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Beta Weakens to Tropical Depression, Stalls over Texas Coast
Beta weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas farther inland. Beta, which made landfall late Monday as a tropical…
Read article →Sabine Parish Inmate Back in Custody
A Sabine Parish inmate who's been on the run since earlier this month is back behind bars. Sheriff Aaron Mitchell said deputies found Brandon James Corley in Florien early Tuesday morning and took him into…
Read article →An East Texas 17 Month Old is Still Missing
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is asking for the public's help to locate a missing 17-month-old girl. According to DFPS, 17-month-old Ellisia Pair was ordered into Child Protective Services custody on…
Read article →Tropical Storm Beta Forecast to Make Landfall Monday
Parts of Texas and Louisiana braced Monday for flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that’s already been drenched and battered during this…
Read article →Sabine County man faces 17 child porn charges, including children as young as 5
Daily News & More is reporting that a Sabine County man has been arrested and faces seventeen child pornography charges after deputies found pornographic images of children on his cell phone, some as young as…
Read article →Tip Leads to Arrest of Athens Man Who Confessed to Possession of Child Pornography
A man has been arrested after admitting to having child pornography on his electronic devices. Jeremy Bermea, 39, was arrested after a Henderson County Sheriff’s Office investigator received a tip about possible child pornography at…
Read article →Gov. Edwards Adjusts Phase 3 Order to Extend Alcohol Sales by One Hour
Following discussions with restaurant and hospitality industry leaders, Governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday altered his Phase 3 order to allow the on-premises sale and consumption of alcohol until 11 p.m. at restaurants, casinos, and…
Read article →Restaurants and Certain Other Businesses Can Go Up to 75% Capacity Across Most of the State
Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday announced that restaurants and certain other businesses can go back up to 75% capacity if they are in a region in which hospitalizations of Coronavirus cases are less than 15%…
Read article →Special Meeting Called Friday at State Legislature to Question Suddenlink on Hurricane Laura Response
Southwest Louisiana legislators are dissatisfied with Suddenlink’s response to outages from Hurricane Laura. State Sen. Ronnie Johns has called a special joint meeting of the Senate and House Commerce Committees to get a response from…
Read article →Texas Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Murder of Girlfriend
Police say a North Texas sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and charged with murder and evidence tampering in the death of his girlfriend. Denton police say officers on Monday arrested Tarrant County Sheriff’s deputy Jay…
Read article →Driver, VPSO Deputy Receive Minor Injuries Following Head-On Crash
About 5:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2020, a motorist driving South on U.S. Highway 171 near the Hawthorne Road intersection North of Leesville, LA, crossed the median into the Northbound traffic. The motorist struck a…
Read article →LADOTD Announces Beginning of Work on Parish Line Road Bridge Replacement
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announces that, weather permitting, work will begin on the Section Line Road Bridge Replacement Project in Vernon Parish on Monday, September 21, 2020. This project will continue…
Read article →Police Jury Meeting
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street, Many.
