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2 Arrested, 2500 Pills Suspected to Contain Fentanyl Confiscated in Kilgore Bust
Kilgore police arrested two people after finding 2,500 pills they say may contain fentanyl while searching a residence. Officers executed a search warrant in the 1200 block of East North Street on Saturday and found…
Read article →Pursuit Ends After Crashing Into Rosepine Family Pharmacy
On Friday, May 31, 2024 at approx. 03:40 AM, a DeRidder Police patrol unit observed a 2024 Nissan Rogue traveling without taillights. As the officer was attempting to catch up with the vehicle and before…
Read article →Glenmora Man Killed in Natchitoches Parish Crash, LSP Reports
On Saturday, June 1, 2024, shortly after 3:00 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop E began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 49 southbound just north of Louisiana Highway 119. The crash claimed…
Read article →Teenager shot, Jasper Police working to identify a suspect
Jasper Police say a teenager is undergoing hospital treatment after he was shot twice late Wednesday night. Lieutenant Josh Hadnot says it happened shortly before 11:00 at the Pioneer Crossing Apartments on South Bowie Street.…
Read article →Groundbreaking ceremony held for new $45 million academic building at Texas A&M Texarkana
T EXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - The $45 million construction project has begun for a new business, engineering, and technology building at Texas A&M University in Texarkana. On Thursday, May 30, a groundbreaking ceremony was held…
Read article →Pedestrian struck, killed on Hwy 31 in Tyler
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A 61-year-old woman was struck and killed on Hwy 31 in Tyler Thursday afternoon. According to Texas DPS Sergeant Adam Albritton, Vanessa Hill was attempting to cross Hwy 31 around 2:30…
Read article →Family killed in head-on crash with FedEx truck
DEL RIO, Texas (Gray News) – A family was killed in a traffic crash with a FedEx truck Tuesday night. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a FedEx box truck was heading eastbound…
Read article →Texas Boy With Cancer Honored In Sabine Parish
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces 12-year-old Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel from Houston, Texas, was recognized as a Honorary Deputy Sheriff of the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office. "DJ" was diagnosed with terminal brain and spinal cord cancer when…
Read article →UPDATED - Toledo Bend drowning victims recovered
UPDATED STORY - Wed, May 29th, 2024 The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday that the bodies of two drowning victims had been recovered from Toledo Bend Reservoir. This followed a Wednesday incident in which…
Read article →Tree fell onto a vehicle in Sabine County, driver uninjured
Daily News & More is reporting that a tree fell onto a vehicle late Wednesday morning, and miraculously the driver was not injured. The report said it happened shortly after 10:00 on Highway 96, just…
Read article →Trooper saved trapped driver by pushing car away from other car on fire
Texas Department of Public Safety Corporal Ramey Bass saved the life of a trapped driver by using his patrol SUV to push her car away from another vehicle that was on fire after a collision.…
Read article →Cajun singer & musician Johnny Sonnier seriously injured when a vehicle fell on him
Cajun music singer and musician Johnny Sonnier, age 74, has been seriously injured after a vehicle that he was working on fell off a ramp and on top of him. According to his wife, Sonnier…
Read article →Lufkin bank robbery suspect arrested after pursuit
Lufkin Police say a bank robbery suspect is in custody following a pursuit early Wednesday afternoon. He has been identified as 47-year-old Robert Harris, of Center. Police say the robbery occurred at 1:10pm at Cadence…
Read article →Lettsworth Man Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
Rapides Parish — On May 28, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop E began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 107 at the intersection of Louisiana Highway 3128.…
Read article →Pontoon boat capsized and sank at Toledo Bend, four safe, two drowned
The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department says a pontoon boat capsized and sank at Toledo Bend Reservoir late Tuesday morning. Four people swam to safety, while two people drowned. The incident occurred in the Pirates Cove…
Read article →Toddler drowns in family pool in Upshur County
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Upshur County deputies responded to a drowning on Tuesday. According to the sheriff’s office statement, at 5:25 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to a call for help from the 1200 block…
Read article →Eustace woman accused of murder after reporting shooting death of boyfriend
