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Longtime athletic trainer Evans carved a unique legacy of care
NATCHITOCHES – When Ed Evans stepped into the role of Northwestern State’s director of sports medicine, he had the unenviable task of replacing a legendary figure. All Evans did in more than two decades as…
Read article →Man who shot and killed another man over a cigarette received 45 year sentence
A Port Arthur man has received a 45 year prison sentence for shooting and killing one man and a 20 year prison sentence for shooting and injuring another man after they refused to give him…
Read article →Store clerk injured during a violent armed robbery near Nederland
A convenience store clerk was injured during a violent armed robbery on Monday night near Nederland. It happened at about 10:30 at a Citgo store on Highway 69. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department says a…
Read article →Juvenile arrested after threat against New Summerfield ISD
N EW SUMMERFIELD, Texas (KLTV) - The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports a Jacksonville teen has been arrested for making a threat against a school campus. On Tuesday, New Summerfield ISD notified law enforcement of…
Read article →Orange Co SO has identified man killed in a Sat, Aug 31st fight
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department had identified a man who was killed in a Saturday, August 31st fight. It happened at a location on Farm to Market Road 105. The deceased has been identified as…
Read article →Silsbee ISD staff member under investigation, but school district and law enforcement tight-lipped
KFDM 6 News is reporting that a Silsbee ISD staff member is under investigation following some sort of incident and has been placed on administrative leave. However, both school district officials and law enforcement are…
Read article →Lufkin Mall closed due to water main break
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Lufkin Mall will be closed until a break in the water main can be repaired. According to a post on the mall’s Facebook page, a water main break has forced…
Read article →Shreveport man killed in tractor accident named
SHREVEPORT, La. - An elderly man killed in a tractor accident on Labor Day has been named by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. Meredith Rambin, 83, was hauling brush with his tractor at his home…
Read article →Webster DA: 11-year-old is youngest ever prosecuted in parish
MINDEN, La. – A 11-year-old boy accused of killing his mother and grandfather in Minden Sunday is the youngest defendant Webster District Attorney Schuyler Marvin's office has ever prosecuted. Through an arrangement reached years ago,…
Read article →House explosion in Beauregard Parish killed teenager, injured five others
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating to determine the cause of a Saturday morning incident in which a Beauregard Parish home exploded and killed a 16-year-old and injured five other family members. It…
Read article →Motorcyclist fled from Polk County deputies, crashed into a creek
The Polk County Sheriff’s Department says a 61-year-old man on a motorcycle led deputies in a pursuit and it came to an abrupt end when he crashed into a creek. It happened Friday afternoon on…
Read article →Newton County Sheriff investigates death
The Newton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a young mother of four as a possible homicide while her family has set up a GoFundMeaccount to help pay for her funeral. The mother…
Read article →Rusk County authorities say foul play suspected after body found in burning car
RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - First responders were called to a car on fire early Sunday morning and found a body inside once the flames had been extinguished. According to a release from the Rusk…
Read article →Rusk County authorities say foul play suspected after body found in burning car
RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - First responders were called to a car on fire early Sunday morning and found a body inside once the flames had been extinguished. According to a release from the Rusk…
Read article →Suspect arrested in overnight Nacogdoches murder investigation
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting in Nacogdoches early Monday. Around 1:00 a.m., officers responded to the 800 block of Fulgam Street after reports of gunshots in the…
Read article →Lufkin men arrested for allegedly dumping furniture on roadside in Trinity County
TRINITY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Trinity County Deputies arrested three Lufkin men on Sunday after they allegedly dumped several large items illegally. Two callers and road cameras alerted law enforcement to the trash dumping on…
Read article →Coushatta woman arrested on felony drug charges
NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Red River Parish woman has been arrested on felony drug charges, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office. On September 1, NPSO pulled over a truck near the intersections…
Read article →Motorcyclist killed in crash
SHREVEPORT, La. - A man is dead following a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV in Shreveport Sunday night. It happened around 5 p.m., in the 2500 block of east 70th street. The Caddo…
Read article →Natchitoches Police investigating deadly hit and run crash
NATCHITOCHES, La. - The Natchitoches Police Department is investigating a deadly hit and run crash on Labor Day morning. It happened just after four in the morning at the 300 block of South Drive near…
Read article →Shreveport to accept bids for demolition of Fair Grounds Field
SHREVEPORT, La. - The future of Fair Grounds Field is clearer after Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux sent a letter Friday to Speaker Mike Johnson, Gov. Jeff Landry, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy addressing his reasoning…
Read article →Neighbors say explosion felt like ‘earthquake’
R AGLEY, La. (KPLC) - Residents in the area of the home explosion Saturday that killed one and injured several others say the explosion was earthshaking. What was supposed to be a fun weekend for…
Read article →Beaumont PD says man who shot up a fire station fired 18 bullets
Beaumont Police have arrested a man who they say fired several shots that hit and damaged a Beaumont fire station, and they say he fired a total of 18 rounds. Beaumont Police say they recovered…
Read article →Cheryl Wooley announces running for re-election
Quote from Cheryl Wooley: My name is Cheryl Wooley. I'm the Chief of the Many Police Dept. I am formally announcing my run for re-election. When I moved here 14 years ago, Many opened it's…
Read article →APD investigating motorcycle crash involving pedestrian
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A motorcycle crash involving a pedestrian happened Wednesday night (August 28) around 9:12 p.m. on Hwy 71 and 3rd Street, according to the Alexandria Police Department. APD said the pedestrian and…
Read article →Longview man accused of having 'homemade' child porn
L ONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man is accused of having homemade child porn after investigators searched his phone last week. Austin James Lee, 21, was booked for possession of child pornography on Aug.…
Read article →18-wheeler hit by lightning, resulted in a fire in the cab
As thunderstorms began firing up over the south end of Lake Sam Rayburn, an 18-wheeler was struck by lightning and it set the cab of the truck on fire. It happened at about 3:00 on…
Read article →Student in custody after social media threat toward DeRidder High, authorities say
DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - A Beauregard student is in custody following a social media post, DeRidder Police say. DeRidder High School, as well as all city schools, were placed on lockdown this morning, August 28,…
Read article →No injuries when a truck and trailer went off a highway and jack-knifed
Newton Fire Department Captain Melanie Smith says there were no injuries when a truck and trailer went off a highway and then jack-knifed in Newton County on Wednesday afternoon. It happened shortly after 3:00 on…
Read article →Newton PD announces arrest of fugitive who evaded capture for over two years
Newton Police Chief Will Jackson has announced the arrest of a fugitive who managed to elude capture for over two years. According to Chief Jackson, 28-year-old Dominique Rayvon Bass committed Aggravated Robbery in May of…
Read article →Man charged with multiple child sex crimes in Sabine Parish
The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department says a man has been arrested and is accused of committing child sex crimes against multiple children, one of which was only 5-years-old. According to Sheriff Aaron Mitchell, 60-year-old Jerry…
Read article →Investigation underway after arsonist set logs and logging equipment on fire
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry says an investigation is underway after an arsonist set piles of logs and logging equipment on fire in Vernon Parish. It happened in an area off of Highway…
Read article →Shreveport police officer injured in shoplifting incident
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport police officer was injured Monday night while arresting a man running from a reported shoplifting incident. The officer sustained an injury to the arm and was taken to a local…
Read article →Riley found guilty of robbing Kirbyville Family Dollar, received 35 year prison sentence
A Jasper County jury on Tuesday afternoon found 59-year-old Anthony DeWayne Riley guilty of the August 15th, 2023, aggravated robbery of the Family Dollar store on Highway 96 in Kirbyville. The jury also handed down…