Read article →LSP: Burned Car Belonged to Man Who Disappeared in '18
Multiple agencies now are involved in the quest to find out what happened to a Bossier Parish man who disappeared two years ago. The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office began its inquiry when a burned car…
Read article →Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Office: Two People Injured in Central Heights Shooting Incident
Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Nacogdoches police officers have arrested the man who allegedly shot two people at a convenience store in Central Heights early Saturday morning. Both victims are in critical condition, according…
Read article →Two from Dry Prong Killed in Crash on HWY 167 at HWY 8
A man and woman from Dry Prong were killed in a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 167 at the intersection of Highway 8 on Friday, September 11. Around 3 p.m., Louisiana State Police confirms…
Read article →114th State Fair of Louisiana Rescheduled to Spring of 2021
Due to the ongoing uncertainty of COVID-19, State Fair of Louisiana General Manager Chris Giordano and the State Fair Board of Directors have decided to postpone the upcoming State Fair of Louisiana scheduled to run…
Read article →SFM Says Fatal House Fire in Starks Likely Accidental
Deputies say that Sunday's fatal house fire in Starks was likely accidental, although a cause remains undetermined. The State Fire Marshal's Office says that firefighters with the Calcasieu Parish Ward 6 Fire Department responded to…
Read article →2 More Arrested in Connection With Escaped Tyler County Inmate
From the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office: On Thursday, September 10th ‚2020, at approximately 6:30am, Brittany Key, age 18 and Brendon Gore, age 18 turned themselves into the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators were able to…
Read article →Electrical Lineman Seriously Injured in Vernon Parish, LA
An electrical lineman working to restore power in storm ravished Vernon Parish has been seriously injured. Southwestern Electric Power Company, commonly known as SWEPCO, said in a statement that the incident occurred Tuesday morning, and…
Read article →Reward Offered in Effort to Catch ArkLaTex Escapee
A reward now is on the table in an effort to catch an ArkLaTex escapee. Sabine Parish Crime Stoppers is offering $1,000 cash for information that leads to the arrest of 21-year-old Brandon James Corley,…
Read article →LHSAA Moves Up Football Start Date By a Week
The LHSAA executive committee has approved a plan to allow high school football contact drills to begin pretty much immediately and voted to start the season a week earlier than proposed. LHSAA executive director Eddie…
Read article →2 Family Members Die When SUV Runs Into 18-Wheeler
Two Texas women died when an SUV ran into the rear of an 18-wheeler that had stopped to make a turn. The wreck happened about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday in DeSoto Parish. Killed in the accident…
Read article →Missing Shelby County Woman Found Safe
UPDATE: A woman who was reported missing in Shelby County has been located safe. According to Shelby County Chief Deputy Kevin Windham, Misty LaDean Simmons was located safe in Lamar County, TX. PREVIOUS: Officials in…
Read article →DSNAP Approved for 16 Louisiana Parishes Affected by Hurricane Laura
DSNAP has been approved for 16 Louisiana parishes affected by Hurricane Laura. That includes all of Southwest Louisiana’s parishes. Here is the information from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services: The Louisiana Department…
Read article →Coushatta Man Arrested for Multiple Sex Crimes
According to the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit (LSP SVU), Doyl Johnson, 66, of Coushatta, was arrested on Aug. 28 for multiple sex crimes against juveniles. Johnson is charged with 23 counts of pornography…
Read article →Volunteers in DeQuincy Give Elders Assistance Amid the Aftermath
A group of volunteers in DeQuincy are making sure nobody gets left behind, especially older adults who need help. As the community comes together to help each other out in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura,…
Read article →Woman Hospitalized After 18-Wheeler T-Bones Car in San Augustine County
A 20-year-old Lufkin woman was injured Thursday afternoon when a semi-tractor-trailer “t-boned” her car at an intersection in San Augustine County. The crash happened about 1pm at SH 147 and US 96 when one driver…
Read article →Caddo Parish Coroner Names Saturday's West Shreveport Drowning Victim
The Caddo Parish Coroner's office released the name of a child who drowned at a west Shreveport residence on Saturday, September 5. Kayson Bradford, age 5, died at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport at 9:44 p.m.…
Read article →SWEPCO Revises Hurricane Power Restoration Times
SWEPCO has revised its overall estimated time of restoration for communities in the Hornbeck, La., area to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, as crews have encountered more extensive damage and difficulties with accessing work sites…
Read article →Power Being Restored to Customers in NW LA
SWEPCO is working to complete power restoration to approximately 2,400 Central Louisiana customers in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. “We are close to completion in the Natchitoches area, and we are working on the remaining…
Read article →Woman Charged After Inmate Escapes Tyler County Jail