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A woman from Eustace is in jail after allegedly shooting her boyfriend to death on Monday. According to the release from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, Patricia Ann Childs, 61,…
Read article →Lufkin zoo closes due to fallen tree on public walkway, inclement weather
L UFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin will be closed for the remainder of Tuesday, the City of Lufkin announced at 2:30 p.m. Communications Director Jessica Pebsworth announced that inclement weather…
Read article →No injuries in three vehicle-boat pile up in North Jasper County
No injuries were reported following an accident involving both vehicles and boats that occurred on Monday about 8 miles north of Jasper. The volunteers of the Lake Rayburn Fire Department and other emergency crews were…
Read article →Zavalla church damaged by fire, apparent explosion
ZAVALLA, Texas (KTRE) - Multiple crews responded to a fire at Solid Rock Baptist Church on Monday. A number of volunteer fire departments from Angelina County responded to a fire at a church on FM…
Read article →Woman killed in wreck on Linwood named by coroner’s office
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — The woman who was killed in a wreck on Linwood Avenue has now been named by the coroner’s office. On Monday (May 27), the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office announced that 33-year-old…
Read article →UPDATE: Body of missing fisherman at Bayou Boeuf recovered
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - Update: Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office stated on Saturday, May 25, that the body of the missing fisherman, now identified as Car’Tracus Mitchell, 20, of Cheneyville was recovered Saturday morning. RPSO…
Read article →1 arrested in connection with shooting incident in Troup
TROUP, Texas (KLTV) - Troup police responded to a report of shots fired on Saturday. According to a release from Troup Police Department, officers worked together with Smith County deputies to find several people involved…
Read article →One injured when a car hit a tractor
One person was reportedly injured when a car hit the back of a tractor shortly after 10:00 on Saturday night southwest of Jasper. It happened at the intersection of FM 1013 at FM 1005 in…
Read article →Man injured when his truck left the highway and crashed into a motel
The driver of a pickup truck received what was said to be only minor injuries on Sunday morning when the vehicle he was driving left the road and crashed into a motel here in Jasper.…
Read article →4 teens charged in ATV thefts in Natchitoches
NATCHITOCHES, La. -- A three-week investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies has resulted in the arrests of four teenagers accused of stealing all-terrain vehicles valued at about $18,000. Charges are pending on two others, one…
Read article →Sealy Outdoors says tournament bass had weights in it, angler arrested
Sealy Outdoors owner Bob Sealy and his son-in-law, Chris Bennett, have announced that an angler who competed in the Big Bass Splash Tournament over the weekend on Toledo Bend Reservoir has been arrested. Bennett explained…
Read article →Affidavit: Lufkin High vandals caused $16K worth of damage
L UFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - All five suspects in the Lufkin High School vandalism from last week were booked into the Angelina County Jail on Thursday and documents state the brand of flour they used…
Read article →Mail carrier recovering from dog attack thanks deputy who saved her life
U.S. Postal Service employee Tamara Hartford has been released from a hospital after undergoing months of treatment following a March 19th attack by two dogs. It happened in the Curtis Community as Hartford was walking…
Read article →WATCH: East Texas game warden gives Memorial Day safety tips, warnings
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Game Warden Tim Walker joined us to discuss proper jet ski usage, the importance of safety equipment, and a reminder that the same DUI laws also apply to driving a boat.…
Read article →Student sprayed mace inside a Jasper school bus
Interim Jasper Police Chief Mike Poindexter said late Wednesday afternoon that officers were investigating after a student sprayed mace inside a Jasper ISD school bus. It happened shortly before 4:00 in the southwest part of…
Read article →Lufkin ISD employee arrested for sexual assault of a child
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Lufkin Independent School District police arrested a school employee on May 16. Justin Cole Snyder, 28, a janitor at Lufkin High School, was arrested on Thursday on sexual assault of a…
Read article →Body of missing boater found on Sabine River
W OOD COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Tragedy on an East Texas waterway, as a missing East Texas boater has been found deceased on the Sabine River by game wardens. The search began late Monday near…
