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Evacuations Ordered as Hurricane Laura Aims at U.S. coast
Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly…
Read article →President Trump Approves Gov. Edwards Request for Federal Assistance
Governor John Bel Edwards stated that President Donald Trump approved his request for federal assistance on Sunday, Aug. 23 in related to Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura. On Friday Gov. Edwards declared a state…
Read article →She’s Safe: Teenage Girl with Small Dog Goes Missing
A statewide alert has been issued for a teenager last seen with her small dog. Diamond Robertson’s family last saw the 14-year-old about 9 a.m. Sunday, according to the Level II endangered/missing child advisory from…
Read article →1 Person Dies After 2-vehicle Wreck on Highway 64 in Smith County
A 26-year-old Tyler woman died after she was involved in a two-vehicle wreck that occurred on State Highway 64 on Saturday morning. According to a press release, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to…
Read article →Victims Named in Fatal DeSoto Parish I-20 North Crash
Louisiana State Police have identified the victims in Thursday’s fatal crash. Chanell Stephens-Andrews, 48 and six-year-old Ayden Ware, both of Loganville, Georgia, were ejected from a tractor-trailer and were pronounced dead at the scene by…
Read article →Amber Alert Issued for Two Girls Missing from North Texas
An Amber Alert has been issued for two girls from Palo Pinto County in North Texas. According to the DPS Amber Alert, they are searching for Natalie Hull, 13, and Sarah Hull, 11. They were…
Read article →Local Food Delivery App Sees Boom in Business, Expansion as Pandemic Brings Increase in Food Delivery Demand
When it comes to modern day conveniences like food delivery, that’s not something you’ll often find in a small town like Leesville. However, former military guys and car salesmen Wayne Ryder and Travis Pew are…
Read article →CITGO6 Now Confined More Than 1000 Days in Venezuela
The members of the group known as the CITGO6 have now been confined in Venezuela for 1000 days. For family members, it's been 1000 days since they felt any normalcy to their lives, and 1000…
Read article →FBI Now Involved in Investigation of Box Case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has now joined the officers from both Texas and Louisiana as they try to piece together the alleged kidnapping and murder of Jimmie Box, Jr. Newton County Sheriff Billy Rowles…
Read article →National Hurricane Center: Two Tropical Systems Forecast to Enter the Gulf of Mexico
Two tropical systems being monitored by the National Hurricane Center are forecast to enter the Gulf of Mexico in the next week, with both expected to intensify into tropical depressions. One area of low pressure,…
Read article →Low Humidity Continues for a Few More Days
The humidity will stay low for a few more days this week. By the weekend, it will be returning. The temperature will also be cool for now, so take advantage while you can! Wednesday might…
Read article →Louisiana Governor Will Block Emergency Virus Elections Plan
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday that he will reject an emergency plan for the fall elections because it doesn’t expand mail-in balloting options for people quarantined because of the coronavirus pandemic or those at…
Read article →Former Ft. Polk Soldier Receives Life Sentence
A former soldier at Fort Polk was sentenced to life in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor. Ronald W. Allen, 41, was also ordered to pay $72,000 in restitution to the victim. A two…
Read article →UPDATE: DPS provides more information, clarification on East Texas crash that killed 4 minors, 1 adult
The Texas Department of Public Safety is updating and clarifying some facts in regards to a head-on crash that killed four minors and one adult. According to DPS, the crash occurred Sunday afternoon on Farm-to-Market…
Read article →DPS Ramping Up Move Over/Slow Down Enforcement
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding motorists during the summer months that the department is continuing its enforcement efforts across Texas focusing specifically on violations of the state’s Move Over/Slow Down law.…
Read article →Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Increases Visitation Hours
The Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC) will increase visitation hours starting on Monday, August 24th. Visiting hours will be from 3-7 p.m., seven days a week. Visitors may enter the hospital at either the…
Read article →Police Jury Meeting
The Sabine parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, at 400 Capitol Street in Many.
