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Man arrested after woman was assaulted and injured
A Sabine County man went to jail late Monday morning after a woman said he physically assaulted her. It happened shortly after 11:00 at a house on County Road 230 in the Brookeland area. According…
Read article →Police in Beaumont investigate murder on French Road
Police in Beaumont are searching for a suspect they believe is responsible for the murder of a man on the north side of the city at an apartment complex near Parkdale Mall. Officers were dispatched…
Read article →VPSO searching for runaway teen
VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding a missing teen. VPSO said Anna McClain, 14, left her home on a teal colored bicycle around 12:08 a.m.…
Read article →Two people injured in early Saturday morning crash
Two people were injured in a two vehicle auto accident that occurred in the north end of Jasper County in the early hours of Saturday morning. State Troopers said the crash occurred on Highway 96,…
Read article →Lufkin police investigate shooting that left two injured
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE)- Lufkin police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured Friday night. In a news release, the department said two people sustained non-life-threatening gunshot injuries while reportedly trying to sell a…
Read article →2 dead, 1 injured in Nacogdoches truck wreck that closed Highway 21
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KLTV) - Police say two people are dead and one is severely injured after a pick-up truck and box truck collided on Highway 21 Friday. Officers responded to the 4000 block of East…
Read article →Local theft shut down in the middle of the act
The potential theft of a fork truck and possibly other items was shut down shortly before 4:00 on Saturday afternoon when someone saw a man jump a fence at a local business and called 911.…
Read article →Jasper County Sheriff's Deputy arrests teens following Sunday morning traffic stop
A deputy seeing a vehicle driving erratically has reportedly resulted in the arrest of three suspects. Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said the deputy was patrolling on Reese Road between Buna and Evadale at about…
Read article →Sabine County deputies arrested a woman with a large amount of methamphetamine
Sabine County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy J.P. MacDonough says a deputy arrested a woman with a large amount of methamphetamine late Wednesday night. According to the report, a deputy stopped a vehicle on Highway 96…
Read article →Man and woman accused of stealing catalytic converters
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a man and woman have been arrested after they were accused of stealing catalytic converters. According to the report, at about 5:30 Wednesday evening deputies were sent to the…
Read article →Truck crashed through an Angelina County house, man killed, driver found and arrested
The Angelina County Sheriff’s Department says a man was killed when a pickup truck crashed completely through his house early Thursday morning and the driver didn’t stop. It happened shortly before 7:00 in the Moffett…
Read article →Woman in Vernon Parish shot, husband arrested
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department says a woman was shot very early Wednesday morning and her husband has been arrested. According to Detective Rhonda Jordan, it happened shortly after 3:00 in a home in the…
Read article →Sabine County Sheriff’s Office Press Release
(Hemphill, Texas) During the overnight hours, Sabine County Sheriff’s Deputies were patrolling the southern end of the county in the Brookeland, Texas vicinity. Deputies observed a vehicle crossing the white fog line while traveling North…
Read article →DPS has released names of those involved in a double-fatality crash
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released the names of those involved in a double-fatality crash Friday evening on Highway 96 between Buna and Evadale. DPS Sergeant Shana Clark says a 2023 Hyundai Elantra…
Read article →Two dead and one injured after an explosion in the Golden Triangle
Two men are dead and one man is in critical condition after an explosion in the Golden Triangle. It happened on a work boat in Taylor Bayou near Port Arthur. What caused the explosion is…
Read article →Lufkin police release name of man who drowned on Kurth Lake
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Lufkin police say a man drowned after falling out of his boat on Kurth Lake on Tuesday. The body of Thomas Legg, 64, of Pollok, was recovered by divers after…
Read article →Possible human skeletal remains found in Wardville
WARDVILLE, La. (KALB) - Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said they were investigating possible human skeletal remains found on April 23. RPSO said Deputies responded at around 4:30 p.m. to a civilian who claimed to have…
Read article →Minor damage and no injuries after a Buna ISD school bus hit a dump truck
There was only minor damage and no injuries after a Buna ISD school bus hit a dump truck owned by Jasper County. It happened shortly before 7:00 Wednesday morning on County Road 791 at County…
Read article →Man arrested at a burglary call, deputies say he repeatedly threatened to kill them
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a man was arrested after a deputy responded to a burglary call on Audrey Street in Brookeland. According to deputies, the man repeatedly threatened to kill them. According to…
Read article →Rains Arrested For Attempted Murder
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports Billy Aaron Rains (age-34) of Many was arrested yesterday afternoon, April 22, 2025. Shortly after 6:00AM, Sabine Parish Parish Sheriff Deputies responded to a residence on Fisher Firetower Road in reference…
Read article →SPD arrests 6 in theft of 22 vehicles
SHREVEPORT, La. – Shreveport police have made six arrests connected to the theft of almost two dozen vehicles from a local car dealership in November. The “complex, months-long investigation” was led by the SPD property…
Read article →Man arrested at a burglary call, deputies say he repeatedly threatened to kill them
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a man was arrested after a deputy responded to a burglary call on Audrey Street in Brookeland. According to deputies, the man repeatedly threatened to kill them. According to…
Read article →Divers recover body of missing man from Angelina County lake
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities recovered the body of a man reported missing from a boat on Kurth Lake on Tuesday. The Lufkin Police Department said officers, deputies, game wardens and sheriff’s office divers…
Read article →UPDATED - Brookeland battery theft suspect arrested, tracks led deputies straight to him
UPDATED STORY Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Tuesday afternoon that his deputies had located and arrested a man accused of stealing a battery from a piece of equipment. The crime occurred before daybreak Tuesday…
Read article →Flooding in the Warren and Ivanhoe area results in school cancelled on Monday
Heavy rainfall caused flooding in the Warren and Ivanhoe Communities in Tyler County, and it resulted in Warren ISD cancelling school on Monday. Ivanhoe received more than 7 inches of rain while Warren received more…
