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Tornado felled numerous trees at intersection of FM 2799 at FM 777
Monday's EF-2 tornado resulted in numerous trees being twisted and broken at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2799 and 777, at the Jasper city limits. As the trees came down, so too did…
Read article →Lindale man injured in early morning shooting
S MITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - An argument between three men resulted in one being shot and taken to the hospital Wednesday morning. According to a press release from the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, Rogieys…
Read article →Longview man accused of shooting woman twice in domestic disturbance
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview police say that a woman was shot in a domestic disturbance on Monday night. According to police, at around 6:20 p.m. they were called to a shooting in the 300…
Read article →Longview police say missing man found safe
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A man who had been reported missing on Sunday is safe. Longview police say that Stoney Johnson, Jr., 29 had been reported missing by family members on July 7. On Wednesday,…
Read article →New Diana ISD student dies following medical incident during majorette practice
DIANA, Texas (KLTV) - A New Diana High School student has died following a medical episode she suffered during a majorette practice session. New Diana ISD Superintendent Marshall Moore announced Wednesday afternoon that Amy Marzano,…
Read article →A suspect has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a body in Buna
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a body and an alleged murder. Deputies say the investigation began early Wednesday morning when the body of an eighteen-year-old was found lying on the…
Read article →NWS says storm was EF-2 tornado
Following a review and survey of the area meterologists from the National Weather Service in Lake Charles have concluded that the tornado that hit the southwest side of Jasper on Monday was a category EF2,…
Read article →Two injured when a tree fell onto a house in Newton
Newton Fire Department Captain Melanie Smith says firefighters had to deal with two instances of trees crashing down onto houses on Monday. The first occurred at the Crystal Riggs residence, located at 519 East Court…
Read article →Oak Ridge Boys tenor Joe Bonsall has died
Sad news came out of Nashville on Tuesday. Oak Ridge Boys tenor Joe Bonsall has died at the age of 76. Bonsall had been with the Oak Ridge Boys for 51 years, starting out in…
Read article →1 injured after vehicle crashes into Tyler bus stop
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A woman was taken to the hospital after a vehicle struck a Tyler bus stop Tuesday afternoon, police say. According to Tyler Police Department PIO Andy Erbaugh, the incident happened around…
Read article →Houston residents left sweltering after Beryl with over 1.7 million still lacking power
HOUSTON (AP) — The return of soaring heat in Houston has deepened the misery for people still without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas and left residents in search of places to cool off…
Read article →Cleanup begins at Sabine County marina after Beryl tosses RVs
S ABINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Cleanup began Tuesday morning after the Holly Lake Marina in Sabine County was badly damaged by Beryl on Monday. Cleanup crews at the scene say they expect the efforts…
Read article →Damage at Holly Park Marina by Toledo Bend Reservoir, travel trailers tossed like toys
Travel trailers were tossed like toys and some were demolished next to Toledo Bend Reservoir in Sabine County. It happened Monday at Holly Park Marina, about 20 miles northeast of Hemphill. The Shamrock Shores Volunteer…
Read article →Coroner: Woman killed by dog while pet sitting
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport woman was killed in an attack by a neighbor's dogs she was caring for, the Caddo Parish coroner said Monday. Joni Hatcher, 59, was found inside a home in the…
Read article →Beryl leaving damage across the ArkLaTex; claims 1 life
SHREVEPORT, La. – Beryl has made its presence known in the ArkLaTex, claiming a woman's life and leaving swaths of damage from possible tornadoes or high winds. The fatality was reported in the Benton area.…
Read article →Tree fell on a mobile home in Jasper, neighbor helped woman escape the wreckage
Wind in the eastern edge of Tropical Storm Beryl blew a large oak tree down onto a mobile home. It happened shortly before 3:00 at a mobile home park on Carlton Drive between Highway 96…
Read article →Kirbyville struggles to recover following storm
Crews in Kirbyville, like other towns and cities in Southeast Texas were busy on Monday trying to recover from the storm as they cleared trees, limbs and other debris from major thoroughfares and roads.
