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Crash kills Trinity County ISD high school student, leaves middle schooler in critical condition
TRINITY, Texas (KTRE) - A high school student is dead and a middle school student was airlifted for medical care following a car crash over the weekend, according to Trinity Independent School District. Texas DPS…
Read article →Police identify Jacksonville man as motorcyclist killed in Thursday collision
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KTRE) - A 50-year-old Jacksonville man died Friday following a collision between his motorcycle and a SUV on Loop 456 in Jacksonville. Bradley Gene McGuire, 50, of Jacksonville, was struck around 4:24 p.m.…
Read article →2 killed in Angelina County shooting
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) — Two men died in a shooting at a club in Angelina County early Saturday. Sheriff Tom Selman said his office received a call at 2 a.m. about a shooting at…
Read article →Farmerville Man Killed in Winn Parish Crash, Impairment Suspected
Winn Parish – On March 1, 2026, at approximately 9:09 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 167 near Dodson. This crash claimed the life of 44-year-old Miguel…
Read article →Natchitoches Woman Killed in Sabine Parish Crash
Sabine Parish – On February 28, 2026, at approximately 5:27 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 120 and Louisiana Highway 175. This crash claimed…
Read article →Early morning fire destroys home near Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES, La. — An early morning structure fire claimed a home in the 200 block of Sisson Road on Thursday. Emergency responders from the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office (NPSO) and Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District…
Read article →Another arrest made in connection with shooting near Deweyville
Two people are now in custody and two others are still undergoing treatment at a hospital in Houston for the injuries they received in a shooting that occurred on Wednesday evening near Deweyville in the…
Read article →2 dead, 2 injured in head-on Highway 1 crash
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A second person has died following a two-vehicle head-on crash Tuesday that also left two others injured. The driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene. The driver of the…
Read article →Leesville man accused of downloading child porn
LEESVILLE, La. (KPLC) - A Leesville man was arrested after investigators said he downloaded child sexual abuse material from an online messaging site. Vernon Parish deputies arrested William Robert Sims, 43, at his home this…
Read article →Shooting in south Newton County leaves two injured, one jailed
A Newton County man is behind bars following a Wednesday night shooting in Deweyville that left two people critically injured. William Ronald Sepulvado was arrested on two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon,…
Read article →What started out as a controlled burn went out of control and burned two storage buildings near Brookleland
Winds out of the south were both a friend and a foe to firemen on Wednesday afternoon when what started out as a controlled burn spread to two outbuildings behind a home near Brookeland in…
Read article →Tragedy on Toledo Bend Reservoir
A 71-year-old man has drowned on the Louisiana side of Toledo Bend Lake. Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports a fisherman, Richard Edward Whatley, from Haughton, Louisiana, was found dead this morning around 9:30 Wednesday…
Read article →Inmate dies after medical emergency at Sulphur jail, police say
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - An inmate at the Sulphur jail has died following a medical emergency, police said. Correctional officers noticed that an inmate was having a medical emergency while making rounds just before midnight…
Read article →Several East Texas counties announce burn bans
EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Here is a running list of burn bans in East Texas. Camp County: Camp County Judge James Mason issued a seven-day burn ban on Feb. 25. According to Texas A&M Forest…
Read article →Highway 63 East between Jasper and Burkeville closed for almost two hours due to fire
Firemen were dispatched to the location about four miles east of the Jasper-Newton County Line on Highway 63, shortly before 5:00 on Wednesday afternoon, when it was reported that a large woods fire was burning…
Read article →Tyler County and Sabine County under burn bans
A warning sent out by the National Weather Service in Lake Charles on Wednesday morning apparently prompted Tyler County Judge Milton Powers to sign an emergency order banning all outside burning in Tyler County until…
Read article →Sabine Parish Sheriff Press Release
Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports that yesterday afternoon, Deputy Dennis Courtney was involved in a minor fender bender while off duty and operating a Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office unit on Fort Polk. Following the…
