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Rusk High School Classes Will Resume Wednesday After Fire Damage Inspected
Classes were cancelled for all Rusk High School students Tuesday after a sudden fire broke out inside one of their classrooms Monday night. After inspection of the building, classes are set to resume on regular…
Read article →3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Reported in Deep East Texas
The United States Geological Survey reported that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit in Deep East Texas Tuesday afternoon. According to USGS data, the earthquake happened in Nacogdoches County about three miles west southwest of Chireno.…
Read article →Crews Respond to Shooting on Interstate 20 in Shreveport
The Caddo Parish Coroner's Office has identified a man killed early Monday morning in a deadly shootout on Interstate 20. The coroner on Tuesday said Phuoc Dinh Le, 32, of Longview, Texas, was the driver…
Read article →VPSO reopens murder cold-case from 2002
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post on April 1, the office’s cold case department is re-opening an investigation into the beating death of 19-year-old Alicia “Allie” Rose Carver and the attempted…
Read article →Toddler Drowns After Falling into Pond in Lufkin
Easter Sunday turned tragic for a Lufkin family when a toddler fell in a pond and drowned during a family gathering. City of Lufkin spokeswoman Jessica Pebsworth said 2-year-old Jacob Reyes was unresponsive when he…
Read article →Vehicle Leaves Nacogdoches Roadway, Fatally Striking Man on Lawnmower
A man has died after being struck by a car while he was mowing. According to Nacogdoches police, the incident happened in the 100 block of Northeast Stallings Drive at 5:13 p.m. Monday. Callers told…
Read article →Malmay Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
April 1, 2024 @ 4:30PM - Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces Larry Maurice Malmay (age-47) of Zwolle was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking charges today, April 1, 2024. Malmay was sentenced to 182 months…
Read article →Student Accused of Terror Threat Towards Longview School Arrested
A student is in custody after allegedly making a terroristic threat towards Pine Tree Middle School on Sunday. According to a Facebook post from the Longview Police Department, officers were made aware of a social…
Read article →Children Safe After Mount Vernon Elementary Bus Involved in Crash
A Mount Vernon ISD bus was involved in a traffic crash Monday evening. According to a Facebook post from the school district, the occupants of the bus were checked by EMS at the scene and…
Read article →Driver Killed in an Easter Sunday Wreck Just Northwest of Chester
One person was killed in an Easter Sunday wreck just northwest of Chester. Polk County Today is reporting that it occurred at about 3:00pm on U.S. Highway 287 in the Barnum Community, just outside of…
Read article →Police seeking information about shooting
Investigators are asking the public to provide information on a shooting Thursday night in Deridder. Deridder Police Department Deputy Chief Darren Hall said a call came in from a local hospital around 7:35 p.m. about…
Read article →Rusk High School classes cancelled due to overnight fire
Classes have been cancelled for all Rusk High School students after a sudden fire broke out inside one of their classrooms. According to the Rusk ISD Superintendent Grey Burton, at around 9:10 p.m. the Rusk…
Read article →Dry Prong Man Killed in Grant Parish Crash
On March 30, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash on Dyson Creek Road. This crash claimed the life of 27-year-old David Townsend of Dry Prong. The…
Read article →Former DeSoto Parish Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison
A former longtime DeSoto Parish physician will spend a year and a day in federal prison for prescription drug fraud following his sentencing Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Shreveport. Jeffrey Evans, 66, of…
Read article →Constable searching for clues in a mailbox smashing case
Jasper County Precinct 5 Constable Mike Poindexter is searching for clues in a mailbox smashing case that occurred late at night on Saturday, March 16th at a home in Rayburn Country. A security camera video…
Read article →Travel trailer fire believed to be a case of arson
The East End Fire Department was called out early Tuesday morning to a report of a travel trailer on fire. It happened shortly before 7:00 on County Road 293, commonly known as Steer Stadium Road,…
Read article →Natchitoches Central announces Brad Laird as new head football coach
NATCHITOCHES PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Parish School Board announced on March 26 that Brad Laird is coming to Natchitoches Central High School to become the school’s head football coach. This comes nearly six…
Read article →SUV, farm tractor drivers escape injury in DeSoto crash
