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Man arrested, accused of assaulting an elderly person
Jasper County deputies arrested a man late Sunday afternoon after he was accused of assaulting and injuring an elderly man. It happened at Fisherman’s Retreat RV Park on Highway 96 a few miles north of…
Read article →Teenagers arrested for drive-by shooting of Polk County residence
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - Two 18-year-olds are behind bars after shooting multiple rounds toward a home, according to Sheriff Byron Lyons. The incident happened on September 7 in the Indian Hills subdivision off of FM…
Read article →Woman arrested on a drug charge during a traffic stop
Jasper Police arrested a woman on a drug charge Friday afternoon during a traffic stop. According to the report, 29-year-old April Istre was pulled over for an expired registration, and after suspicious behavior a K-9…
Read article →Deputies searching for two men accused of robbing Family Dollar store at gunpoint in Buna
BUNA, Texas (KTRE) - The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is “actively investigating” an armed robbery that happened Sunday night at a convenience store. Around 8:50 p.m. on September 7, deputies said two men entered the…
Read article →Father arrested in connection with infant child's injuries
SHREVEPORT, La. -- The Caddo Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit has arrested a man from Hosston for allegedly injuring his 2-month-old infant. The investigation started after the sheriff's office received a report on Saturday of an…
Read article →Scooter rider killed on E. Stoner Avenue identified
SHREVEPORT, La. - A Shreveport man struck by a vehicle while riding a mobility scooter early Friday has died from his injuries and been identified by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. Solomon Boyd, 64, was…
Read article →Saltwater tanker, pick-up truck crash; 1 dead
DESOTO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A driver was ejected from his vehicle during a crash with a saltwater tanker. On Sept 6, just after 6:30 a.m., the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO) and Louisiana State…
Read article →Man jailed after using ketchup to fake his stabbing
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard announced Sunday that an Evadale man had been arrested after faking a stabbing. Havard said his department's involvement in the case began at about 11:00 on Sunday morning, when a…
Read article →Body found off Highway 69 prompts investigation by Beaumont police
Beaumont police are investigating a possible hit-and-run fatality after a body was discovered Sunday morning off Highway 69 near Amoco Road. The initial call came in as a welfare check around 9 a.m. Sunday, but…
Read article →Man dies when motorcycle leaves road on Friday evening in Silsbee
State Troopers say a 41 year old man from Beaumont was killed when the motorcycle he was driving for some unknown reason left the road on Friday evening. The accident occurred shortly before 8:00 on…
Read article →Driver killed in a Jefferson County crash
The driver of a pickup truck was killed in a crash with an 18-wheeler in Jefferson County early Friday morning. It happened shortly after 4:00 on Highway 90 at Farm to Market Road 365 in…
Read article →Five people accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Calcasieu Correctional Center
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Five people, including three inmates, are accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the Calcasieu Correctional Center, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Detectives with the Combined Anti-Drug Task…
Read article →2 children killed, 2 adults taken to hospitals in Houston County wreck
HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - DPS has released more information on a fatal wreck that took place in Houston County on Wednesday. A Lexus car was heading east on Highway 7 at about 5:38 p.m.,…
Read article →Palestine man accused of shoplifting, fleeing from police and striking patrol car
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - A Palestine man is in the Anderson County jail after police say he fled from them after an attempted theft on Wednesday. According to Palestine police, they responded to Walmart regarding…
Read article →Webster Parish man dies of accidental gunshot wound
MINDEN, La. -- A Webster Parish man died Wednesday as the result of an apparent accidental gunshot wound at his Dorcheat Road home near the Evergreen community. Sheriff Jason Parker identified the victim as Dalton…
Read article →**Update** Louisiana State Police Detectives Investigating Alexandria Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting
Alexandria – On September 3, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations were requested by the Alexandria Police Department (APD) to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on…
Read article →Convicted murderer Royce Larkin has died in prison
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has confirmed that convicted murderer Royce Edward Larkin, age 59, died in prison on August 25th. His manner of death was listed as natural causes. Larkin was convicted and…
Read article →Brother and sister arrested, charged with assaulting each other
A brother and sister have been arrested for assaulting each other. According to the report, Jasper County deputies responded to a disturbance shortly before 8:00 Tuesday night at a house in the 3600 block of…
Read article →State police: Lake Charles man killed, one seriously hurt in New Iberia crash
NEW IBERIA, La. (KPLC) - A two-vehicle crash in New Iberia left a Lake Charles man dead and another person seriously injured, according to Louisiana State Police. The crash claimed the life of 58-year-old Waddell…
Read article →Jennings teen facing several attempted murder charges after shots fired at home, police say
JENNINGS, La. (KPLC) - A Jennings man is facing several attempted murder charges after a house was hit with gunfire, police said. Six to eight shots were fired at a home on Wilbert D. Rochelle…
Read article →2 killed in wreck on Hwy 7 in Houston County
HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A fatal wreck has occurred in Houston County Wednesday night. According to Texas DPS, two people have died in the wreck. It took place on State Highway 7, between Crockett…
Read article →Louisiana State Police Detectives Investigating Alexandria Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting
Alexandria – On September 3, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations were requested by the Alexandria Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Chester…
Read article →Polk County man arrested following armed standoff with police, deputies
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A man is in the Polk County jail following an armed standoff with sheriff’s deputies and police officers. The incident happened on Monday, September 1, according to Sheriff Byron Lyons.…
Read article →Buna man arrested for stealing electricity
A Buna man went to jail on Sunday after the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department said it was discovered that he had been stealing electricity from the Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative. The report said the man, 43-year-old…
Read article →Man arrested after following a woman to her house in Vernon Parish
