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Lewing Child Pornography Arrest
Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives arrested Joseph Vern Lewing (age-39) of Many this afternoon for pornography involving juveniles. Lewing was arrested for felony drug charges on September 5, 2021, and his cellular device was seized. Detectives…
Read article →Miss Northwestern – Lady of the Bracelet Scholarship Program to be Held Sept. 30
The University Programming Council at Northwestern State University will present the 64 th Annual Miss Northwestern – Lady of the Bracelet Scholarship Program on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium.…
Read article →Archery Club Formed at Northwestern State
Bradford Morrison is hoping a new club at Northwestern State University can introduce fellow students to a sport they can participate in for years to come. Morrison is creating an archery club he hopes will…
Read article →Beauregard Officials Searching for Escaped Inmate in Ragley, Victoria Acres Area
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office says it is currently involved in a search for an escaped Calcasieu Parish inmate in the Ragley/Victoria Acres area. The sheriff’s office is asking residents to remain in their homes…
Read article →State Police To Participate in National Seat Check Saturday
The Louisiana State Police will participate in National Seat Check Saturday by partnering with the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force to provide free child passenger safety seat checks throughout the state this Saturday, September 25,…
Read article →Investigation of Shooting Near Campus Leads to Arrests of Three McNeese Football Players
The Lake Charles Police Department says it has made four more arrests in connection to the Sept. 6 shooting near McNeese after learning it was “a retaliation for an earlier armed robbery.” Three of the…
Read article →Suspect in Sabine County Thefts Arrested in Jasper County
A man accused of stealing items in Sabine County has been found and arrested in Jasper County. Sabine County Sheriff Tom Maddox says that a Jeep, a 4-wheeler, and a power saw were recently stolen…
Read article →Unattended Trash Fire Grew Out of Control
The volunteers of the Lake Rayburn Fire Department were able to quickly knock down a brush fire on Wednesday afternoon. The blaze reportedly began when someone left a trash fire unattended, and the dry and…
Read article →Cherokee County Sheriff Reports 'Peaceful Ending' to Barricade Situation; One in Custody
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded earlier Wednesday to a person barricaded in a residence in Moon City. As of 7:30 p.m., the sheriff’s office reported that a “peaceful end” to the situation had occurred.…
Read article →Columns Cafe Will Return Sept. 30
Northwestern State University’s culinary arts and hospitality management and tourism students are bringing back the Columns Café and will feature a Parisian style shrimp dinner Thursday, Sept. 30. The dine-in menu will feature the following.…
Read article →Local Businesses Donate K-9 Body Armor to the Sheriff's Office
David, Stephen, Joshua, and Gary Steinke with Steinke & Associates PLLC along with Benny and Amy Barnhill with Warren Meadows Funeral Home graciously donated funds for body armor for our two K-9s. The LOF Defence…
Read article →Jeep and ATV Stolen and Recovered in Sabine County
Sabine County Sheriff Tom Maddox says that a Jeep, a 4-wheeler, and a power saw that were stolen from a Brookeland residence in Sabine County were recovered a short distance away on Tuesday morning. According…
Read article →Missing Timpson Man Found Safe
Bruce Scruggs has been found safe, according to the sheriff’s office. No further information was given. Previous: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of a missing 85-year-old man from Timpson. According to…
Read article →DeRidder, Beauregard Authorities: 4 Arrested After Another Shooting Involving ‘So-Called Gangs’
A report of shots fired on W. Eighth Street in DeRidder Monday night was another incident between “so-called gangs,” authorities in Beauregard and DeRidder said. No one was hit, but one person was treated at…
Read article →Two Dead Following Monday Evening Crash on I-10
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released additional information regarding the auto accident that occurred shortly after 8:00 on Interstate 10, west of Beaumont on Monday evening leaving two people dead and others injured.…
Read article →Entergy’s ‘gross negligence’ plunged southeast Louisiana into darkness, lawsuit claims
A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Orleans Parish against Entergy in the wake of Hurricane Ida and the extensive power outages that followed and persist. The lawsuit claims Entergy failed to maintain its infrastructure…
Read article →Jasper Attorney Bill MccGraw Dead and Others OK Following Wreck West of Houston
