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New Texas Laws Go Into Effect September 1
Many new Texas laws will go into effect on Sunday, September 1st. The legislation was passed by the Texas House & Senate earlier this year. Here are a few of the most interesting new laws.…
Read article →1 Current, 2 Former DPSO Deputies Indicted; Attorney to File Challenge
One current and two former DeSoto Parish sheriff’s deputies were indicted on unrelated charges Wednesday after a grand jury session in which the district attorney took the unusual step of empaneling grand jurors away from…
Read article →Sibley Man Dies in Bossier Parish Crash
A Sibley man died in a single car accident on U.S. Highway 80 in Bossier Parish. State police said Galen Green, 21, was westbound on Highway 80 near Louisiana Highway 164 Sunday when his car…
Read article →Muddy Bottoms ATV Accident Claims Life of Driver
It has happened again. A Saturday 4-wheeler accident at Muddy Bottoms ATV and Recreation Park in Sarepta has claimed someone’s life. The experienced Yakima dog bite attorneys state that saturday’s fatal crash marks the four-year…
Read article →Lake Charles Cajun Navy Accepting Donations for Dorian Victims
With this major hurricane posing a threat to the United States, the Cajun Navy has been strategizing a plan to bring some relief to the people who are going to be affected by this storm.…
Read article →LSU Ready for First Home Game with Stadium-Wide Beer Sales
Saturday will mark the first home game in which Tiger Stadium will sell alcohol at a majority of its concession stands, and we finally know just how much we'll be paying. Senior Associate Athletic Director…
Read article →East Texas Attorney Arrested on Drug Charges
An East Texas attorney is accused of trying to smuggle drugs to a client in the Cass County Jail in Linden. Bryan Simmons, 49, of Atlanta, Texas, was arrested by Texas Rangers Thursday afternoon inside…
Read article →Allen Sheriff Says Changes Underway to Prevent Future Escapes From Detainee Center
Those who run the Allen Parish Detention Center in Oberlin now know how two detainees managed to escape. About eight Monday night, during outdoor recreation time, Sheriff Doug Hebert says the two scaled the fence--…
Read article →Boil Advisory
Due to conditions which have occurred recently in the City of Hemphill's water system, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the system to notify all customers to boil prior to consumption. A leak…
Read article →Sabine Parish Police Jury Meeting
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a special called meeting Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street in Many.
Read article →Logging Truck Insurance Hot Topic at Annual LA Forestry Meeting
Hundreds of people from across the state convened at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles this week for the 72nd annual Louisiana Forestry Meeting. One of the hot topics at the convention was insurance for…
Read article →Indian Parent Committee Meeting
An Indian Parent Committee Meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 16, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Zwolle High School. All are invited to attend.
Read article →East Texas Counties Issue Burn Bans
Hot and dry conditions are causing counties and cities to consider or place burn bans throughout East Texas. Anderson County is now under a burn ban. According to a Facebook post from the Anderson County…
Read article →Area School Districts Among Top 10 in the State; Individual Schools Singled Out
School districts in Sabine and DeSoto parishes are No. 9 and No. 10, respectively, when it comes to top student growth in the state, according to a progress report the education department released Tuesday. Both…
Read article →Louisiana Voter Registration Week 2019 Begins September 2
BATON ROUGE, La.—Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is joining registrars of voters across the state the week of Sept. 2-6, 2019 to host Voter Registration Week activities aimed at registering eligible citizens to vote. The…
Read article →Tyler County Man Arrested in 31-Year-Old Murder Cold Case Out of Jefferson County
Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham has announced that a 60-year-old Tyler County man has been arrested in a 1988 murder cold case that happened in Jefferson County. According to the Wortham, teamwork and DNA…
Read article →One Dead in SH 7 Crash West of Center
One person was killed in a crash west of Center on Sunday. According to DPS, troopers investigated a one vehicle fatal crash on SH 7, about twelve miles west of Center. They said the preliminary…
Read article →DOC Escaped Trustee Found
