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Polk County Sheriff's Office Looking for Missing 14-Year-Old Girl
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager. They have asked for the public’s help locating Jessie Mae Daley, a 14-year-old female. She was last seen on January 12 in the Onalaska…
Read article →Unrestrained Driver Killed in Sabine Parish Crash
On January 12, 2021, shortly before 4:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a three-vehicle, fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 6 near Stoker Loop. This crash killed 58-year-old John Anderson of Many. The…
Read article →Natchitoches Parish Man Arrested for Camper Fire That Injured Two
The state fire marshal's office has arrested a Saline man for setting fire to his relatives' RV, causing the two occupants to suffer burns. Jeremie Dewayne Aldy, 43, was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention…
Read article →Georgia Man Charged with Child Sexual Assault Cases in Newton
A Georgia man is being held in the Jasper County Jail after he was charged in multiple aggravated sexual assault of a child cases in Newton. According to Newton Police Chief Will Jackson, 20-year-old Brandon…
Read article →TSA Including Angelina, Nacogdoches Counties Remains Above 15 Percent Hospitalization Rate 21 Days
For the past 21 days, the trauma service area that includes Angelina and Nacogdoches counties has had a hospitalization rate of 15 percent or more of its hospitals’ total capacity. On Monday, the Texas Department…
Read article →RPSO Seeks Assistance Locating Runaway Juvenile, Sierra Grantham
The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a runaway juvenile, Sierra Grantham. Sierra is a 16-year-old white female, with brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5′3″ tall and weighs…
Read article →Louisiana Supreme Court Issues New COVID-19 Order
The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an Order dated January 11 acting under the authority of Article V, Section 1 of Constitution of 1974, and the inherent power of this Court, and considering the continuing spread…
Read article →NTSB Releases Report on North Louisiana Plane Crash that Killed Two Teens
The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report on a fatal plane crash in Bossier Parish that left the plane’s young pilot and his passenger dead. The small plane crashed Dec. 16,…
Read article →Unrestrained Simpson Man Killed in Sabine Parish Crash
Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 171, north of Whitfield Road, on January 8 around 8:15 p.m. This crash claimed the life of Zachary T. Dube, 22, of Simpson,…
Read article →Deep East Texas Hospitalization Rate Above 15% for 16 Straight Days
It has now been 16 days since the Trauma Service Area that includes Angelina and Nacogdoches counties has been below 15 percent of its hospitals’ total capacity. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board Meeting
Sabine Parish School Board will hole a regular board meeting Monday, January 11, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at The Sabine Parish School Board Board Room, 695 Peterson Street .
Read article →LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LAUNCHES BOLD CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS PILOT SUPPORTED BY BESE, BOARD OF REGENTS
The Louisiana Department of Education has launched an initiative designed to increase the number of high school graduates who earn an associate’s degree or participate in a high-demand apprenticeship program during high school. Today, the…
Read article →LSP, Grant Parish Sheriff's Office & FBI Locate Missing Child - Share Resources For Keeping Children Safe
On Monday, January 4, 2021, the Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from Louisiana State Police to issue a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory. An 11-year-old, from Tallulah, LA was missing and last seen around…
Read article →Gov. John Bel Edwards News Conference
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold his first news conference of 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6. Gov. Edwards is expected to address the state’s continued spike in COVID-19 cases, the alarming increase…
Read article →Mardi Gras Parades Canceled This Year
Mardi Gras Southwest Louisiana has put the brakes on parades this year, announcing the news on its Facebook page Monday and saying the decision was because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “After reviewing the current status…
Read article →Deep East Texas Region Ranked Third Highest Statewide for COVID Hospitalization Rate
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations for Trauma Service Region H, the area that covers Deep East Texas, reflect a spike following major holidays. According to Texas State Health and Human Services the region has the…
Read article →Alleged Porch Pirate Arrested by Police
