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Independence Bowl Tickets Are Now on Sale
The 44th Annual Independence Bowl is still months away — but you can get your tickets now. Officials with the bowl say that ticket prices for 2019's bowl are the same as last years. End…
Read article →Oberlin Bank and Financial Records Subpoenaed for Federal Grand Jury July
A federal grand jury is investigating town finances in Oberlin. The grand jury meets Tuesday in Lafayette, when city officials are to furnish bank records and other information. The police chief says the probe may…
Read article →10 Killed When Small Plane Crashes on Takeoff in Texas
All ten people on board a small plane were killed in a fiery crash Sunday morning when the aircraft struggled to gain altitude after taking off from a suburban Dallas airport, veered to one side…
Read article →Long Branch Lane Shooting
A Bossier City man and a man assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base are the victims of a shooting early Sunday morning in Caddo Parish, the coroner’s office reports. Killed were 36-year-old Perry Bailey, of…
Read article →Fred's Closing 104 More Stores in Summer
Discount chain Fred's announced Thursday it is closing 104 underperforming stores as part of an “ongoing effort to rationalize its store footprint.” The new round of closings comes five weeks after the Memphis-based company started…
Read article →East Texas Man Dies When Truck Runs Off Road in DeSoto Parish
An East Texas man died in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 84 in DeSoto Parish. The crash Wednesday just east of the Louisiana-Texas state line claimed the life of 70-year-old Dan Husband, according to…
Read article →Louisiana Life Expectancy Rating Among the Worst in the U.S.
A new study shows Louisiana is ranked 47th in the nation in terms of life expectancy. That ranking comes from a new study by SeniorLiving.org . Efforts are already underway to improve the ranking. In…
Read article →Starks Man Dies in Fatal Crash Near DeQuincy
Louisiana State Police Troop D says that a Starks man died June 25, 2019, during a single-vehicle crash. The driver was Dakota Dale Singleton, 19, who was traveling along LA Hwy 12 about 4 miles…
Read article →Man Accused of Killing Step-Father, Former Winnfield Mayor, in Custody
The Tulsa Police Department has confirmed that one man accused of killing his stepfather is in police custody. Oshay Booker, 39, was taken into custody without incident and is awaiting extradition back to Louisiana. Booker…
Read article →Oakdale Officer Fired in Special Council Meeting
One of the four indicted Oakdale officers is now out of a job. A special city council meeting was called Monday — where, in an executive meeting, they decided to terminate officer Joycelyn Jackson. “The…
Read article →Leesville Community Mourns the Loss of Mother, 2 Children
The Leesville community is reeling from the loss of a mother and two of her children. Jacqui Warner and Gabby Warner along with a twin boy, were killed in a wreck on June 15 in…
Read article →Authorities Search for Missing Greenwood Man
Caddo sheriff’s deputies and Greenwood police are on the lookout for 64-year-old Fernando Salvado. The Greenwood man last was seen leaving his house Tuesday morning around 11 o’clock. He was driving a black 2019 Ford…
Read article →Registered Sex Offender Arrested Again for Sex Assault of Child
A registered sex offender was arrested again for sexual assault of a child. Angelina County jail records indicate Tommy Dwayne Parker, 44, was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child. According to the…
Read article →Oakdale Police Chief, Officers Turn Themselves In
Four City of Oakdale police officer indicted last week by an Allen Parish grand jury turned themselves in on Monday. The officers were indicted in two separate cases. Police Chief Joseph Lockett, 44, and officer…
Read article →Fort Polk Announces Full Scale Training Exercise June 25-26, 2019
Fort Polk will conduct a full-scale exercise Tuesday and Wednesday that will provide participants with a realistic training environment, assess the readiness and capabilities of the installation and provide an opportunity for units, agencies and…
Read article →Dallas Woman Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
A Dallas, Texas woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash Sunday in Rapides Parish. State Police said Shawn Richardson, 55, was driving an 18-wheeler south on U.S. Highway 71 at Shirley Road around 3:20 p.m.…
Read article →Texas Veterinarian Indicted on Rape, Sexual Battery Charges in Louisiana
A Texas veterinarian was indicted on rape and sexual battery charges in Allen Parish Thursday. Todd Michael Glover was indicted on one count of first-degree rape and three counts of sexual battery. According to the…
Read article →Boil Advisory
The Town of Many Water System is under a boil advisory for the area of Hwy 6 from Randy's Cooking Shack to Matthews Lodge Road until Further Notice.
