Sunday evening. Firefighters responded to the blaze in the 9500 block of Louisiana Highway 1 around 6:40 PM. The mobile home was damaged but there…
Read article →Bossier City wreck under investigation
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Bossier City police are investigating a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian. Around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, the BCPD Accident Investigation Team responded to an accident on the 2800 block of…
Read article →Buna deacon killed in tragic incident at church
A Buna church deacon was killed in a tragic incident on Saturday. A very reliable source told KJAS News that David Moore was reportedly performing work on the roof of Central Baptist Church on Highway…
Read article →ATV rider found guilty in Tyrell Park child death
A Jefferson County jury on Friday convicted a man on a manslaughter charge in the May 6th, 2021 death of a child in Tyrell Park. Prosecutors successfully argued that Darrell Wayne Brown was operating an…
Read article →UPDATED - Only minor injury in two vehicle auto crash
One person was reported to have only minor injuries following a two-vehicle auto accident that occurred in the north end of Jasper County on Friday evening. The volunteers of the Lake Rayburn Fire Department, along…
Read article →Wreck on Dam B Bridge injures 3 and closes bridge for hours
Three people are reported to have been injured in a three-vehicle auto crash that occurred on Sunday evening on the Highway 190 bridge crossing Dam B between Jasper and Woodville. The crash involving an eighteen…
Read article →Fire destroys home on Hemphill Street in East Jasper
A fire that broke out on Saturday evening completely destroyed a home in East Jasper. The volunteers of the Jasper Fire Department were dispatched to the home at 669 Hemphill Street, shortly after 7:00 and…
Read article →Meth lands Colmesneil man in jail
The Tyler County Sheriff's Department says a driver had no driver's license, no insurance, and no valid registration, but what he did have was methamphetamine and that's what landed him in jail on Monday evening.…
Read article →Sheriff provides update on two recent criminal cases
Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman on Thursday gave an update regarding two criminal cases in the past week. One was a burglary that occurred at about 1:30 Monday morning at Angelina Grocery on Highway 63…
Read article →Three women accused of strong-arm robbery at Parkdale Mall Dillard's
Police in Beaumont say they're trying to identify three women who are accused of committing a strong-arm robbery at the Dillards store in Parkdale Mall. Cops say the trio stole several purses at about 6:00…
Read article →Fatal Crash
STONEWALL, La. - A woman is dead following a crash Thursday evening in DeSoto Parish. It happened about 6 p.m. on Interstate 49, north of LA 3276. According to Louisiana State Police, Diamond Foster, 30,…
Read article →Person struck by a train in Lufkin
Lufkin Police are investigating after a man was struck by a train Thursday morning. City of Lufkin spokeswoman Jessica Pebsworth says it happened shortly before 10:00 on Union Pacific tracks in the southwest side of…
Read article →Feds to try Evadale Little League Coach in April, state poised for their turn
Federal prosecutors are preparing to take a former Evadale Little League baseball coach to trial in April. Meanwhile, Jasper County District Attorney Anne Pickle says the state is ready to go once the feds finish…
Read article →Graduating class contributes more than $100,000 in pro bono work for Louisiana companies
New Orleans, La. (February 2, 2023) – The Louisiana Travel Association (LTA) celebrated the graduation of Jessica Rodgers, Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourism Bureau’s (SBCTB) convention sales manager and Charlotte “Charlie” Rice, CAP, director of administration…
Read article →Alleged Cameron Parish fraudster arrested in Sabine County
An alleged fraudster out of Cameron Parish has been arrested in Sabine County. Cameron Parish Sheriff's Department records say that 48-year-old Bobby Lee Spoonmore, of Sulphur, was wanted on felony charges of Residential Contractor Fraud,…
Read article →Child dead, mother hospitalized
BOSSIER CITY, La. - On Tuesday, Ringgold Police Department responded to a call about a vehicle crash on School Street that left a woman and her child, 10, injured. According to RPD, both victims were…
Read article →Natchez man hospitalized by mobile home fire
NATCHEZ, La. - Investigators are looking into the cause of a mobile home fire that sent one man to the hospital. It happened around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Sam Clark Road…
Read article →UPDATED - DPS says trailer detached from 18-wheeler and crashed
The Texas Department of Public Safety says the driver of an 18-wheeler was traveling at an unsafe speed during rainy conditions, which resulted in his big-rig hydroplaning and then crashing off of a Tyler County…