Read article →Fisherman Drowns on Toledo Bend Lake
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports a fisherman, Richard Edward Whatley (age-71) of Haughton, was found deceased this morning around 9:30AM, February 25, 2026. Whatley was located in the water near the bank at the end of…
Read article →SABINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - Press Release
(Hemphill, Texas) During the evening hours of Monday, February 23, 2026, Todd Lawrence Stevens (36 of Bronson. Texas) who was wanted in regard to an aggravated assault which occurred Sunday, February 22, 2026 in Bronson,…
Read article →Jasper Police Make Felony Arrest Following Attempted Traffic Stop
Jasper Police Chief Garrett Foster said Monday that on Sunday officers attempted to stop an individual for multiple traffic violations involving an electric bicycle. However, the individual failed to stop and fled the area, leading…
Read article →Evacuations lifted following gas leak in Sulphur, officials confirm
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The Sulphur Fire Department is asking some Maplewood residents to evacuate their homes due to a gas leak in the area. According to Calcasieu Emergency Director Jared Maze, a contractor hit…
Read article →Wildfire near South Beauregard High School contained, firefighters say
RAGLEY, La. (KPLC) - A wildfire that was burning across from South Beauregard High School is now contained, fire officials said. Around 12:59 p.m. today, Beauregard Parish Fire Dist. 2 requested mutual aid to put…
Read article →No injuries in early Monday morning crash between Zion Hill and Erin
The driver of 2003 Chevrolet crew cab pickup truck was shaken, but not injured when the vehicle he was driving left the road and turned over early Monday morning on Farm to Market Road 1005,…
Read article →Houston County jailer arrested for alleged relationship with inmate
CROCKETT, Texas (KTRE) - Houston County Sheriff Zak Benge said his office was made aware in February 2025 of a possible relationship between a jailer and a female inmate being held in the Houston County…
Read article →Murder suspect Todd Stevens has been found and captured in Oklahoma
Sabine County Sheriff George Griffith released a statement on Monday evening sayin that Todd Stevens the thirty-eight year old man who was wanted in Hemphill in connection with the murder of Cody Thompson of Burkeville…
Read article →Investigators in Leesville say 13 year old boy stole three cars before wrecking out
Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft and his deputies are investigating a case they say involves a 13 year old boy, who apparently stole three cars in one day before finally getting stuck on a muddy…
Read article →Fire destroys home in Pineland
A fire that broke out on Thursday evening at a home in Pineland has left a family homeless and destroyed almost everything they owned. The fire, which occurred late in the evening quickly moved through…
Read article →Magnolia Springs man accused of making counterfeit money
Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard said Sunday that a man had been charged with forgery after counterfeit money was allegedly found in his possession on Friday. Havard the events which led to the arrest of…
Read article →Chase begins in Kirbyville and ends when vehicle hits tree west of town
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Sunday that deputies with his department and others assisted Kirbyville Police with a chase that began on Saturday evening in Kirbyville and ended west of town, when the suspect…
Read article →2 juveniles arrested after high-speed chase ends in crash in Jasper County
JASPER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Jasper County sheriff deputies assisted Kirbyville police officers with a vehicle chase Saturday night that ended with the arrest of two juvenile suspects. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office,…
Read article →Wildfire in Natchitoches Parish burns up to 40 acres, no buildings damaged
NATCHITOCHES, La. – A wildfire near the Mora community in southwest Natchitoches Parish burned an estimated 30 to 40 acres on Sunday. Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District No. 1 responded to the fire near Kisatchie-Mora…
Read article →Woman fatally struck by commercial vehicle on Loop 256 in Palestine
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) -Palestine Police Department reports that a woman was killed when she walked across a busy highway in Palestine Tuesday night and was hit by a UPS truck. Just before 8 p.m. on…
Read article →Police seek gunman in Natchitoches shooting
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KSLA) - Natchitoches Police are searching for a gunman who shot a person Sunday night (Feb. 15) on the 500 block of Lakeview Drive. On Feb. 15, around 8:05 p.m., officers with the…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING— NOTICE POSTED: February 17.2026 - 8:00 a.m.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting February 18, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street, Many, Louisiana.
