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Tyler police searching for missing Legacy High School student

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Tyler Police Department would like your assistance in locating a missing person. The missing teenager is identified as Lily Peppler, 17, of Tyler. She was last seen on Friday, November…

Impaired driver collides into Huntington City Hall building

H UNTINGTON, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities have arrested an impaired driver after he drove a vehicle into the Huntington City hall building early Wednesday morning. According to the Huntington Police Department, an early morning incident…

Jasper man going to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas has announced that a Jasper man will be going to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations. Prosecutors say 44-year-old Larry Buckley, who already…

Police: Pedestrian injured in Marshall hit and run

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - A man is injured after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday. According to the Marshall Police Department, officers were called to the intersection of West Burleson and North Bishop streets just…

This week’s local high school football schedule

Thursday, November 7th Kirbyville at Hardin – 7:30 Orangefield at Buna – 7:30 Friday, November 8th Jasper at Tarkington – 7:30 Hull Daisetta at Evadale – 7:00 Burkeville at Apple Springs – 7:00 West Sabine…

ELECTION RESULTS

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 270 Electoral College votes needed to win (R) Donald Trump - J.D. Vance –277 (D) Kamala Harris – Tim Walz – 226 *Jasper County Votes - Trump 17,505…

Jasper County deputy arrested for traffic violations

A Jasper County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety for traffic violations. According to DPS Sergeant Shana Clark, 28-year-old William Treadway, of Jasper, was driving a Chevrolet pickup…

Bicyclist struck by a pickup truck in Polk County

Polk County Today is reporting that a Lafayette, Louisiana man is undergoing treatment after he was struck by a pickup truck as he was riding his bicycle in Polk County on Monday afternoon. It happened…

Tyler County registered sex offender arrested for failure to update his new address

The Tyler County Sheriff’s Department says a registered sex offender has been arrested after he failed to notify authorities of a change of address. According to Sheriff Brian Weatherford, deputies discovered that Walter Louis Chapman,…

ELECTION DAY - POLLS OPEN 7:00AM TO 7:00PM

Today is Election Day and the polls are open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. JASPER COUNTY POLLING LOCATIONS Box 1 – Three Corners, Co Rd 1, Zavalla Box 2 – Ebenezer Baptist Church, Co…

UPDATE - Missing Fort Polk soldier has been found dead

The U.S. Army has announced that a missing Fort Polk soldier has been found dead. However, where he was found or any other details about the death has not been released by the military. Fort…

Burn bans lifted in Newton and Jefferson Counties

Burn bans have been lifted in Newton and Jefferson Counties, but they remain in effect in Jasper, Sabine, San Augustine, Angelina, Tyler, Hardin, and Orange Counties. The following is the Keetch-Byrum Drought Index averages for…

UPDATE - Names released of three killed in a Calcasieu Parish helicopter crash

Three people were killed in a Friday evening helicopter crash in Calcasieu Parish. It happened about 10 miles northeast of Lake Charles. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory says a man, woman, and a toddler died.…

1 dead, 1 child injured after being hit by car in Marshall during fight

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - A woman is behind bars after an incident left another woman dead and her child injured Sunday. The two were struck by a car following a fight with several others, according…

Jefferson Co Jail: Female inmate dead, another female inmate charged

A female inmate in the Jefferson County Jail has died, and another female inmate has been charged in relation to her death. The deceased inmate has been identified as 25-year-old Shelbi Ervin, who died on…

Teen killed in drive-by shooting in Shreveport identified

SHREVEPORT, La. - The search is on for whoever opened fire on a pair of teenagers early Monday in Shreveport's Mooretown neighborhood. One of those young men died. The Caddo Parish coroner has identified the…

Man suspected of DWI suffered a broken arm in a Newton County wreck

Burkeville Fire Chief Charles Duckworth says a man suspected of driving while intoxicated had a broken arm after he wrecked his SUV late Thursday night. It happened shortly after 10:00 on Farm to Market Road…

Gun wielding man shot by a Jasper County deputy early Saturday morning

Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said early Saturday morning that a man was undergoing treatment at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont after being shot by a deputy at a home north of Kirbyville. Newman said…

Three killed in a Calcasieu Parish helicopter crash

Three people were killed in a Friday evening helicopter crash in Calcasieu Parish. It happened about 10 miles northeast of Lake Charles. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory says a man, woman, and infant died, but…

Fire breaks out in alleyway behind Provalus Building

The volunteers of the Jasper Fire Department were dispatched to an alleyway behind the Provalus Building at the corner of Main and Houston Streets in Downtown Jasper, shortly before midnight on Sunday evening, when it…

Week 10 High School football scores

Silsbee 49 Jasper 47 Newton 64 Warren 0 Kirbyville 36 Buna 14 Evadale 49 Colmesneil 14 Little Cypress-Mauriceville 43 Huffman 40 Orangefield 41 East Chambers 20 Deweyville 49 Sabine Pass 13 West Sabine 50 Hardin…

Lufkin High School cheerleaders involved in Houston bus wreck

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin ISD school bus filled with the high school cheer team was involved in a wreck Sunday. A post from Lufkin ISD said the wreck occurred in Houston while the…

UPDATE: Missing Fort Johnson soldier found deceased

VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - UPDATE: The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division has reported that SGT David Johnson has been found deceased. Army CID is currently working with local law enforcement to ascertain…

Pollock Man Killed in Grant Parish Crash

Grant Parish – On November 3, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 8 east of Pollock. The crash claimed the life of 60-year-old…

Unrestrained driver dies in Webster Parish crash

MINDEN, La. – A Webster Parish man died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash, according to state police. The victim is identified as John Waldron, 70, of Sibley. The crash was reported just before noon…

