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NSU will offer two phlebotomy training courses at main campus and Cenla campus
Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer two online sessions of Phlebotomy Technician Training this fall, one at the Natchitoches campus beginning Aug. 29 and one at the Cenla campus beginning…
Read article →Pilot identified in fatal plane crash near Cheneyville
New information has been released from the NTSB about a cropduster that crashed Tuesday afternoon near Cheneyville , which killed the pilot. The Rapides Parish Coroner’s Office has confirmed that the pilot’s name was Gill…
Read article →Henderson County Wildfires Started on Shoulder of Hwy 198
Evacuation orders are now lifted following a fire that burned dozens of acres in Henderson County on Wednesday. Three firefighters were treated for heat-related injuries, but are expected to be okay. Payne Springs Fire and…
Read article →Shreveport carjacking suspect arrested after traffic stop turns into high-speed chase in Many
A traffic stop in Many turned into a high-speed chase involving multiple agencies. On Aug. 3 at 8:30 a.m., Many police officers attempted to make a traffic stop. The driver refused to stop and began…
Read article →Police Investigating After Gunshot Victim Shows Up to Local Hospital
Jasper Police were busy late Wednesday afternoon investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting victim who showed up at the Jasper Memorial Hospital emergency room. Reportedly, the 21-year-old victim had multiple gunshot wounds, but still managed…
Read article →Items needed to stock NSU Food Pantry for fall semester
Northwestern State University’s Food Pantry is in need of items in advance of the start of the Fall 2022 semester. Alumni, friends, civic groups or anyone interested is invited to help stock the pantry. “We…
Read article →NSU alum named to Order of Omega board of directors
Dr. Lamar Bryant, associate vice chancellor for strategic initiatives in the Division of Diversity Engagement at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, has been appointed to the board of directors of Order of Omega, an international…
Read article →A Different Kind of Poverty That You Can Help Cure Locally
There are different types of poverty that may affect you or someone you know in one way or another: situational, generational, absolute, relative, urban, and rural. Some people find themselves in one or more types…
Read article →CASA of the Sabine Neches Region
CASA of the Sabine Neches Region needs volunteer advocates in Sabine County. Our volunteers are fully trained and sworn in by a judge to advocate for the best interest of children in foster care. Our…
Read article →Mullican earns ALD graduate fellowship
Jessica Mullican of De Ridder, a recent graduate of Northwestern State University, has been awarded a $2,000 Dean Adele Hagner Stamp Graduate Fellowship from Alpha Lambda Delta, the honor society for first-year academic success. Mullican…
Read article →Person in Traffic Lane Struck and Killed by a Vehicle on U.S. Hwy 59 in Polk County
In an unprecedented period for auto-pedestrian accidents, the latest one occurred Monday night in Polk County and proved deadly for someone on the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 59. Polk County Today is reporting that…
Read article →Wildfire Risk Remains High Throughout East Texas
As we know, it is hot across East Texas. Those high temps and lack of rain are putting much of the state at high risk of wildfires this week due. “A lot of folks will…
Read article →Unrestrained Boyce Woman Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, just before 8:00 a.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop E began investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash on US Hwy 71 near Gene Ball Road. This crash claimed the…
Read article →LSP confirms fatal crop duster crash near Cheneyville
There was a fatal plane crash on the ramp of the Cheneyville exit on I-49 on Tuesday, August 2. Louisiana State Police said the crash happened around noon time. They confirm that it was a…
Read article →Beauregard Parish goes back to school
Beauregard Parish will have two different “first days” of schools. Those students who go to school four days a week will return on August 3rd. Everyone else who attends school five days a week will…
Read article →Burn Bans in Place Across the ArkLaTex Due to Extremely Dry Conditions
The list of parishes and counties implementing burn bans continues to grow across the region due to a severe lack of rainfall. Here's a look at the bans as of 8-1-22: Louisiana Bossier Caddo Jackson…
Read article →Angelina County Sheriff's Office Investigating Man's Death as Homicide
The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide. The man, identified as Lafeyett Brown, 36, was killed in the 200 block of Dudley Road, according to the sheriff’s office. They were called to the…