Department of Corrections officials say Bailey is back in custody after being found by Baton Rouge Police Officers near the intersection of Brightside and River Road. A manhunt is underway for an escaped inmate who…
Read article →1 Dead, Several Injured in Fiery Crash on I-10 Near Baton Rouge
Police found the burned remains of one person after extinguishing a massive fire that spread through multiple semi-trucks on I-10 Westbound on the Basin Bridge. According to our partners at WBRZ, the body was found…
Read article →Road Closure
Tuesday, August 27, 2019, Houston Spur Road from Hwy 171 to Woods Road will be closed from approximately 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Traffic will be detoured to Cranford Road. Sabine Parish Police Jury will…
Read article →DPS Trooper Dies Following Line of Duty Shooting in April
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper Moises Sanchez died Saturday, nearly five months after suffering from head injuries sustained from being shot in the line of duty in April. "Today is an extremely difficult…
Read article →Man Dies In Collision with Saltwater Tanker Truck
A Webster Parish man died when he tried to pass another vehicle on the right, according to Louisiana State Police. The two-vehicle crash occurred on U.S. Highway 371 north of Louisiana Highway 2 near Sarepta…
Read article →Two Green Berets Killed in Afghanistan Identified
The military released the names of the two Green Berets who were killed Wednesday during combat supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan . Master Sgt. Luis F. Deleon-Figueroa, 31, and Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez,…
Read article →Arrest Warrant Issued in Ice Cream-Linking Incident in Texas
An arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man who authorities say posted social media video of himself licking ice cream from a carton in Texas and returning it to a supermarket freezer. The…
Read article →Functional Meth Lab Found in DeSoto Residence
A functional methamphetamine laboratory has been found in a small DeSoto Parish community. The discovery was made by state probation and parole officers who had gone to a Gloster residence to check on a parolee,…
Read article →Inmate Squeezes through Gate; Louisiana Authorities Searching
Authorities in Sabine Parish are searching for a man that was able to squeeze himself to freedom. Jonathan Y. Enriquez, 26, of Anacoco, was discovered missing after a regular check on Aug. 21 at the…
Read article →Kirbyville Man Charged with Sexual Assault in Sabine County
A Kirbyville man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault in Sabine County. Daile News And More in Hemphill reports that 42-year-old Wesley Eugene Horton is currently in the Sabine County Jail under a…
Read article →New Flagpole For Many
Many now has a flagpole at the Many Depot, brightly lit American Flag will be flying there soon. The best news? It didn't cost the town a penny. MidSouth Bank donated the flagpole, Crittenden's Garage…
Read article →Trump Signs Executive Order Cancelling Student Loan Debt For Disabled Veterans
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that forgives all student loan debt for any permanently disabled U.S. military veterans . The order, which Trump signed following a speech at the American Veterans National…
Read article →Police ID Man Charged After Allegedly Hitting Woman with Truck
The Bossier City Police Department has released the name and mugshot of the man accused of hitting a woman with a pickup truck over the weekend. Randall Kenneth Hathorn, 54, of Shreveport, faces a count…
Read article →SWEPCO Says Power Outage Across East Texas Ultimately Caused by Vegetation
A power outage that affected 85,000 East Texas customers Sunday was caused by an overload on part of the power grid after vegetation came into contact with two major power lines, according to preliminary investigation…
Read article →Man Shot Several Times Outside Shreveport Hotel
Shreveport police say one man was shot and killed outside a Shreveport hotel Tuesday night. Police say the man was shot several times outside Knights Inn on West Monkhouse Drive just before 9 p.m. He…
Read article →Police Seeking Mansfield Shooting Suspect Cordon Off House, Evacuate Neighboring Residences
Some Mansfield residences were evacuated while authorities thought they were closing in on a shooting suspect. It happened Tuesday night on Bernard Street. Authorities thought 27-year-old Reginald Lerue Guy Jr., of Mansfield, was holed up…
Read article →Bullard police Asking Public Help Identifying 9 Exxon Burglary Suspects
Bullard police are hoping someone can help find nine suspects who burglarized a gas station and store on Hwy 69. Police say that on August 16, 2019 at 4:54 a.m. a commercial burglary occurred at…