Read article →Missing Man in Polk County Has Been Found Dead
A man reported missing in Polk County has been found dead. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Michael John Butcher, 19, was found to be deceased from an apparent four wheeler crash. View the…
Read article →Commissioner of Insurance Warns of Genetic Testing Scheme Targeting Medicare Beneficiaries
A genetic testing fraud scheme is targeting Medicare beneficiaries, according to James Donelon, Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance. For business and insurance related information, people need to check out Utility Saving Expert Beneficiaries are being targeted…
Read article →VPSO Makes Arrest for Domestic Abuse and Attempted First Degree Murder
The Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office reports that they were contacted about a domestic incident that occurred in a vehicle. During the incident, the male, Chris Thibodeaux, 41, threw the female out of the vehicle. The…
Read article →Sabine County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
A Sabine County man was arrested on several child pornography charges. According to the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton, his office’s Child Exploitation Unit arrested Walter James Sanders Jr., 66, of Hemphill on five…
Read article →Is Your Inspection Sticker Not Sticking?
Workers at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles are dealing with a pesky problem. They're fielding complaints from motorists who have state inspection stickers that won't stay stuck. Commissioner Karen St. Germain says the issue…
Read article →Body found in Vernon Parish Identified as New Llano Man
Authorities have identified the body of a man that was discovered last week in Vernon Parish. The body of Joshua Bond, 34, of New Llano, was located by a jogger on Sunday, June 9, in…
Read article →Tens of Thousands Without Power from Latest Round of Storms
Another day in severe weather season means another day of assessing the damage and restoring power for SWEPCO customers. Tens of thousands of ArkLaTex resident were left in the dark after a second night of…
Read article →House Votes to Block Military Transgender Ban
The Democratic-controlled House voted Tuesday night to block President Donald Trump's move to restrict transgender men and women from military service. The House passed, by a 243-183 vote, an amendment to block Trump's transgender ban…
Read article →Texas DPS Ramping Up Move Over/Slow Down Enforcement
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is continuing their enforcement efforts across the state focusing specifically on violations of the state’s Move Over/Slow Down law . These periodic enforcement operations by DPS Troopers are…
Read article →CPSO ARRESTS 3 FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING & 1 FOR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
On March 21 Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives were dispatched to a motel on North Martin Luther King Highway in Lake Charles in reference to a possible location of a 14 year old girl who…
Read article →Highway Worker Dies When Struck by 18-Wheeler in Road Work
A Louisiana highway worker died when he was struck by an 18-wheeler in Lincoln Parish. It happened Tuesday morning on Louisiana Highway 563 just south of Interstate 20 at Simsboro, according to Louisiana State Police.…
Read article →Two People Dead, Two Injured in Wreck Near Burkeville
Two residents of Louisiana died in an auto accident that occurred shortly before 4:00 on Saturday afternoon near Burkeville, in nearby Newton County. Officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety said the crash occurred…
Read article →BPSO: Stolen Surveillance Camera Keeps Live Streaming, Suspect Arrested
Deputies say Franklin E. Welzbacher, Jr. is charged with simple burglary after he was caught on camera rummaging through his neighbor's garage and stealing items. Deputies say the camera he stole had just been installed…
Read article →Boil Advisory
The Ebarb Water System has issued a boil advisory that effects customers on Hwy 190 from Toledo Town to the water office, including the roads off 191, Teal Lake Subdivision, Brandon Estates, Alliance Loop, Diamond…
Read article →Sabine Parish Police Jury
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 9 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street in Many.