Driver killed in a San Augustine County crash

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a driver was killed in a one-vehicle crash that occurred during on Thursday at 12:00noon in San Augustine County. According to DPS Sergeant Shana Clark, a 2012 GMC…

Man accused of sexually assaulting an infant

Lumberton Police Chief Danny Sullins says a man accused of sexually assaulting an infant 15 years ago has been indicted by the Hardin County Grand Jury and arrested. Jeremy Ryan Smith, 50, is currently a…

Natchitoches police arrest suspects for possessing a stolen vehicle out of Shreveport

NATCHITOCHES, La. - Police in Natchitoches have arrested two men for possessing a stolen vehicle in Shreveport. Teondre Wright, 24, and Trevonne Wright, 17, were arrested after leading police on a car chase before crashing…

Unrestrained driver killed in Bienville Parish crash

CASTOR, La. -- A North Carolina man died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Bienville Parish, state police said today in a news release. The crash claimed the life of Andrew Borchers, 39, of Lexington,…

Fall back one hour as standard time begins at 2:00am on Sun, Nov 3rd

It’s time to change time again. We’ll go from daylight saving time to standard time and our clocks are moved back one hour at 2:00am on Sunday, November 3rd. You’ll wake up an hour later…

Man and woman found dead in a Lufkin apartment

An investigation is underway after a man and woman were found dead in a Lufkin apartment on Tuesday. City of Lufkin spokeswoman Jessica Pebsworth said it was at Sunrise Landing Apartments on East Denman Avenue.…

3 Arrested for Drug & Gun Charges

Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports three young men were arrested for illegal narcotic and firearm charges this morning. Sabine Parish Sheriff Tactical Narcotics Team Agents were investigating an illegal drug complaint at an apartment complex in…

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Arrest made in car break-ins on Desoto Road in Natchitoches

NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Police Department has made an arrest in connection to vehicle break-ins on Desoto Road on Oct. 29. NPD said officers got word of suspects breaking into vehicles in the…

Three students had minor injuries after Jasper ISD school bus was hit by an 18-wheeler

Officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety said late Tuesday that three students had minor injuries after a Jasper ISD school bus was hit by an 18-wheeler. The accident occurred around 5:00 pm on…

Silsbee PD: 14-year-old girl picked up in Montgomery County, brought to Silsbee for sex

A 22-year-old man is in the Hardin County Jail on a charges of communicating with a 14-year-old girl online, picking her up in Montgomery County, then bringing her back to Silsbee where he allegedly had…

One injured in a north Newton County crash

One driver was injured in a north Newton County crash early Tuesday morning. It happened at about 6:30 on Highway 63 near Farm to Market Road 1415, about 4 miles west of Burkeville. Texas Department…

Ore City man found not guilty of 2021 murder

GILMER, Texas (KLTV) - An Upshur County jury has acquitted a man of murder. According to First Assistant District Attorney for the county of Upshur Barry Wallace, Robert Lee Travis of Ore City has been…

Motorcyclist injured after he hit a deer and then crashed

Burkeville Fire Chief Charles Duckworth says a motorcyclist was injured after he collided with a deer on Saturday. It happened during the noon hour on Farm to Market Road 1012 in the Jamestown Community. According…

Only minor injuries after a car and a truck collided

There was only minor injuries after a car and a pickup truck collided. Burkeville Fire Chief Charles Duckworth said it happened at about 2:30 Saturday afternoon on Highway 87 just north of Recreational Road 255…

Driver unhurt after hitting a deer and crashing his pickup truck

Newton Fire Department Captain Melanie Smith says a driver escaped injury despite crashing his pickup truck after hitting a deer. It happened at about 6:30 Monday morning on Highway 87 just south of Newton. Captain…

Tyler PD: Father, son dead in apparent homicide/suicide

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Tyler police responded to the scene of a shooting that left two dead Monday afternoon. According to Tyler PD PIO Andy Erbaugh, the incident happened in the 700 block of Chimney…

1 hospitalized after being shot at Longview apartment complex

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview police investigated a shooting that took place on Monday morning. According to Longview PD, a call came in shortly after 11 a.m. regarding shots fired at the Longview Square Apartments…

Police investigating after shooting at Lear Park in Longview

Longview police officers are investigating after a shooting between two people at Lear Park Sunday afternoon. According to police, the shooting involved two males who knew each other and the incident happened in the parking…

Hardin County man convicted and sentenced for child sex crimes

A Hardin County man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison after he was convicted on two child sex crime charges involving the same victim who was under 6 years of age. Justin…

Week 8 of Jasper High School Football

Jasper 35 Shepherd 16 Newton 64 Trinity 0 East Chambers 52 Kirbyville 14 Coldspring 28 Buna 0 Woodville 38 New Waverly 0 West Sabine 54 Evadale 14 Garrison 37 Hemphill 0 Colmesneil 45 Hull Daisetta…

Pickup truck burned on the Dam B Bridge

The Beech Grove Fire Department responded to a pickup truck on fire early Friday evening. It happened shortly before 7:00 on the Highway 190 Dam B Bridge. A Jasper County deputy was first on scene…

SFM: Arson, fraud investigation underway in Leesville

L EESVILLE, La. (KPLC) - An investigation is currently underway for fires that officials say were intentionally set in Leesville in September. Jonathan Eaves , 47, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 24, on two counts of…

Early Wednesday morning crash in Tyler County claimed the life of a man

The Texas Department of Public Safety says an early Wednesday morning crash in Tyler County left one man dead and another injured. It happened at about 7:00 on Farm to Market Road 92, just north…

Man shot at a Polk County convenience store, suspect in custody

Polk County Today is reporting that a man is undergoing hospital treatment after he was shot on the parking lot of a convenience store, and the suspect is in custody. It happened during the noon…