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Travel trailer stolen in Buna
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public to assist them in locating a travel trailer which was stolen in Buna. The report said it’s a 2018 Keystone brand with TX License Plate B055499,…
Read article →SPD searches for 13-year-old considered 'armed and dangerous'
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A 13-year-old juvenile who's demonstrated a "concerning pattern of violent behavior" is wanted in connection with an armed robbery on Saturday, Shreveport police said Thursday in a news release. Even though he's…
Read article →Louisiana agencies warn public about traffic ticket text message scam
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana State Police and the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles are warning residents about a new text message scam that could lead to identity theft and financial loss. In the latest…
Read article →Teacher accused of stabbing stepson now facing 8 counts of attempted murder
ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (KPLC) - The Sulphur High special education teacher arrested for allegedly stabbing his 6-year-old stepson is facing additional charges. Patrick Seth Greene, 37, of Opelousas, has been charged with eight counts…
Read article →No injuries in auto accident outside Sabine County Hospital
Few, if anyone ever decides where they want to have an auto accident, but if one were considering such a move, the entrance to a hospital or other medical care facility might be a good…
Read article →Vehicle crashes through front of washateria in Kirbyville
Kirbyville Police say that fortunately there were no injuries on Wednesday morning when a Honda SUV came crashing through the front window of the Kirbyville Washtub Washateria located at 111 North Margaret Street. Whether the…
Read article →Beaumont federal prison inmate died from injuries after a fight
The United States Bureau of Prisons has announced that an inmate at the federal prison in Beaumont has died from injuries he received in a fight with other inmates that occurred on Monday night. Prison…
Read article →Trinity County deputy hospitalized with serious injuries after single-vehicle crash
A Trinity County Sheriff's deputy was hospitalized with serious injuries early Tuesday morning following a single-vehicle crash that occurred while the officer was on duty. The crash happened at approximately 3:30 a.m. near State Highway…
Read article →Two more businesses close at Louisiana Boardwalk
BOSSIER CITY, La. - The Louisiana Boardwalk in Bossier City lost two more businesses over the weekend. Sweet Caroline's Dueling Piano bar played its swan song Saturday night, closing after 17 months of operation. Joe's…
Read article →Man wanted for kidnapping and parole violation has been captured
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard says a man who had been named in arrest warrants for felony crimes was captured early Tuesday morning. According to Havard, 40-year-old Johnny Frank Davis was wanted on a charge…
Read article →Tyler police searching for missing elderly man in silver F-150
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Tyler Police Department says they are searching for a missing elderly man who, according to his family, is unable to care for himself. The man is identified as Donald Harter,…
Read article →WARNING: Scammers target SWEPCO customers
SHREVEPORT, La. - People across the ArkLaTex are being warned about a new scam targeting Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) customers. Fraudsters are calling customers, falsely claiming they are eligible for a refund and requesting…
Read article →Alto woman accused of crashing into vehicle with child inside
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - An Alto woman is accused of crashing her vehicle into another vehicle that had a 1-year-old child inside. Rayla Eleigha Upshaw, 22, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and…
Read article →Woman said she was assaulted, kidnapped, and threatened
Jasper Police are investigating after a woman said that she was assaulted, kidnapped, and threatened by her boyfriend. According to the report, she said that after he assaulted her, he put her in his vehicle…
Read article →Jasper County jailer assaulted by an inmate
A Jasper County jailer underwent treatment after he was assaulted by an inmate early Tuesday morning. Jailer Hunter Walker, who has worked in the jail for about 2 years, said it happened shortly before 7:00…
Read article →Titus County man accused of murdering wife
COOKVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - A Titus County man is behind bars after being accused of murdering his wife Sunday. Deputies with the Titus County Sheriff’s Office were called to the 500 block of County Road…
Read article →Beech Grove burglary suspects arrested
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a pair of burglary suspects. Investigators say the crime occurred on Saturday at a location on County Road 317 in the Beech Grove Community. Arrested were Kenneth Ray…
Read article →Sheriff chased motorcycle all the way from Bleakwood to Jasper
Another traffic stop by the Sheriff himself has resulted in the arrest of a Port Arthur man following a brief chase that began in Newton County and ended in Jasper. Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard,…
Read article →Opelousas man arrested after 6-year-old found with lacerations, stab wounds
OPELOUSAS, La. (KALB) - An Opelousas man has been arrested on several charges after a report of a 6-year-old child found with multiple lacerations and stab wounds, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.…
Read article →Armed man arrested during Bossier City church service
BOSSIER CITY, La. — A man is behind bars after bringing a gun and a backpack full of ammunition into Bellaire Baptist Church during Sunday morning service, shocking churchgoers and leaving the community searching for…
Read article →1 dead after crash between 18-wheeler and truck
BETHANY, La. - Early Sunday morning, Caddo Parish Patrol deputies responded to a fatal crash in Bethany, Louisiana. According to police, at 1:35 a.m., deputies responded to a collision between a red truck and an…
Read article →Teen drowns in swimming area of Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma
BROKEN BOW, Ok. - Around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Oklahoma State Troopers reported the drowning a 16-year-old teen at Beavers Bend State Park in Oklahoma. The teen, not yet named, from Balch Springs, Texas, outside…
Read article →State Championship Eludes Lady Cats In 9 – 8 Loss
The Brookeland Lady Cats softball team played for the Class 1A State Championship in a Saturday morning game against the defending State Champions, the Jonesboro Lady Eagles. The game was played at McCombs Stadium on…
Read article →Lufkin man dies in rollover wreck after truck veers off road
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin man died Thursday evening after his vehicle ran off the road and into a ditch. According to the Lufkin Police Department, Wille Coleman, 74, was driving north on Martin…
Read article →One dead, one injured after ATV and pickup collide on Cardinal Drive service road