Read article →Coroner Identifies Man Fatally Crushed by Truck
The Caddo coroner’s office has identified a Shreveport resident as the man who died after his vehicle ran over him. He is 77-year-old John E. Pettaway. The accident occurred just minutes after midnight Saturday in…
Read article →Man Involved in Chase from LA to TX Faces Charges in Both States
The East Texan who led authorities on a chase Saturday faces a half dozen charges in Louisiana, where the pursuit began, and four more charges in Texas, where a crash ended the chase . Richar…
Read article →Marshall Commission Passes "Mobilize Marshall" Plan
Marshall Texas just got the okay to mobilize. On Wednesday, the commission voted to adopt the Mobilize Marshall Strategic plan. Some of the planning started a couple weeks ago when the city held a town…
Read article →School Maintenance Workers Find Man's Decomposed Body
A man was found dead near a Shreveport school Thursday morning. Central Elementary maintenance workers found his decomposed body just after 7 a.m. in a woody area in the 1600 block of Murphy Street, the…
Read article →DeSoto Police Jury Discusses Trail Rides
Trail rides are a tradition in DeSoto Parish. But according to members of the DeSoto Parish Police Jury, some of the activities associated with the trail rides are causing problems. Thursday night the Police Jury…
Read article →Diboll Police Arrested Houston Murder Suspect
Diboll police arrested a man wanted for murder out of Houston. According to Diboll Police Chief Steve Baker, a Diboll police officer arrested Alexei Ricardo Alvarez Rojas on June 8. Rojas was wanted on a…
Read article →Game Wardens Rescue Three Men After Boad Capsizes on Sabine River
Gregg County Game Warden Todd Long says three men whose boat flipped over on the Sabine River are lucky to be alive. The men were on the water late Saturday night when they ran into…
Read article →Victim in Stoner Avenue Shooting Named
The Caddo Parish Coroner has identified the victim in Wednesday's first shooting. The coroner identified Deverous Holden, 25, through fingerprint comparisons. Details are limited at this time, but KTBS 3 News has learned that Holden…
Read article →Road Closure
Plainview Road will be closed on Friday, June 14, 2019 between 8 a.m. and approximately 1 p.m. The Sabine Parish Police Jury will be installing a culvert 1/2 mile down Plainview Road from the Vernon…
Read article →Jasper Man Accused of Running from Game Warden on Stolen ATV
A Jasper County grand jury has indicted a man who allegedly fled from a Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife game warden on a stolen all-terrain vehicle on March 14. The Jasper County District Clerk’s…
Read article →Police Identify Suspect in Fire at Nacogdoches Walmart; Store Closed due to Damage
The Nacogdoches Walmart will be closed for an undetermined amount of time after a man set a fire in the store around midnight Sunday, according to Terry Westmoreland, Battalion Chief for the Nacogdoches Fire Department.…
Read article →Gov. Edwards Signs Louisiana Ride-Hailing Regulations into Law
Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed the new rideshare bill, which is expected to bring Uber and Lyft to Central Louisiana. The measure by Houma Republican Rep. Tanner Magee was signed by Gov. Edwards on…
Read article →WANTED: LPD Seeks Assistance Locating Wanted Man
The Leesville Police Department is seeking information in reference to the location of Dejuan Cordarrel Trayvon Taylor . He is wanted by the LPD in connection to several warrants issued for his arrest. The warrants…
Read article →Ft. Polk Paratroopers Host Timmes Orchard Memorial in France for D-Day 75
Fort Polk soldiers in 1st Battalion, 509th Airborne Infantry Regiment got to host one of the memorial events as part of the 75th commemoration of D-Day. The ceremony took place in Amfreville, France on June…
Read article →Unrestrained Woman Killed in Crash
A single-vehicle crash killed a woman from Alexandria on Sunday night who was not wearing a seat belt. Troopers responded to the crash around 7:30 p.m. on Interstate 49, north of LA Hwy 174. The…
Read article →DPS Releases Name of Woman Killed in 1 Vehicle Wreck in Sabine County
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the name of the woman who died in a fiery one-vehicle crash on State Highway 184 in Sabine County that also claimed the life of her son,…
Read article →Two Escape from Pine Prairie Prison; They’ve Been Recaptured
Kelman Bejarano-Batiz and Wilmer Alexander Ramirez-Espana allegedly escaped Sunday morning from the prison, and were captured a few hours later at an Oakdale convenience store, a release from the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office says. Batiz…
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