Read article →Storm damage and a large natural gas leak in Sabine Parish
Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell and his deputies report several damaged homes and buildings in the Pleasant Hill Community. The damage was a result of thunderstorms from Tropical Storm Beryl. Additionally, there was a large…
Read article →Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, knocking out power to more than 1 million
M ATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Power outages are mounting along the Texas coast after Beryl came ashore Monday and lashed Houston with heavy rains and powerful winds as the storm moved inland. More than 1…
Read article →Search underway in the Trinity River for a drowning victim
Polk County Today is reporting that a search was underway over the weekend for a drowning victim in the Trinity River. The report said the incident occurred on Friday afternoon under the Farm to Market…
Read article →Man dies in Silsbee house fire
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a late evening house fire that claimed the life of a Silsbee man. Around 10:00 p.m. Saturday, the Silsbee Fire Department responded to a house fire in the…
Read article →Man identified in deadly 4th of July shooting
SHREVEPORT, La. - The Caddo Parish Coroner's office has identified the man who was shot and killed in west Shreveport early Thursday. Deontrell D. Jackson, 19, was shot in the 6100 block of Tierra Drive,…
Read article →Oklahoma joins Louisiana in requiring the Ten Commandments in schools
Oklahoma is joining Louisiana in requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every school room in the state. The directive to do so came from Oklahoma Superintendent of Education Ryan Walters. However, the State of…
Read article →DETEC without power as Deep East Texas counties report outages
DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - According to the city of San Augustine, power outages in their area affected DETEC and surrounding areas Thursday. Poweroutage.us said there were 276 outages in San Augustine County, 1,666 in…
Read article →1 shot, 1 at large after Daingerfield robbery
D AINGERFIELD, Texas (KLTV) - The Daingerfield Police Department is searching for a suspect accused of shooting and injuring a victim during a robbery early Friday. According to the release, Daingerfield officers responded to a…
Read article →4 Shelby County residents arrested after $120K worth of guns, lineman equipment recovered
S HELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people Tuesday after recovering over $120,000 worth of guns and lineman equipment. According to a release from the office, the arrests came…
Read article →Kirbyville shines with three home runs and a no-hitter in sectionals
The Kirbyville Little League 9-10 year old All-Stars hosted the Channelview All-Stars on Tuesday evening. It was the second game for Kirbyville Little Leaguers in the Minor Sectionals. Channelview started strong, scoring three runs from…
Read article →Bob Sealy has died
Word came Wednesday morning that Bob Sealy, the owner of Sealy Outdoors and founder of the Big Bass Splash, has died at the age of 75. Sealy was a legend in the fishing world. He…
Read article →Polk County man arrested on 5 counts of child porn possession
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KLTV) - A man has been jailed in Polk County following an investigation by the sheriff’s office and Texas DPS. On July 1, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigations division (CID), narcotics…
Read article →Excessive heat warning, heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday
SHREVEPORT, La. - The National Weather Service-Shreveport has extended the excessive heat warning and heat advisory until at least 8 p.m. Wednesday for the ArkLaTex. When combined with the heat and humidity, heat index values…
Read article →Cell phones now banned in Louisiana schools, NPSB announce changes
NATCHITOCHES, La. - Natchitoches Parish School Board is announcing some changes to its student handbook after Gov. Landry signed into law a bill that bans cell phone use in schools. SB207 states that any cell…
Read article →Search and rescue operation ends happily in Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES, La. — There was a happy ending to a search and rescue early Sunday morning in Natchitoches Parish after a teenager, reported missing in the woods for several hours, was found safe. Family members…
Read article →Lufkin police investigating death of man found near roadway
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Lufkin police are investigating the death of an unidentified man found early Tuesday morning. According to a report from the Lufkin Police Department, a man with no identification was found in…
Read article →State troopers capture Shelby County bank robbery suspect