A woman suspected of stealing packages off residents’ porches is being held in Shreveport City Jail. And a search of her home in Shreveport turned up a number of items that had been reported as…
Read article →Deputies Seek Suspect in Ryall Acres Shooting
Officers with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department have obtained a warrant and are seeking a suspect in connection with a shooting that took place on Sunday evening in the Ryall Acres Subdivision on the west…
Read article →BECi Opens Applications for 2021 Scholarships
This year, Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BECi), is pleased to offer 15 one-year scholarships, valued at $1,500 each, to students who reside on BECi service lines and who are a child or legal ward of…
Read article →Natchitoches Police Investigate Weekend Homicide
Natchitoches police are continuing their investigation into a weekend homicide that left a man dead. The victim, 48-year-old Edward Weathers, was found around 11:48 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of Fairgrounds Road. He was…
Read article →No School on Monday in Jasper
The superintendent of the Jasper Independent School District John Seybold announced on Sunday that all in person classes scheduled for this coming week have been canceled. Seybold said the step was being taken due to…
Read article →New laws: Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits
Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the state’s business lobby that takes effect Friday. Given these changes, it's more important than…
Read article →Body Found Behind Shreveport Gas Station
A body was found Saturday afternoon behind a gas station in Shreveport. The male’s body was discovered around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 behind a Shell gas station at the intersection of N Hearne Avenue…
Read article →Local Law Enforcement Work Together to Apprehend Suspect in a Car Chase
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's office reports that DeRidder Police received a call regarding reckless driver on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Officer Tim Robinson identified the vehicle on Highway 171/S. Pine street and attempted to stop the…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board Meeting
Sabine Parish School Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, January 4, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at 695 Peterson Street in the Board Room. For more information call (318) 256-9228.
Read article →Al Pierce: ArkLaTex Broadcast Legend Passes Away
He was a fixture on KTBS 3 for 20 years. From 1975 to 1995 people in the ArkLaTex tuned in each evening to see Al Pierce. He was simply one of the best. According to…
Read article →Pitkin Man Arrested in Stabbing at DeRidder Home
A Pitkin man is accused of stabbing another person at a home in DeRidder on Monday. The man is suspected of entering the residence without permission and beginning an argument with an occupant of the…
Read article →Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow Dies After Battling Covid-19
According to Representative Ralph Abraham, Louisiana congressman-elect Luke Letlow has died after battling COVID-19. Letlow was 41-years-old. He was put in the ICU last week shortly after testing positive for the virus. He died at…
Read article →New Fort Polk General Talks About his Priorities in the Upcoming Year
Everyone knows Fort Polk as a premier combat training center, making the installation vital to the nation’s security. About two months ago, the post experienced a change in leadership. “JRTC and the communities essential to…
Read article →Man Died Following Christmas Day ATV Accident
The Texas Department of Public Safety says one person died as the result of an all terrain vehicle accident that occurred on Christmas evening on the south side of Jasper. Sergeant Stephanie Davis of DPS…
Read article →Deep East Texas TSA's Hospitalization Rate Has Been Above 15% for 7 Days Straight
Once again, the Deep East Texas Trauma Service Area’s COVID-19 hospitalizations were more than 15 percent of the TSA’s total capacity, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. On Friday, the Deep East…
Read article →Police Search for Missing Teen
Shreveport police need help in locating a missing teenager. Officers say Tyleah Taylor,14, was last seen on Dec. 18th in the 2800 block of Milton Street, near Wills Knighton North in Shreveport's Queensborough neighborhood. She…
Read article →Tigers hold off Kinder to win Class 2A State Championship
The thoughts of the 2019 Class 2A State Championship loss can finally leave the community of Sabine Parish’s minds as the Many Tigers powered through Kinder to win the 2020 State Championship, 16-13. This is…
Read article →Grapevine Police: No Credible Threats Found After Threats Made Against Great Wolf Lodge