KJAS has confirmed through reliable sources that longtime Jasper attorney Bill McGraw has died as the result of injuries he received in a multiple vehicle auto accident that occurred west of Houston on Monday afternoon.…
Read article →Autopsey Ordered After Fisherman's Body Recovered in Water in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby says an autopsy has been ordered after a fisherman’s body was recovered in water early Saturday morning where the man had been fishing on Friday. According to Burby, deputies were…
Read article →Affadavit: Lufkin Man Was on Couple's Yard Crew When He Killed Them
A Lufkin man murdered a couple by beating them with a hammer, hedge trimmers and a rod while he was working on their yard, according to the arrest affidavit. Michael Rodriguez, 28, is charged with…
Read article →Sabine Parish District Attorney Claims Dismissed
An order was entered on September 9, 2021 by a federal judge dismissing all claims against Sabine Parish District Attorney Don Burkett, and his office, made in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in…
Read article →Suspect in Lufkin Double-Murder Taken into Custody
The suspect in a double-murder which occurred in Lufkin has been taken into custody. Lufkin police say Michael “Mike” Rodriguez, 28, of Lufkin, was taken into custody Saturday morning in the 2200 block of North…
Read article →Woman Accidentally Shot After Gun in Man’s Pocket Goes Off at McDonald’s
A woman was shot in the lower body after a gun in a man’s pocket was accidentally discharged Friday afternoon (Sept. 17). It happened around 4 p.m. in the 3100 block of Bert Kouns Industrial…
Read article →Bartie Found Guilty of Kidnapping
RJ Bartie, 41, has been found guilty of home invasion, second-degree kidnapping, and attempted second-degree kidnapping, according to the District Attorney’s Office. In 2018 Bartie was arrested for knocking at his victim’s home and pointing…
Read article →One in Custody After Shots Fired At Sheriff Mitchel Newman
A 74-year-old man is in custody in Sabine County after he was accused of firing at least three shots at Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman and two other men on the edge of Toledo Bend…
Read article →Texas Man Sentenced for 2019 Post Office Burglary
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas has announced that Paul Wayne Kennedy, 39, of Henderson, TX, has received a federal prison sentence for burglarizing multiple post offices in Texas and Louisiana.…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board Sets Date to Interview Superintendent Candidates
The Sabine Parish School Board is set to interview candidates to fill the role of superintendent. Dr. Sara Ebarb, the current superintendent, announced her retirement back in mid-June . She has been the superintendent of…
Read article →Lufkin Police Investigating 2 Unattended Deaths at Residence
Lufkin police are investigating a residence where a man and woman were found deceased Thursday afternoon. According to City of Lufkin Communications Director Jessica Pebsworth, a man and woman were found inside a house in…
Read article →Amber Alert Issued Overnight
Authorities are looking for a 6-year-old boy last seen in the Houston Area. The boy, Amari Baylor, was last seen wearing a white Adidas T-shirt, black Nike pants, and red Nike shoes. Pearland police are…
Read article →Caddo Deputies Arrest 14 Students After Fight
More than a dozen students at a local high school were taken into custody after a fight Thursday afternoon, Sheriff Steve Prator said in a news release. Around 3 p.m., Cpl. Calvin Williams, the school…
Read article →Fall Career Fair to be held Sept. 28
Northwestern State University will hold its Fall Graduate Career Fair Tuesday, September 28 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Friedman Student Union Ballroom. Students attending must dress professionally and bring a resume to…
Read article →NSU Faculty to Perform New Works Sept. 24
Saxophonist Paul Forsyth and pianist Chialing Hsieh will present a recital “Premiere: New Works for Saxophone and Piano” on Friday, September 24 at 6 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to…
Read article →OSFM Arrests Singer Man for Aggravated Arson
The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) has arrested James Burnett Jr of Singer, LA, for setting fire to a relative’s mobile home, which spread to a second, occupied mobile home, following an argument over $40.…
Read article →Manhunt in Bienville Parish Ends in Arrests
A manhunt in western Bienville Parish that began Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 15) has ended. Sheriff’s office officials say the two wanted men have been arrested. They were reportedly caught in some woods behind the old…
Read article →New Information Released Following Discovery of Woman's Body in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby released new information about the discovery of a woman’s body on Monday, and he says that foul play is not suspected. The body was found in a wooded area next…