From the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office: On Wednesday, September 1 ‚2020, at approximately 9:00pm, Tyler County Sheriff’s Office Investigators and Deputies arrested Chassity Chance, age 30 of Spurger, for a Jasper Police Department warrant. Investigators…
Read article →DeSoto Investigates Early Morning Homicide
DeSoto sheriff's investigators are following up on leads after finding a man dead in his front yard early Thursday morning, Sheriff Jayson Richardson said. The man, Roy Long, 64, died of a gunshot wound, Richardson…
Read article →20 Deaths in La. Attributed to Hurricane Laura
At least 20 deaths in Louisiana have been attributed to Hurricane Laura , according to the Louisiana Department of Health. On Thursday, Sept. 3, LDH reported another three deaths, two in Rapides Parish and one…
Read article →Bond Set at $1.5M for Alleged Leader of Kilgore Crime Ring
Bond is set at $1.5 million for the alleged leader of a crime ring that operated around Kilgore. Warrants were served on 8 people early Tuesday morning, according to Kilgore Police Chief Todd Hunter. Michael…
Read article →USPS Resumes Services at Fort Polk and Dry Creek Post Offices
The Louisiana District has announced the resumption of mail delivery and retail operations, which had been temporarily suspended due to Hurricane Laura. Effective Thursday, September 3 the following Post Offices will resume delivery and retail…
Read article →Less than 2,000 DETEC customers without power
As of 9 AM Thursday, September 3rd, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative has restored power to over 23,000 members since Hurricane Laura made landfall. At the peak of the storm, DETEC reported 25,474 outages across…
Read article →Power Being Restored to Customers in NW LA
Power companies continue to work Thursday restoring electricity to their customers. The following are estimated times power is expected to be restored to SWEPCO users: Power was expected to be restored to 95% of customers…
Read article →More Parishes Approved for FEMA Aid Following Hurricane Laura
Governor John Bel Edwards announced that residents in nine parishes impacted by Hurricane Laura can now register for FEMA aid. Acadia, Ouachita, and Vermilion parishes have now been approved for FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) and…
Read article →High Speed Chase Ended Near Burkeville in a Crash
A high speed pursuit that began in Leesville, Louisiana late Tuesday morning crossed the Texas state line on Highway 63 at over 130 miles-per-hour before ending when the suspect crashed in northeast Newton County between…
Read article →Parts of Burkeville ISD Remain Unusable as Cleanup Continues After Hurricane Laura
School districts in Deep East Texas continue to deal with storm cleanup in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Burkeville ISD Superintendent Ann Gardner said multiple school buildings were damaged when the storm barreled through last…
Read article →Pineland Resident Killed in Crash Near San Augustine
A Sunday evening crash claimed the life of a 21-year-old Pineland resident. The Texas Department of Public Safety says Zachary Franklin died in the one-vehicle accident on Farm to Market Road 1, about 8 miles…
Read article →State of La. Launches Website for Updates on Hurricane Laura Recovery Efforts
Governor John Bel Edwards announced during a news conference Monday, Aug. 31 the State of Louisiana has launched a website to give those affected by Hurricane Laura the latest information on post-storm recovery updates. The…
Read article →Service Restored After Deep East Texas Electric Hit by Full System Outage
UPDATE: As of 3:17 p.m., Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative said the issue surrounding the full system outage has been resolved. The Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative said they are currently experiencing a full system…
Read article →Dallas Man Admits to Killing Wife, Two Children for Being Too Loud
Dallas police say officers found the bodies of three people in an apartment after a man called an alarm company and said he’d killed his wife and two children. According to a police statement ,…
Read article →Remembering Cynthia Miller
The Hicks community is grieving the loss of Cynthia Miller, a 14-year-old girl who died after a tree fell on her home during Hurricane Laura. A few faculty members at Hicks High School, where Miller…
Read article →Sabine Parish Police Jury Closures
The Sabine Parish Police Jury offices will be closed tomorrow, August 27, 2020 due to hurricane warning in our area. The offices closed include: The Sabine Parish Office located inside the courthouse The Sabine Parish…
Read article →First Alert! Hurricane and Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for the ArkLaTex Ahead of Laura
Hurricane Laura is expected to head into the ArkLaTex on Thursday. It could be the most impactful tropical system we’ve seen since Ike in 2008 and Rita in 2005. Widespread damaging wind and heavy rains…
Read article →SFA Cancels Classes in Preparation for Hurricane Laura
From Stephen F. Austin State University: Based on forecasts that indicate Hurricane Laura will be a Category 3 storm at landfall and will impact our area with high winds and rain beginning late Wednesday night,…
Read article →Sandbags Still Available in Vernon Parish
Residents in Vernon Parish have one more day to pick up sandbags. The police jury says Tuesday at 7 a.m. residents can get sandbags at the Public Works Department (602 Alexandria Hwy, Leesville, LA). "They…
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