Guests of the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine received quite a scare on Christmas night when officers from several law enforcement agencies converged on the resort after 911 calls were made about threatening comments and…
Read article →Deep East Texas Hospitalization Rate Remains Above 15% for 6th Day
Once again, the Deep East Texas Trauma Service Area’s COVID-19 hospitalizations were more than 15 percent of the TSA’s total capacity, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. On Friday, the Deep East…
Read article →Homeless Veteran Surprised with New Car
One Army veteran says he was nearly homeless after falling on some hard times and losing his house. Larry Abrams joined Quad Vets in Hammond, and they helped him get back on his feet. They…
Read article →Congressman-Elect for LA's 5th District Moved to ICU in Shreveport for Covid-19 Treatment
The congressman-elect for Louisiana’s 5th District has been moved to a health care facility in Shreveport following his COVID-19 diagnosis. A representative for Luke Letlow released an update via Twitter on Wednesday, Dec. 23, saying…
Read article →Hospitalizations for Lufkin/Nac Area Above 15% for Second Straight Day
The Deep East Texas Trauma Service Area experienced its second straight day of hospitalizations above 15 percent. On Wednesday, a hospitalization rate of 18.7 percent was recorded. If the rate remains above 15 percent for…
Read article →Deep East Texas TSA Resets to Day 1 After Spike in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
After the Deep East Texas Trauma Service Area saw a spike in the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, the one-week requirement has started at Day 1 again for that region. If the Deep…
Read article →One Man Dies and Another Injured in Wreck Near Trout Creek
A Jasper man has died in an early Tuesday morning crash in Newton County. It occurred shortly after 5:00 on Highway 87 about 2 miles south of the Trout Creek Community. Texas Department of Public…
Read article →CDC Says Jasper and Angeline Counties are Coronavirus Rapid Risers
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has tabbed Jasper and Angelina Counties as “rapid risers”, citing a rapid increase in Coronavirus active case numbers. Jasper and Angelina are two of only eight Texas counties…
Read article →Dispute Between Governor, AG Over COVID-19 Restrictions in La. Continues; Landry Releases Statement
The battle between Attorney General Jeff Landry and Governor John Bel Edwards over COVID-19 regulations in the state continues. The Louisiana Supreme Court has overturned the ruling in Edwards vs. House of Representatives and has…
Read article →Deep East Texas Hospitilizations Remain Below 15-Percent Threshold 3rd Day in Row
Deep East Texas hospitals have had two days in a row where their hospitalizations were below 15 percent of their total capacity, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. On Saturday, the region’s…
Read article →2020 Independence Bowl Cancelled
The 2020 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl has been canceled. News of the decision was released the evening of Sunday, Dec. 20. The game was to have been played Saturday, Dec. 26, with kickoff at 6…
Read article →Sabine Parish Chase Results in a Car Crash and An Arrest
Sabine Parish Deputies and the Many Police Department were involved in a chase of a stolen car which resulted in a crash and an arrest. The chase began shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, and…
Read article →2 Bossier City Teens Died in Wednesday Plane Crash
The pilot and passenger killed Wednesday in an early morning plane crash have been identified as Jonathan Cole Harris, 19, and Jet Andrew Montgomery, 18, both of Bossier City. Harris and Montgomery were pronounced dead…
Read article →Six East Texas Teams Still Playing Football in Mid December
Six East Texas football teams are still playing in the University Interscholastic League playoffs. By Friday night as many as four could see their seasons end. At the minimum three seasons will end in Arlington…
Read article →VPPJ Shares Update on Debris Removal - Prepares for Last Round of Pick-Ups
VERNON PARISH POLICE JURY have issued an update on hurricane laurs disaster debris removal: All hurricane storm debris should be placed in the right of way of city or parish roads by January 1, 2021.…
Read article →South Beauregard Schools Closed Thursday and Friday due to COVID
Due to an increase in positive cases of COVID-19 on the South Beauregard campuses, schools in that area will be closed to in-person classes Thursday and Friday, according to Superintendent Timothy J. Cooley. South Beauregard…
Read article →VPSO Asking for Public Assistance to Locate Two Leesville Residents
The Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance from the public in locating Colby Gordy, age 28, and Candace Nash, age 28, both of Leesville. Gordy is wanted on warrants in relation to a case…
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