Read article →1 dead in Polk County motel fire
SEVEN OAKS, Texas (KTRE) - A person was found dead following a fire at a vacant motel in Polk County. Multiple Deep East Texas fire departments responded the motel fire Tuesday in Seven Oaks at…
Read article →Chireno ISD calls for bond election to build new elementary school
CHIRENO, Texas (KTRE) - The Chireno ISD Board of Trustees voted to call for an over $11 million bond election to build a new elementary school. The unanimous vote was cast on Wednesday. The school…
Read article →Chase begins here in Jasper and ends in Newton County with speeds of up to 120 mph
A chase involving a motorcycle that begin here in Jasper in the early hours of Saturday morning ended with the vehicle crashing in north Newton County. Jasper Police Chief Garrett Foster said the series of…
Read article →Driver injured following wreck with 18-wheeler in Longview
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) — One person was injured following a wreck at the intersection of Estes Parkway and Eastman Road in Longview Monday afternoon. The wreck involved an F-150 and 18-wheeler. The driver of the…
Read article →Calcasieu deputy shoots Lake Charles man who tased them, state police say
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana State Police have identified the man who was shot by a Calcasieu Parish deputy over the weekend in Sulphur. According to Trooper Roy Jones of LSP, the suspect is…
Read article →Monday evening fire destroys pickup truck just west of Jasper
A broken drive shaft is believed to have knocked a hole in the casing of a transmission, resulting in a fire that destroyed an early model Ford pick up truck on Monday evening. The volunteers…
Read article →APSO: Suspect arrested in hit-and-run that killed Oberlin teen
OBERLIN, La. (KPLC) - The driver accused in a hit-and-run that killed an Oberlin teen has been arrested, authorities said. The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Ethan Trahan, 22, of Reeves. On…
Read article →Michigan Man Killed in Natchitoches Parish Crash
Natchitoches Parish – On February 12, 2026, at approximately 1:39 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a two-vehicle crash on I-49 near Mile Post 140. The crash claimed the life of 25-year-old Dejuan…
Read article →Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office looks for missing woman
BOSSIER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person who was last seen Friday evening (Feb. 13) in the Haughton area. Lisa Olvey,…
Read article →One person dead following two vehicle auto accident in Newton County
The Texas Department of Public Safety has confirmed that a person is dead following an auto accident that occurred on Sunday morning in Newton County. The volunteers of the Newton Fire Department along with at…
Read article →Resident of Jasper Area arrested and accused of having child pornography
Friday the 13th was truly a bad luck day for a resident of the Ryall Acres Subdivision located southwest of Jasper. Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Saturday an investigation resulted in the arrest of…
Read article →Two women arrested for burglary after getaway vehicle gets stuck in mud
The rain that dropped on parts of Southeast Texas may be partially responsible for the arrest of two women on burglary charges after their vehicle got stuck in mud while they were trying to leave…
Read article →Jasper woman accused of having Methamphetamines in her possession
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said Saturday that a woman from Jasper had been arrested after illegal drugs were found in her possession. Officers said the arrest came on Saturday following what authorities…
Read article →2 teenagers shot on W Gentry in Tyler; no suspect in custody
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Two teenagers are receiving medical care after being shot on Wednesday night. According to Tyler Police PIO Andy Erbaugh, an aggravated Assault was called in to dispatchers at 9:03 p.m. The…
Read article →Rollover crash caused traffic problems in southeast Lufkin on Thursday afternoon
A three-vehicle crash in southeast Lufkin on Thursday afternoon caused traffic problems for commuters. It happened on Denman Avenue, which is also Highway 69. KTRE 9 News is reporting that Lufkin Police said that a…
Read article →Suspect in Beaumont murder turns himself in
KFDM in Beaumont is reporting that a suspect in the recent shooting death a man the South Park area of the city has surrendered to police after learning that they had obtained a warrant for…
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