Read article →Longview man accused of killing neighbor’s dog
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man has been charged after police say he shot his neighbor’s dog to death. Toby Bennett, 63, is charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal after his Friday…
Read article →Police release name of man accused of firing flare gun in Kilgore Walmart
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - Police have released the name of a man they say accidentally fired a flare gun while attempting to shoplift from Walmart. Officers responded to a Walmart in Kilgore on Saturday at…
Read article →Dispute between Livingston couple turns fatal, sheriff says
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - A man is dead after a domestic dispute in Polk County, according to the sheriff. Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons said that on Sunday at around 8 p.m., deputies were sent…
Read article →Man hit, killed by train in Bossier City
BOSSIER CITY, La - Bossier City police are investigating a deadly train accident on Barksdale Boulevard near Violet Avenue. Emergency crews on the scene say a man was killed after being hit by a train…
Read article →Deputy Donald Bridges Passes Away
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell and the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office sadly report Deputy Donald Bridges passed away early Sunday morning, April 20, 2025. Deputy Bridges bravely battled cancer during the last 3 1/2 years. He was…
Read article →Man died in an Orange County house fire
KOGT in Orange is reporting that a man has died as the result of the injuries he received in a house fire in nearby Orange County on Friday evening. According to the report, firemen were…
Read article →Buna man accused of threatening a property owner with a shotgun
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a Buna man went to jail late Friday afternoon after threatening a property owner with a shotgun. It happened at about 4:00 on Highway 96 South in Buna. According…
Read article →Third suspect arrested after theft of multiple deer feeders
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has announced the third and final arrest in a case of multiple deer feeders being stolen early Sunday morning. It happened on a hunting lease off of County Road 826,…
Read article →11 arrested in Angelina County drug-trafficking investigation
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - At least 11 people have been arrested following a large-scale drug trafficking investigation throughout Angelina County. According to the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office, the suspects were briefly taken to the…
Read article →Female driver injured in early morning auto crash north of Jasper
A local resident was injured in the early hours of Friday morning, when the vehicle she was driving left the road and went into the edge of the woods on Highway 96, just south of…
Read article →Man arrested after traffic stop turns up large amount of drugs and two guns
A Golden Triangle man went to jail Wednesday night after Jasper Police say a traffic stop turned up a large amount of drugs and two guns. A report filed by Officer Jordan Courtney said he…
Read article →Newton Church destroyed by fire, junior firefighter overcome by heat
A Church in Newton was destroyed by fire early Saturday evening, and a junior firefighter underwent hospital treatment after he was overcome by heat. It happened shortly before 6:00 at the First Assembly of God…
Read article →19 cases of measles confirmed in Upshur County location
GILMER, Texas (KLTV) - Upshur County Judge Todd Tefteller says that numerous cases of measles have been confirmed in Upshur County....in one location. All of the 19 cases are linked to two people who visited…
Read article →Juveniles arrested for package theft in Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - Three juveniles were arrested in Natchitoches for stealing packages from a front porch, according to the Natchitoches Police Department. NPD officers responded to a home in the 400 block of Second…
Read article →Former Bossier Parish corrections officer arrested
BENTON, La. — A former Bossier Parish corrections officer has been arrested on multiple charges. Colton Davis, who was hired by the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office in October 2023, faces two counts of malfeasance in…
Read article →Addison Texas Man Killed in Avoyelles Parish UTV Crash, Impairment Suspected
Avoyelles Parish – On April 19, 2025, at approximately 9:05 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on Sayes Road near Louisiana Highway 115. This crash claimed the life of 47-year-old…
Read article →Gregg County Health Department confirms 19-year-old from Upshur County tested positive for measles
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A measles case has been reported in East Texas. According to Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Browne, a 19-year-old Upshur County man felt sick and went to CHRISTUS Good…
Read article →Former DeRidder police officer arrested on rape, battery charges
DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - A former DeRidder police officer is behind bars after an arrest on charges including rape. William Robert Reid, 38, was arrested by his former agency on April 3 on charges of…
Read article →SporTran bus explodes at bus stop; all CNG buses pulled from service
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport bus exploded Wednesday afternoon while stopped at a bus stop on North Hearne and Forum Drive in west Shreveport. Smoke started coming from the bus, prompting the 11 passengers and…
Read article →Second arrest made in theft of deer feeders, third arrest coming
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has made a second arrest in a case of multiple deer feeders that were stolen over the weekend in the south end of the county. Meanwhile, Sheriff Chuck Havard says…
Read article →Pineville police searching for hit-and-run suspect
PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - The Pineville Police Department said they are looking for a man wanted for hit-and-run and no insurance. Police said Kenneth Rachal allegedly hit a parked car at a local business and…
Read article →Wanted man demanded action and he got it
If you have a warrant for your arrest, the last thing you want to do is draw attention to yourself from law enforcement. That’s exactly what a Buna man did early Wednesday morning and he…
Read article →Colfax police, U.S. Marshals arrest man for 7 counts of attempted murder
COLFAX, La. (KALB) - The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, in coordination with the Colfax Police Department, arrested a man on April 14 following a violent incident that happened back on December 2, 2024, on…
Read article →Suspect arrested in theft of multiple deer feeders
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a suspect in the theft of multiple deer feeders. According to Sheriff Chuck Havard, deputies arrested 50-year-old Michael Hetzel, of Vidor, at his job on Tuesday and he’s…
Read article →Lufkin man accused of locking family in home, prompting SWAT standoff
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin police SWAT team arrested a Lufkin man following a several hour standoff Tuesday after he was reported to have locked his wife and child inside their home, police said.…
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