The Texas Department of Public Safety says state troopers captured a bank robbery suspect in Shelby County as the crime was in progress. According to DPS, it happened Tuesday morning at Austin Bank in downtown…
Read article →3 year old flown to Dallas hospital after near-drowning in Henderson County
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A child nearly drowned on Tuesday, according to a Henderson County fire department. Payne Springs Fire and Rescue said that at around 10:13 Tuesday morning they responded to a call…
Read article →UPDATE - Repairs made, I-10 at Washington Blvd westbound in Beaumont reopened
UPDATED STORY - Tue, July 2nd at 8:00am Beaumont Police have announced that repairs were made overnight to a huge crack that formed on the Interstate 10 westbound overpass at Washington Boulevard and that section…
Read article →Loaded dump truck crashed into Lake Livingston, driver ejected from the cab
Polk County Today is reporting that a dump truck loaded with asphalt had a blowout, which caused it to veer off a highway, crash through a barrier, and then into Lake Livingston. It happened at…
Read article →Power outage that was planned for part of Shelby County cancelled
S HELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative had announced a planned power outage for Wednesday, but it has been cancelled. The outage was set to last from about 1:30 a.m. to…
Read article →I-10 westbound over Washington Blvd in Beaumont shut down due to a large crack
If you’re planning to travel to Houston, you need to avoid the Beaumont route and instead head to Livingston and then Highway 59 to Houston. The reason is because Beaumont Police say a large crack…
Read article →Beaumont man sentenced to federal prison for Coronavirus fund fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas has announced that a Beaumont man has been sentenced to federal prison for frauding the government out of Coronavirus relief funds. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Acheon…
Read article →Former Kilgore ISD teacher given prison sentence for improper student relationship
G REGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A former Kilgore ISD choir director pleaded guilty on Monday to accusations that he had an improper relationship with a student. Philip Nix, was arrested in Seymour on Monday,…
Read article →Excessive heat warning, heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTBS) - Dangerous heat continues to bake the ArkLaTex. The National Weather Service-Shreveport has an excessive heat warning and a heat advisory is in place until 8 p.m. Tuesday for almost the entire…
Read article →Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength as it razes southeast Caribbean islands
B RIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by…
Read article →New concealed carry law will allow 18-year-olds to have guns without permit starting Fourth of July
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Louisiana has now become the 28th state to allow adults to conceal a weapon without a permit. KSLA News 12′s Miracle Garett talked to police and went to a gun range…
Read article →Amazon Fulfillment Center starts hiring July 5; no resume, no experience, no interview
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Louisiana state Rep. Steven Jackson speaks to KSLA about the upcoming Amazon jobs in Shreveport. On July 5 at 7 p.m., after a long wait and many delays, the Shreveport Amazon…
Read article →Charles Owen will be holding a Town Hall at Grace Church
State Rep Charles Owen will be holding a Town Hall in DeRidder on Monday, July 1 from 5 - 6 PM at Grace Church in DeRidder. The meeting is open to the public. Rep Owen…
Read article →Old Beckville Elementary School total loss after fire
BECKVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - Several fire departments responded to a fire at a vacant school building Friday night. The fire was at the old Beckville Elementary School on Sunset. Firefighters with Beckville VFD, Clayton VFD,…
Read article →DeRidder PD says three men charged with sexual relations with underage girls
DeRidder Police say three men have been arrested and charged with having sexual relations with underage girls, which began as inappropriate conversations with them through social media. Police say Jaddarius J. Miller, 26, of DeRidder,…
Read article →Maintenance-related power outage planned for part of Shelby County
SHELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative has announced a planned power outage will take place on Wednesday. The outage will last from about 1:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. on July 3,…
Read article →Man drowns in Lake Nacogdoches
A man drowned in the waters of Lake Nacogdoches over the weekend. Nacogdoches Police say emergency responders were called out shortly after 7:00 Saturday evening when it was reported that 37-year-old Caleb Arthurs, of Nacogdoches,…
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