Read article →NCHS Biology Teacher Receives Presidential Award for Excellence
Paula Shuford-Callender, biology teacher at NCHS was named a recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) in Washington D.C. The PAEMST is the highest award given by the U.S.…
Read article →Bunkie Man Killed Trying to De-Escalate Cottonport Fight
A Bunkie man was fatally shot while trying to break up a fight in Cottonport on Friday, August 14. According to Avoyelles Today , the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred around midnight…
Read article →Local Officials Looking into Suddenlink Reliability, Quality Concerns
A local cable and internet provider is being addressed for service quality concerns from citizens. State Rep. Mike Johnson and the Rapides Parish Police Jury President Craig Smith announced they have partnered to find solutions…
Read article →Suspect in Hudson Home Invasion Flees After Resident Wrestles Gun Away
A mother fought back to protect her children after a man forced his way into her home and pointed a gun at her kids Saturday evening, according to a post on the Hudson Police Department…
Read article →Nacodoches County Deputies Arrest Burglary Suspect Wanted on 9 Felony Charges
Deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office arrested a wanted fugitive with nine felony warrants out for her arrest at a home on County Road 166 Thursday morning. Mattie Alabama Emerson, 34, of Nacogdoches, is…
Read article →Gov. Edwards Says All La. Residents Receiving Unemployment Benefits Will Get Additional $300 Per Week
Governor John Bel Edwards announced during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 13 the state has received guidance from the federal government on how to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order which called for additional…
Read article →Missing Local Girl Found in 35 Year-Old TN Man’s Home, He Has Been Arrested
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department announced Thursday morning that a 17-year-old girl who was reported missing on Tuesday night has been found in the home of a 35-year-old Murfreesboro, Tennessee man, and he is now…
Read article →Beauregard Officials Release Names of Those Arrested in the Disappearance of Jimmie Box
Beauregard Parish law enforcement officials traveled to Corpus Christi Thursday morning to pick up a person of interest in the disappearance of 26-year-old Jimmie Box. The officials flew out of Beauregard Regional Airport early Thursday…
Read article →Emergency Responders Work Back-to-Back Crashes on SH 7 West
Two fire departments, law enforcement, and emergency responders were paged to two back-to-back crashes on SH 7 Wednesday evening, August 12, 2020. According to Texas Department of Public Safety, the first crash occurred at approximately…
Read article →Pleasant Hill Teacher Arrested For Carnal Knowledge of Juvenile
A Pleasant Hill school teacher was arrested Aug. 6 on charges of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile-sexting, according to long-time Chief of Police Ray Williams. The charges were lodged against Stephanie Nicole Pulzone, white…
Read article →Dr. Pamela B. Simmons receives Nightingale Award for Outstanding Community Achievement
Northwestern State University Senior Director of Nursing Dr. Pamela B. Simmons has received the Nightingale Award for Outstanding Community Achievement from the Louisiana State Nurses Association. The criteria for the award required the recipient to…
Read article →Sabine School Board Approves Revised Calendar
The Sabine Parish School Board had their regularly scheduled monthly meeting last night, and approved the revised school calendar. Teachers began August 10th and students will begin August 20th. All students will begin on an…
Read article →Request Deadline for Absentee Ballot set for Aug. 11
Voters that wish to request an absentee ballot must do so by Tuesday evening. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin reminds voters that the deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 11. Four SWLA parishes have parishwide…
Read article →San Augustine ISD Opts for Virtual Learning for First 4 Weeks of Instruction
San Augustine ISD students will be doing remote learning during the first four weeks of the 2020-21 school year starting on Aug. 17. “We [discovered] COVID-19 in our student body, so that’s why we made…
Read article →Police Search for Runaway Juvenile
UPDATE: Zyrakem was found safe early Tuesday according to Shreveport Police. SHREVEPORT, La. - Police need your help in bringing a child back home to his family. Officer say Zyrakem Copeland was last seen just…
Read article →Police: Woman Shot While Waiting at Red Light
A woman is recovering Monday morning after getting shot several times in her back. Shreveport Police say the victim was sitting in her vehicle at a stoplight, around 7 p.m., Sunday, in the 6400 block…
Read article →Work Search Requirements for Unemployment Money Resume Sunday in La.