Beaumont police are investigating a fatal crash involving an ATV and a pickup truck on the Cardinal Drive service road at Erie Street. Sgt. Tom Swope says the driver of an ATV appeared to have…
Read article →Pedestrian dies after stepping in path of 18-wheeler hauling cars in Angelina County
BURKE, Texas (KTRE) - At 1 p.m. Friday, May 30, the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle on Hwy 59 in Burke. DPS troopers and sheriff’s…
Read article →Traffic stop resulted in a drug arrest
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard says a late Wednesday night traffic stop resulted in a drug arrest. It happened shortly after 11:00 on Highway 96 just north of Buna. Havard said the driver, 47-year-old Christopher…
Read article →Sendoff planned for Brookeland softball team as they head to the State Championship
The Brookeland Lady Cats softball team will be headed to Austin on Friday morning to play in the class 1-A Softball State Championship Game on Saturday. There will be a sendoff for the team at…
Read article →5 people hurt in 7-car pileup on I-10, officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Emergency officials confirmed five people, including two children, were taken to the hospital after a seven-car pile-up on the interstate on Thursday, May 29. The multi-vehicle crash happened around 11:10…
Read article →UPDATED - Names and details released in Deweyville shooting case
Newton County Sheriff Eddie Shannon says a late Tuesday morning shooting in Deweyville has left one man hospitalized, and another man in jail. According to Shannon, it all began shortly before 11:00 when his deputies…
Read article →Premature stillborn baby found in linens at company on Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Shreveport Police Department is investigating a bizarre situation involving the discovery of a premature stillborn baby. A police spokesperson says early Wednesday morning (May 28) around 5:30 a.m., they got…
Read article →Armed robbery suspect arrested in Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office said they arrested Anyia Davis, 20, of Campti, and Jeremiah Metoyer, 18, of Fort Bend, Texas, on Friday, May 24. NPSO said Davis was wanted…
Read article →Fugitive wanted for child sex crime in Newton County has been captured
A man wanted for a child sex crime in Newton County had been a fugitive since January, but he has now been captured and is in the Newton County Jail. According to the report, 35-year-old…
Read article →Delivery driver charged with sexually assaulting woman after delivering groceries in Beaumont
A delivery driver has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in Beaumont after delivering groceries to her house. Beaumont Police say it happened Tuesday morning at a residence on North Street. Aaron Middleton, 28,…
Read article →Deputies say Buna man stole a gun from his parents and sold it to a pawn shop
Jasper County deputies have arrested a Buna man after they say he stole a gun from his parents and then sold it to a pawn shop. According to the report, 27-year-old Brett Matthew Jolly has…
Read article →1 dead, 1 arrested in Alto crash
ALTO, Texas (KTRE) - An Alto man is accused of driving intoxicated in a crash that killed an Austin woman. According to the Alto Police Department, around 10:55 p.m. on Sunday, Samuel Lee Schlemmer, 21,…
Read article →DeRidder student competes in 2025 National Spelling Bee
WASHINGTON (KPLC) - A Southwest Louisiana student competed today at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. James Granger, 12, goes to Pinewood Elementary School in DeRidder. He was one of the kids put to…
Read article →Piano class for beginners to be taught June 10
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education will present Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People on Tuesday, June 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The class will be taught…
Read article →Man found dead inside parked vehicle on U.S. 90, Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office says
JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A man was found dead today inside a parked vehicle in Jeff Davis Parish, according to authorities. Around 8 this morning, patrol deputies with the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s…
Read article →One injured in Beaumont shooting, suspect still at-large
Beaumont Police say a person was shot in the north end of that city early Monday evening. It happened at about 5:40 in the 4600 block of Carnegie Avenue, two blocks south of East Lucas…
Read article →Power sill out to many homes in North Newton County
As of Tuesday evening a large number of home in the north end of Newton County were still without power as crews from the Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative and the Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative worked…
Read article →Storm sent a dead tree onto power lines
Severe thunderstorms that rolled across the area early Tuesday morning knocked down a dead tree across power lines and knocked out power near the Erin Community. Oliver Blount, who lives on Farm to Market Road…
Read article →Practical grace for extraordinary living
Read article →Church in Newton County burglarized early Monday morning
Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard says a church in the Bleakwood Community was burglarized early Monday morning. The crime occurred at Vision Outreach Church, located on County Road 3073, and security cameras captured images of…
Read article →Two Separate Crashes in Concordia Parish and Natchitoches Parish Leave Two Dead
Concordia Parish – On May 25, 2025, at approximately 6:45 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 84 west of Louisiana Highway 3180. This crash claimed the life…
Read article →Buna man arrested after shooting at his grandmother
Jasper County deputies arrested a man after he allegedly shot at his grandmother as they were arguing. The report said it happened at about 11:30 Saturday morning in a house on County Road 746 near…
Read article →Beaumont EMS ambulance crash injured two paramedics
A Beaumont EMS ambulance rolled onto its side in a late Monday morning crash and left two paramedics with non-life threatening injuries. It happened shortly after 11:00 at the intersection of Fannett Road at Sarah…
Read article →UPDATE - Brookeland woman reported missing has made contact with family
UPDATE - Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said late Monday morning that the woman made contact with her father and she told him that she is fine. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a Brookeland…
Read article →Woman arrested after a drunken disturbance at Rayburn Country Club
Jasper County deputies had to wrestle a woman into custody following a drunken disturbance at Rayburn Country Club on Sunday night. According to the report, 60-year-old Brookeland resident Robyn Goyette was extremely intoxicated and screaming…
Read article →Pickup truck comes close to falling into Lake Sam Rayburn
There was a close call for someone on Sunday evening and at last word police were still trying to find out who that person was. Firemen and other emergency crews were dispatched to a location,…
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