Read article →State law allowing some veterans to carry concealed handgun without permit takes effect
Several new laws took effect in Louisiana today, including one allowing some veterans to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The law allows active-duty and honorably discharged military veterans to bypass the permitting process…
Read article →LDH releases emergency rule on abortions
The Louisiana Department of Health has released an emergency declaration detailing the list of conditions deeming an unborn child “medically futile.” If an unborn child were found to have one of these conditions, a physician…
Read article →Former deputy found not guilty of rape
A former deputy accused of rape was found not guilty Thursday afternoon. A jury in Beauregard Parish returned the unanimous, not-guilty verdict in Robert Shortridge’s third-degree rape trial in less than an hour. The trial…
Read article →Funeral Plans for Fallen Smith County Deputy Announced
Funeral services for a Smith County deputy who died after a multi-vehicle crash have been announced. The funeral for Deputy Lorenzo Bustos will be on Friday, Aug. 5 at 10 a.m. It will take place…
Read article →Last Uvalde School Shooting Survivor Leaves Hospital
University Health San Antonio posted on Twitter that the final patient from May’s deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has been released. They shared video of 10-year-old Mayah Zamora walking down a hospital hallway Friday…
Read article →Brush Fire and Tree Fire South of Jasper
Local firefighters dealt with a brush fire and a tree fire south of Jasper on Monday afternoon. The Jasper Fire Department and the Texas A&M Forest Service were sent to a small brush fire. It…
Read article →Single-vehicle crash in Allen Parish kills driver
A 34-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Allen Parish on July 31. Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to the crash on LA Hwy 112 near Soapstone Road shortly before…
Read article →Skeletal Remains Found by Panola County Work Crew
A work crew in a wooded area found skeletal remains on Wednesday. According to the Panola County Sheriff’s Office, the work crew called law enforcement to the scene, and the investigators who responded confirmed that…
Read article →Lufkin Dairy Queen Destroyed in a Friday Morning Fire
Fire officials in Lufkin say a Dairy Queen was destroyed by a Friday morning fire. KTRE 9 News in Lufkin is reporting that the blaze broke out at 9:35 at a DQ on Atkinson Drive…
Read article →Gift Card Fraudsters Captured in Leesville, Slipped by Jasper Police Department with a Traffic Warrant
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department says that a pair of alleged thieves who were using fraudulent gift cards were captured in Leesville, and it was discovered that they had slipped through the hands of the…
Read article →4 arrested in Rapides Parish traffic stop that seized meth, cocaine
Four people were arrested in a traffic stop on I-49 that resulted in the recovery of meth and cocaine, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. RPSO said the following individuals were charged: Terry Lee…
Read article →Alexandria woman accused of identity theft, exploitation of the infirmed
An Alexandria woman has been accused of committing identity theft and the exploitation of the infirmed. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said Santanna Nicole Allen , 36, has been charged with identity theft of a…
Read article →Pickup Truck Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the engine compartment and cab of a pickup in east Jasper late Thursday morning. The Jasper Fire Department responded at about 11:30 to the 400 block of South Fletcher Street where they found…
Read article →Three People, Including Two Smith Co. Deputies, Hospitalized After Major Crash on Frankston Highway
Officials say three people are hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash shut down Frankston Highway shortly after midnight Friday. It happened along the northbound lanes, about a mile south of West Grande Boulevard. According to officials,…
Read article →Affadavit: Corrigan Woman Admits to Shooting Husband While He Was Sleeping
A Corrigan woman arrested for the murder of her husband admitted to shooting him while he was sleeping in their bed, according to an affidavit. Samantha Stewart, 32, called 911 Tuesday to report an intruder…
Read article →Five LC-M Students in Wednesday Morning Crash Now in Stable Condition
In a followup to a story about five Little Cypress-Mauriceville students injured in an early Wednesday morning accident, there’s good news about their condition. The school district released a statement on Thursday saying that all…
Read article →Estranged Husband Among 3 Arrested in Diboll Woman's Murder