Read article →Former Payne Springs police chief gets 15 years for selling seized drugs
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A judge has sentenced a former Henderson County police chief to 15 years in prison for selling drugs. April Meadows, 39, of Maybank, was sentenced to 15 years for delivery…
Read article →Week 1 local high school football schedule
Fri, Aug 30th, 2024 Chapel Hill at Jasper – 7:30 West Orange-Stark at Newton – 7:00 Kirbyville at Shepherd – 7:30 Buna at Bridge City – 7:30 Huntington at Evadale – 7:00 Christian Home at…
Read article →Sister of starved Port Arthur boy who died sentenced to 30 years in prison
The sister of a starved Port Arthur child who weighed only 19 pounds at the time of his death, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison as part of a plea deal with the…
Read article →Vines Arrested For Sexually Abusing Children
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports the arrest of Jerry Bryant Vines Jr (age-60) of Converse for sex crimes against children in Sabine Parish. On August 6, 2024, Sabine Parish Sheriff Detectives began an investigation of Vines…
Read article →Shreveport teen dies in UTV crash in Red River Parish
SHREVEPORT, La. – Two communities are mourning the death of a Shreveport teenager who died in an UTV crash this weekend in rural Red River Parish. Seraphina Shaver, 14, died from injuries sustained in the…
Read article →Fire in Town Bluff
The Dam B and Spurger Volunteer Fire Departments were called out to a structure fire on County Road 1746 some 4 miles west of FM 82 just after 8 PM on Monday evening. When firefighters…
Read article →Pilot in deadly helicopter crash has been identified
Officials have released the name of a pilot who was killed in a Friday afternoon helicopter crash in Newton County. He was 51-year-old Jason Wimberly, of Jackson, Mississippi. The aircraft was registered to Callaway Land…
Read article →Rice University cancels all Tuesday classes after murder-suicide in student residence hall
H OUSTON, Texas (KLTV) - Rice University Police Department is investigating what they believe was a murder-homicide in student housing. Houston Police Department is assisting them in the investigation. On Monday night, they announced that…
Read article →1 person, pets killed in mobile home fire in Henderson County
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Crews responded to a mobile home fire that left one person and their pets dead on Monday. Responders were called out to a structure fire in Cherokee Shores at about…
Read article →Pilot killed in a helicopter crash northeast of Newton
A pilot was killed in a Friday afternoon helicopter crash northeast of Newton. It happened at about 1:30 off of Farm to Market Road 1414. Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby was at the scene and…
Read article →Caddo Parish drowning victim identified
MOORINGSPORT, La. -- A man who drowned in Mooringsport early Friday has been identified by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. Donald Sirmons, 65, was found by Caddo Sheriff's deputies called to his residence in the…
Read article →House fire in Lena kills two, State Fire Marshals investigating
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - State Fire Marshals reported that there was a tragic house fire on August 22, in the Sharp community of Lena. Just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Flatwoods Fire Department responded…
Read article →Body found floating in Red River identified
BOSSIER CITY, La. -- A body found floating Wednesday night in the Red River has been identified. Bossier City spokesman Louis Johnson said Dominique Washington, 38, was discovered around 6:22 by people who were on…
Read article →1 dead, 2 injured after car crosses into oncoming traffic east of Lufkin
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A man died and two others sustained minor injuries after a three-vehicle wreck on Highway 103 on Saturday morning. According to a report from DPS, a Honda Civic was traveling…
Read article →Problem at the Jason Sub-Station resulted in a Sunday morning power outage
Jasper Mayor Anderson Land says it was a problem at the Jason Sub-Station which resulted in a power outage that lasted for just over 2 hours on Sunday morning. About half of the city, mostly…
Read article →One dead and two injured in a weekend crash east of Lufkin
KTRE 9 News is reporting that one person is dead and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Saturday morning east of Lufkin. It happened shortly before 10:00 on Highway 103. According to…
Read article →Beaumont officers shoot and kill a man coming at them with a chainsaw
Beaumont Police say officers had to shoot and kill a man when he came after them with a chainsaw. It happened shortly after 8:00 Saturday evening on Harriot Street near Avenue E. According to Officer…
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