A man from Mount Pleasant was arrested in Vernon Parish on Sunday after the sheriff’s department says he followed a woman to her house, and in his pockets deputies found a roll of tape, gloves,…
Read article →Accident involving pedestrian on the southeast side of Beaumont leaves man dead
Police in Beaumont are investigating a fatal auto-pedestrian crash on MLK Parkway near Underhill. The collision was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, not far from the Mobile Exxon Refinery on the city's southeast side.…
Read article →Man arrested for shooting an occupied house with a stolen shotgun
A Kirbyville man has gone to jail after the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department said he fired shots from a stolen shotgun which hit a house occupied by people. Fortunately, no one was hit by the…
Read article →Police in Silsbee investigate shooting
The Silsbee Police Department is actively searching for a suspect involved in a shooting that injured two people on Friday night. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 1400 block of Sweat Road around…
Read article →Authorities release name of man accused of shooting at truck in Rusk County
RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A man accused of shooting at someone in a truck after an argument in a Rusk County convenience store has been arraigned. William Taylor George, 43, of Henderson, has been…
Read article →Lumberton man accused of assaulting woman and injuring child
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Monday morning that a man from Lumberton had been arrested following an incident alleged to have occurred in the north end of the county on Sunday evening. According to…
Read article →Shreveport woman killed in Bossier Parish crash
BENTON, La. - Louisiana State Police responded to a fatal crash on LA Highway 3 near Alden Bridge Loop Sunday morning. Near 4:30 a.m., a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Mary Sparks, 56, of Shreveport…
Read article →Kilgore police seek public info in Walmart hit-and-run
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - Police are asking the public for help to identify a man accused in connection with a hit-and-run in Kilgore. The hit-and-run took place on Aug. 8 at about 8:45 a.m. at…
Read article →One hospitalized and one jailed following a stabbing in Beaumont
One man is hospitalized and another man is jailed following a late Thursday morning stabbing in Beaumont. It happened at about 10:30 on Forrest Street, just west of downtown. Beaumont Police say the victim was…
Read article →Buna man sentenced to 33 years in federal prison
A Buna man has received a very lengthy federal prison sentence following his conviction on weapon and drug charges. Leotis Cornelius McMahon, 48, was convicted on charges of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and…
Read article →Shreveport police search for woman in Cross Lake Bridge fight
SHREVEPORT, La. — Shreveport police are searching for a woman captured on video during a fight on the Cross Lake Bridge. Authorities identified the suspect as Brashay Goode. Police say she has a warrant for…
Read article →FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY for severe storms
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - We have a FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY in effect for Friday due to severe storms ongoing through the early morning hours and they should continue on for the most part up…
Read article →Fuel spill at local Walmart Store
The volunteers of the Jasper Fire Department were dispatched to the Murphy USA Fuel Stop at the Walmart Store in the 800 block of West Gibson, shortly before 9:00, on Wednesday evening, when it was…
Read article →Longview ISD bus struck by driver having medical emergency
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview ISD bus was struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon. The driver was the only person on board the bus at the time, according to the district. Skyler Hefley, Longview…
Read article →Livingston police investigating body found during welfare check
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - The Livingston Police Department has started a death investigation after the body of a man was found during a welfare check. According to the LPD, on Tuesday officers went to a…
Read article →2 more people dead after eating Louisiana oysters infected with flesh-eating bacteria
NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, officials confirmed to WBRZ. A state health official said that the two deaths happened after people ate…
Read article →Alexandria men arrested for over 5 pounds of fentanyl
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - Two men from Alexandria were arrested on drug charges after they were found to be in possession of over five pounds of fentanyl, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office.…
Read article →Pleasant Hill Woman Killed in Sabine Parish Crash
Sabine Parish – On August 26, 2025, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash at the intersection of Progress Church Road and WPA Road. This crash claimed the…
Read article →Tyler County deputies arrest convicted felon on weapon and drug charges
Tyler County deputies have arrested a previously convicted felon on weapon and drug charges. Sheriff Bryan Weatherford said deputies executed a search warrant at the residence of 52-year-old Christopher Tubb on Highway 190 just east…
Read article →Toddler wandering on a county road reunited with mother
Jasper County deputies were able to reunite a toddler with family members after the child was found wandering alone late Tuesday morning. Deputy Cody Christopher responded after a mail carrier found the 3-year-old at about…
Read article →One child dead and another injured following utility vehicle accident west of jasper
One child is dead and another is undergoing medical treatment following an accident involving sport utility vehicle west of Jasper. The accident occurred shortly 6:00, on Tuesday evening at the end of County Road 146,…
Read article →Remains found in private pond believed to be Tyler woman missing for 2 years
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The Smith County Sheriff’s Office believes a body found on in a private pond on McDougle Road in Smith County is that of a woman missing for two years. “The…
Read article →Natchitoches police arrest man accused of brandishing gun
NATCHITOCHES, La. — Natchitoches police have arrested a man accused of brandishing a gun and acting erratically on a city street early Monday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Younger Boulevard at…
Read article →NSU, Baldridge-Dumas Communications announce two-year broadcast agreement
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State athletics will return to the radio airwaves this season, beginning with Thursday night’s football season opener against Alcorn State. All 12 Demon football games will air on Baldridge-Dumas Communications’ 100.7 FM…
Read article →Lawsuit filed after a child was attacked by dogs in Sabine County
A Nacogdoches law firm has announced that a lawsuit has been filed against the owners of three dogs which attacked and severely injured a child recently in Sabine County. The incident occurred as the child…
Read article →Woman arrested in a Vernon Parish murder case
A woman has been arrested in a Vernon Parish murder case that happened over the weekend. Sheriff Sam Craft says deputies responded on Saturday to a home about 5 miles south of Leesville after they…
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