Read article →Accused Tyler County burglar arrested
Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford announced Wednesday that an accused burglar has been arrested. According to Weatherford, the crime occurred on December 19th at the Family Dollar Store in Spurger. The sheriff said security camera…
Read article →Jasper man drives truck through house in College Station
An accused drunk driver with ties to Southeast Texas slammed into a home in College Station. 20-year-old Grayson Williams from Jasper is now facing a DWI charge for the crash. A judge set bond at…
Read article →Angelina County Sheriff's Office offers tips for road safety during icy, rainy weather in East Texas
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - With winter weather and more rain hitting East Texas in the coming days, staying safe on roads is important. Capt. Alton Lenderman with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office said there’s…
Read article →Pedestrian killed on I-20 Monday was ETBU student, hockey team member
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Authorities were dispatched Monday morning to a reported auto-pedestrian wreck on I-20 near Waskom. According to the Texas DPS report, a preliminary investigation indicates that James Ford, 56, of Tyler,…
Read article →Longview police investigating after shooting reported in apartment complex
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview police say that Tuesday at 5:25 p.m. officers responded to the Maverick on Eastman apartment complex, at 1519 North Eastman Road, where several reports of gunshots heard in the complex…
Read article →Lufkin man accused of shooting son following argument at home Monday
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin man was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly shot his son. Police say Jaboskey Garrett, 48, shot his son Monday night. His son is Travoskey Garrett, 30. The shooting…
Read article →Woman arrested in relation to fatal crash in September of 2022
The Sabine Parish Sheriff's Department reports that a woman has been arrested in connection to a fatal crash that occurred in September of 2O22. The crash occurred on LA Highway 6 in the Toledo Town…
Read article →Firetruck found, stolen by juveniles
POWHATAN, La. — Two juveniles — ages 11 and 14 — are charged with multiple crimes in connection with a fire station break-in and fire truck theft. The two were developed as persons of interest…
Read article →Sheriff asks for help in finding man who stole catalytic convertor
Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman and his deputies are asking for help in identifying and locating a man who they say is responsible for the theft of a catalytic convertor from a vehicle on the…
Read article →Deputies investigating burglary at Angelina Grocery
The Jasper County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary at Angelina Grocery, on Highway 63 West. According to department spokeswoman Karli Cherry, deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the business at about 1:3o Monday…
Read article →Ceremonies to be held for loth anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy
Special ceremonies will be held to mark the loth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. The shuttle broke up during re-entry on the morning of Saturday, February 1st, 2003, taking the lives of her…
Read article →8-year-old boy killed in fire caused by space heater
SAREPTA, La. (KSLA) - An 8-year-old boy is dead after a fire in Webster Parish. It happened Monday, Jan. 30 around 1:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Church Street in Sarepta, officials with the…
Read article →Shelby County authorities searching for burglary suspects
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to send in information about a burglary that occurred at James Grocery at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
Read article →First Alert Weather Day: Winter Storm Warning in effect
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for several East Texas counties until noon on Wednesday. Sleet and freezing rain are likely in the warned area with 1/4 to 1/2 of…
Read article →Deputies investigating burglary at Angelina Grocery
The Jasper County Sheriffs Department is investigating a burglary at Angelina Grocery, on Highway 63 West. According to department spokeswoman Karli Cherry, deputies responded to a burglary alarm at the business at about 1:30 Monday…
Read article →Thousands of partiers caused problems in Polk County
Polk County Today is reporting that a weekend gathering of approximately 4,000 people in a small community 25 miles northwest of Woodville has left Polk County officials to deal with the aftermath, including a damaged…
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