Beginning Sunday, Aug. 9, jobless Louisianans will have to prove they’re actively seeking employment in order to receive unemployment benefits. In April, Governor John Bel Edwards suspended these work search rules, which require unemployed people…
Read article →Search for Missing DeRidder Man Moves to Newton County
KJAS Radio News has learned that the search for a missing DeRidder man has moved to Newton County after officials on both sides of the State Line obtained information that alleges that the man was…
Read article →Ruston Resident Killed in Fiery Crash
Saturday shortly before 4:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a fatal crash on Gahagan Road near U.S. Highway 80. This crash claimed the life of 33-year-old Jasmine Goldsmith of Ruston. The preliminary…
Read article →Man Shot While Pumping Gas at Shreveport Gas Station
A man is recovering in the hospital after being shot while pumping gas in Shreveport's Queensborough neighborhood early this morning. Shreveport Police tell KTBS 3 that a man was pumping gas at the Raceway gas…
Read article →Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Employees Dead After Helicopter Crash
Three Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees died Saturday in a helicopter crash in Brewster County. The employees were conducting aerial surveys for desert bighorn sheep when the helicopter went down. “No words can begin…
Read article →Child Dies After Being Hit by Vehicle in Mount Pleasant
A 1-year-old child has died after being hit by a vehicle at a Mount Pleasant apartment complex. According to the Mount Pleasant Police Department, at approximately 12:57 p.m. Thursday, they received a 911 call regarding…
Read article →Diboll Hit and Run Suspects Captured After 130 MPH Pursuit
A Memphis, Tennessee father and son are jailed after a hit and run crash in Diboll turned into a 130 mile-per-hour police pursuit through Polk County. It all began with the hit and run shortly…
Read article →Large Marijuana Growing Operation Found in San Augustine County
The San Augustine County Sheriff’s Department has announced the discovery of a large marijuana growing operation which was on National Forest Land. Officials say officers on the local, state, and federal level raided the operation…
Read article →Elderly Woman Dies in Campti House Fire
One person died Tuesday in house fire in Campti, according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright. The victim has been identified as 87-year-old Eleanor C. Gill of Campti. The fire was reported just before 8…
Read article →Bicyclist Killed in Winn Parish Crash
A Trout man was killed on Tuesday evening around 5:30 p.m. in a fatal crash on U.S. Hwy 84 near Silas Mercer Road. A bicycle, ridden by Edward Herron, 53, of Trout, was traveling east…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board
Sabine Parish School board will hold a regular board meeting Monday, August 10, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sabine Parish School Board office in the board room.
Read article →UPDATE: Manhunt Called Off as Four in Custody in Oakdale ATM Theft
Four people are in custody in the attempted burglary of an ATM at Sabine State Bank in Oakdale, authorities say. Grant Willis, an investigator with Oakdale police, said a search in the area of E.…
Read article →Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office K9 Makes 100th Capture
A K9 with Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office has made his hundredth capture. On Aug 5, the VPSO Chase Team was contacted by Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office for assistance in searching for a criminal suspect. APSO,…
Read article →Scattered Showers as Kids Begin to Start School
Good morning and happy Wednesday! We are tracking some scattered showers and storms Wednesday as kids return to school in DeSoto Parish as a frontal boundary will be moving through the region. This front will…
Read article →Polk County Grand Jury Indicts Former Livingston ISD Teacher on Child Porn Charge
A Polk County grand jury has indicted a former Livingston ISD teacher who is accused of having child pornography on his home computer. The grand jury indicted Brian Edward Spivey, 62, of Livingston, on a…
Read article →Woman Injured in Chain-Reaction Crash in San Augustine County
A San Augustine woman is undergoing treatment in a Lufkin hospital for injuries she received in a Tuesday morning chain-reaction crash. Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant David Hendrey says that 41-year-old Tiffany Payne was…
Read article →Sidestepping Congress, Trump says He Will Act to Deliver Americans Another Stimulus
In a broadcast exclusive, President Donald Trump tells Gray Television Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro he’s ready to step in to provide another stimulus to Americans struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. “The plague came in,…
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