A Diboll woman was found dead on July 24 in her home. The Angelina County Sheriff’s Office says that three people have now been arrested in connection with her death. The body of Ashley Schaeffer,…
Read article →Shooting in the Cherokee Park Neighborhood Sends Two Juveniles to the Hospital
Two juveniles were shot Thursday about 11:50 p.m. in Shreveport's Cherokee Park neighborhood. It happened in the 2000 block of Grimmett Drive at the Northwood II Apartments. Police say one juvenile was shot in the…
Read article →Students complete GeauxFAME/AMT program
Five students completed the GeauxFAME Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program, a work/study partnership between Central Louisiana Technical Community College, Northwestern State University and regional industries. Through the program, graduates earned a certificate from CLTCC and…
Read article →NSU inducts four into the Hall of Master Folk Artists
Two traditional crafts persons, a musician, and a folk dance group were inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center’s Hall of Master Folk Artists during an induction ceremony held at Northwestern State University on Saturday, July…
Read article →LANG Asking for Suggestion to Rename Camp Beauregard
The Louisiana National Guard created a committee to rename its primary training center in Pineville, La., and asks the citizens of Louisiana to participate by providing recommendations for potential names for the committee to review.…
Read article →DeRidder Police investigating two drive-by shootings
The DeRidder Police Department said it is investigating two separate drive-by shooting incidents in the area. The first shooting happened on July 18, 2022, around 12:20 a.m. while the second was on July 27 around…
Read article →Shreveport man found guilty of child rapes
The Caddo District Court found a Shreveport man guilty of the sexual abuse of two juveniles on Wednesday, July 27. The jury unanimously found Jeremy Walker, 36, guilty as charged of two counts of first-degree…
Read article →Arkansas Man Arrested After Threatening to do Mass Shooting at Louisiana and Mississippi High Schools
On Sunday, July 24, 2022, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Vidalia Police Department and was made aware of a threat of a mass shooting against Natchez and Vidalia High Schools.…
Read article →Five LC-M Students Headed to Football Practice Injured in a Crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety says five Little Cypress-Mauriceville students were injured in a Wednesday morning crash as they were headed to football practice. Troopers say it happened on Farm to Market Road 1130…
Read article →Jasper City Council Votes to Increase Number of Police at Local Schools
The Jasper City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to add two additional police officers to routine patrol at the Jasper Independent School District. The motion to adopt the plan,…
Read article →2 People Found After Abandoned Jet Skis Spotted on Lake Palestine
Officials confirmed they have found the two people multiple agencies were searching for Wednesday night on Lake Palestine. According to Smith County Game Warden Chris Swift, the two are being checked out by medical professionals.…
Read article →Corrigan Woman Arrested After Reporting Husband Killed by Intruder
A woman has been arrested for murder after she called 911 Tuesday to report that her husband had been murdered. Samantha Stewart, 32, called 911 to report an intruder had killed her husband. Polk County…
Read article →Blood Drive
A blood drive will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Georgia Pacific Guard Shack in Pineland at the West Entrance. Each donor will receive a free…
Read article →Beaumont Church Destroyed by Fire
A Beaumont church was destroyed in a Monday night fire. The blaze broke out at about 10:00 at Central City Baptist Church in the “Avenues” neighborhood, just southwest of downtown. The Beaumont Fire Department was…
Read article →Former Kilgore ISD Teacher Arrested on Sex Charges
A former Kilgore ISD choir director has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor and having an improper relationship with a student. According to Kilgore ISD Superintendent Andy Baker, Philip Nix worked as…
Read article →Man Arrested in Connection with Thursday Longview Shooting
Longview police have made an arrest in a Tuesday afternoon shooting. The shooting happened in the 500 block of Harroun Drive at about 2:55 p.m. According to Brandon Thornton, Public Information Officer with the Longview…
Read article →Little Girl Makes Big Delivery to East End VFD
A little girl made a big delivery to the volunteers of the East End Fire Department. On Monday night during their meeting, Tiny Miss Jasper County Parker Bergstrom delivered a batch of cookies and a…
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