Read article →Louisiana lawmakers approve bill similar to Texas' embattled migrant enforcement law
A Louisiana bill that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people in the state who entered the U.S. illegally received approval from lawmakers Wednesday and will likely soon be on…
Read article →Public Service Commission begins investigation of Beauregard Electric
L AKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Public Service Commission is moving ahead with an audit of the Beauregard Electric Co-op. The investigation was requested last month after the commissioner for this area asked…
Read article →NPSO cites Natchitoches man for littering on Hampton Road
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office announced on social media that deputies issued a citation to a 21-year-old man from Natchitoches for illegally dumping trash on Hampton Road. On Wednesday, May 15,…
Read article →VPSO investigating shooting, stabbing on Ikes Road
VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several people were injured and one person died in a shooting and stabbing incident on Ikes Road. VPSO and Rosepine Police responded…
Read article →Man arrested after stabbing, victim in critical condition
Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman says a man has been arrested and charged after another man was stabbed and left in critical condition. Newman says it happened Saturday night at a residence on Farm to…
Read article →San Augustine Rural Water Supply lifts boil notice
SAN AUGUSTINE, Texas (KTRE) - San Augustine Rural Public Water System customers are no longer advised to boil water. On May 17, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the San Augustine Rural Public Water…
Read article →One dead and two injured after a violent incident in Vernon Parish
One person is dead and two are injured after a violent incident in Vernon Parish. It occurred shortly before 2:00 Tuesday morning in the Rosepine area, just northeast of DeRidder. According to the Vernon Parish…
Read article →Driver killed in a Beauregard Parish accident
Louisiana State Police say a driver was killed in a Tuesday afternoon crash in Beauregard Parish. Troopers say it happened shortly after 1:00 on Louisiana Highway 112, about 15 miles east of DeRidder. According to…
Read article →Bill to require La. school buses to have A/C, heating fails in the State House
BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB) - A measure that would have required each school bus in Louisiana to have air conditioning and heating has failed to pass the Louisiana Legislature. With a 43 to 57 vote,…
Read article →VPSO investigating shooting, stabbing on Ikes Road
VERNON PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several people were injured and one person died in a shooting and stabbing incident on Ikes Road. VPSO and Rosepine Police responded…
Read article →Boyce man dies following two-vehicle crash near DeRidder
D eRidder, La. (KPLC) - A Boyce man has died following a two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler near DeRidder, according to Louisiana State Police. Trooper Ross Brennan says troopers were called out to a vehicle…
Read article →Woman killed in overnight shooting in Shreveport, another wounded
SHREVEPORT, La. - Bullets were flying in south Shreveport early Monday. When the shooting stopped, one woman died and a second was left with serious injuries. In happened about 1:30 a.m. in the parking lot…
Read article →Woman found in Waco may be from Louisiana, authorities looking for family
WACO, Texas - Officials are searching for family members of a woman found in Texas that may have Louisiana ties. The Waco Police Department said the woman was found Sunday by paramedics acting delusional. She…
Read article →Convicted sex offender arrested on child porn charges in Beauregard Parish
The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Department says a convicted sex offender has been arrested on child pornography charges. Sheriff Mark Herford says deputies have arrested 42-year-old Christopher Culton, of DeRidder, and at last word he remained…
Read article →Woodville man facing charges of continuous sexual assault of a child
W OODVILLE, Texas (KTRE) - A Woodville man is in the Tyler County Jail facing charges of continuous sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age. Kevin Lee Powell, 60, was arrested on…
Read article →Monday afternoon fire destroyed home in Newton
Newton Fire Department Captain Melanie Smith says a Monday afternoon fire that destroyed a home in Newton is believed to have began under or around a water heater. It happened shortly after 2:00 at the…
Read article →Beauregard E-911 office experiencing phone call issues
BEAUREGARD PARISH, La. (KPLC) - The DeRidder Police Department announced the Beauregard E-911 office is having trouble with receiving phone calls. Officers say if you need emergency police, fire, or medical help, contact the sheriff’s…
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