Read article →Eight Arrested After Lumberton Fight Have Been Identified
Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins has released the identities of eight people who were arrested following a knock-down drag-out drunken melee at about 1:30 Sunday morning in the Lumberton Waffle House on Highway 69. The…
Read article →NSU's Greek Centennial postponed to April 2022
Northwestern State University’s Greek Centennial Celebration, which was scheduled to take place in conjunction with Homecoming festivities Oct 21-22, has been postponed to April 8-9, 2022. The new date coincides with Flavor of Louisiana, NSU’s…
Read article →Online phlebotomy technician training course to begin Sept. 27
An online phlebotomy technician training course through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will begin in Alexandria on Monday, September 27. This nine-week course is broken down into two parts. The first…
Read article →NSU Theatre and Dance to perform "The Rocky Horror Show" Sept. 22-25
NSU Theatre and Dance will present “The Rocky Horror Show” September 22-25 in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. each evening with a 2 p.m. matinee on September 25. Tickets are $15…
Read article →Sabine Parish Detectives Attend Homicide Investigators Conference
Three Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives are attending the 2021 Louisiana Homicide Investigators Association Conference in Marksville, Louisiana this week. Detective Chris Abrahams, Detective Shelly Sepulvado, and Chief Detective Anthony Lowe Jr are learning about cold…
Read article →Nicholas Crawls into Louisiana from Texas, Dumping Rain
Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rain across a landscape where Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of rooftops now covered with flimsy tarps. Forecasters…
Read article →Buna Woman Accused of Arson
A Buna woman has been accused of committing arson following a Monday house fire in south Jasper County. The blaze destroyed a mobile home located in the 2700 block of Farm to Market Road 2938,…
Read article →Crockett Police: Masseur Sexually Abused Clients, Child
A Crockett man was arrested Monday after investigators say they found evidence of the man perpetuating sexual misconduct as a masseur. Investigators with the Crockett Police Department, with an assist from the Houston County Sheriff’s…
Read article →Chief Civil Deputy of Caldwell Parish Arrested for Malfeasance in Office and Theft
Earlier this month, Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division/Monroe Field Office was requested by the Caldwell Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) to investigate a possible theft involving their Chief Civil Deputy. CPSO initially received information indicating…
Read article →Man Accused of Murder in Oakdale Bar Shooting
A second-degree murder charge has been added to a list of accusations for the suspect authorities believe is responsible for a shooting death at an Oakdale bar earlier this month, according to Oakdale Police. Officers…
Read article →School Closures Related to Tropical Storm Nicholas
With rains expected due to Hurricane Nicholas, some schools in Acadiana have decided on closing. Below is a list of schools closed Tuesday: ACADIA PARISH The Acadia Parish School System will close all facilities on…
Read article →Police in Newton Are Investigating a Weekend Shooting
Newton Police Chief Will Jackson confirmed on Monday that his department was investigating a shooting that occurred there over the weekend. A family member said Monday that police were called to a residence on Highway…
Read article →Body Found in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby says that details are limited, but he has confirmed that a body has been found in the southern end of the county. According to Burby, the discovery was made on…
Read article →DeRidder Man Arrested In Connection with Shooting in Evans Area
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office was contacted a local medical facility in relation to a gun shot wound victim shortly before noon Thursday, September 9, 2021. Upon arrival at the hospital, Deputies learned that 25 year…
Read article →Tropical Storm Nicholas Expected to Bring Rain to the ArkLaTex
Tropical Storm Nicholas formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico Sunday morning. The storm is expected to track toward the ArkLaTex and increase our rain chances over the next few days. Nicholas will likely gradually…
Read article →4-Year-Old Texas Girl Dies from Covid-Related Symptoms
A 4-year-old girl from Texas died in her sleep shortly after developing a fever. Health officials believe her death was COVID-related. Karra Harwood, the mother of 4-year-old Kali Cook, told the Houston Chronicle that her…
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