Read article →Allen Parish Sheriff: Juvenile in Custody After Shots Fired at Vehicle
The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting near a Kinder apartment complex, according to Sheriff Doug Hebert. The investigation began after witnesses reported a suspect shooting a gun near the apartments south of…
Read article →Castor Student Dies in Horse Riding Accident
A 16-year-old Castor High student died Sunday in a horse riding accident, Bienville Parish Sheriff John Ballance said Monday. Riley Jinks was riding with other people shortly before 7 p.m. in the 400 block of…
Read article →Louisiana Deputy Died While Serving with Army Reserves
A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy died while serving as a military police officer with the U.S. Army Reserve in Saudi Arabia. Specialist Clayton James Horne, 23, of the Winn Parish village of Atlanta, fell off a…
Read article →Leesville Man Killed in NM Triple Fatal Crash, Alcohol Suspected
Troopers with the New Mexico State Police say alcohol appears to be a factor in a triple fatal crash that happened Thursday night around 10:45 p.m. The crash happened on State Road 18 between Hobbs…
Read article →Fall Election Dates
For the October 12, 2019: The last day to register in person or by mail is September 11, 2019 The last day to register online for this election is September 21, 2019 Early voting for…
Read article →Smith County Authorities Find Body of Missing Girl
A young girl who had been missing since 7 a.m. on Sunday was found dead, according to a spokesperson for the Smith County Sheriff's Office. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement…
Read article →Northwestern State to Sell Beer at Upcoming Football Games
Northwestern State University announced that upcoming football games will sell beer and spiked seltzer at home football, baseball and softball games in 2019-2020. UFABET เข้าสู่ระบบง่ายๆ offers a hassle-free login process for seamless access. According to…
Read article →Louisiana School Systems Work to Recover from Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks targeting several Louisiana school districts last month prompted the declaration of emergency across the state. Now as students head back to class, some of the school systems are still in recovery mode. Sabine…
Read article →Spillway Repairs Resume at Toledo Bend
For those living in or near the Sabine River Valley, they’ve seen the best of times and the worst of times. However, some long-awaited spillway repairs which prompted a recent draw down of the Toledo…
Read article →Attorney: Former Head of LSP Cleared by La. Board of Ethics
The attorney for Former Louisiana State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says Edmonson has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing. However, federal prosecutors Thursday refused to comment on the attorney’s claim. The former head of state…
Read article →Ft. Polk Leaders Meet with More Residents at Housing Town Hall
On Wednesday night, the Fort Polk command team along with Corvias representatives met residents at Dogwood community center for a town hall. Brigadier General Patrick Frank and Command Sergeant Major David Bass stopped to chat…
Read article →DeRidder Police Handle Incident with Former Walmart Employee
There was a situation at the DeRidder Walmart with a former employee, according to DeRidder Police Chief Craig Richard. Richard says there have been no reported shootings at the Walmart in DeRidder Wednesday night. An…
Read article →Amber Alert Canceled After Texas 13-Year-Old Found Safe in Oklahoma
Montgomery, Texas police confirm that a young teenager has been found safe. Police say that Kiah Miller, 13, was reported missing on Tuesday. She had moved to Texas from Oklahoma to live with her father…
Read article →State Seeks Death For Mom Accused in Baby's Burning Death
Louisiana is seeking the death penalty for a woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 6-month-old son. The Alexandria Town Talk reports the state has filed notice to seek death for Hanna…
Read article →School Board Meeting
The Sabine Parish School Board will hold a regular board meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 6 p.m. in the Sabine Parish School Board Board Room, 695 Peterson Street in Many.
Read article →Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers Offering Reward for Info on Aggravated Robbery Suspect
Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers has issued a wanted bulletin for an aggravated robbery suspect. The organization posted the bulletin for Terrance “JR” Bernard Whitaker, 23, on its Facebook page. He is wanted on a first-degree felony…
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