GLOSTER, La. -- The drivers of a SUV and farm tractor escaped injury this morning following a crash on U.S. Highway 171 in Gloster at Dixie Swim Club Road. The crash happened around 11:15 a.m.…
Read article →Friends remember Louisiana wildlife officer for his zest for life
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Many in our community are still reeling from the devastating loss of a local wildlife and fisheries officer. Zachary Funderburk, 27, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident last week in…
Read article →Convicted killer Linda Mae Burnett has died at age 75
A woman who was serving a life sentence for what law enforcement officers and prosecutors call one of the worst crimes ever in Southeast Texas has died in a Galveston hospital. Linda Mae Burnett was…
Read article →1 dead following tractor trailer crash in Cherokee County
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 69 near Rusk. According to a preliminary DPS report, on Monday a tractor trailer collided with another vehicle on Hwy.…
Read article →Driver who died following high-speed chase with Gregg County deputies identified
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A high-speed chase that began near Gladewater ended with the fleeing suspect dead in Upshur County. Gregg County Chief Deputy Craig Harrington said that investigators from the Gregg County Sheriff’s…
Read article →Multi-agency sting catches store selling alcohol to minors in Angelina County
ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Multiple agencies cooperated on a sting to identify stores selling alcohol to minors. The Coalition, an agency funded in part by TxDOT, partnered with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office and…
Read article →Natchitoches mayoral runoff election set for April 27
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The runoff race for Mayor of Natchitoches is set for April 27. On the ballot are Lee Posey (I) and incumbent Ronnie Williams, Jr. (D). You can register to vote in…
Read article →Cargo ship hits Baltimore's Key Bridge, bringing it down. At least 7 people believed to be in water
B ALTIMORE (AP) — A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for at least…
Read article →Former Jasper officer John Dees pleads guilty in another child sex crime case
A former law enforcement officer who is currently serving prison time for multiple child sex crimes pleaded guilty in another such case on Monday. Tyler County District Attorney Lucas Babin says John Dees, 47, pleaded…
Read article →Texarkana officer injured in dog attack
TEXARKANA, Texas - A Texarkana, Texas police officer is recovering after being seriously injured in a dog attack. The officer was responding to a call Friday night in the 700 block of Wilson Street about…
Read article →Postal Service employee who was attacked by dogs is still in critical condition
Jasper County Deputy Karli Cherry said Thursday morning that a Postal Service employee is still in very critical condition after she was attacked by two dogs in the Curtis Community on Tuesday. It happened on…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING -- NOTICE POSTED: March 22, 2024 — 12:00 p.m.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a special called meeting March 26, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street, Many, Louisiana.
Read article →Train hit a big-rig which was stuck on railroad tracks south of Leesville
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department says there were no injuries after a freight train hit an 18-wheeler that was stuck on the railroad tracks on Friday. It happened on tracks that run parallel with Highway…
Read article →1 reportedly shot in car near Jewella Avenue
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Shreveport police responded to reports of a shooting just before 4 a.m. on Monday, March 25. Officials say a victim claims to have been shot while inside a vehicle near Clarke…
Read article →Several East Texas school districts to close for total solar eclipse
EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Find the list of school districts that have announced closures for the total solar eclipse here. The following ISDs will be closed on April 8. Athens ISD Bullard ISD Canton ISD…
Read article →Motocyclist killed in crash on East Bert Kouns identified
SHREVEPORT, La. - A Bossier Parish motorcyclist mortally injured in a motor vehicle collision in south Shreveport Friday, has been identified by the Caddo Parish Coroner's office. Zachary Funderburk, 27, of the 500 block of…
Read article →Severe weather possible Monday
SHREVEPORT, La. - The threat remains for severe weather to kick off the week. The main concern is damaging winds, especially as the line of storms pushes east. The secondary concern would be an isolated…
Read article →Motorcyclist Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
Rapides Parish — On March 23, 2024, at approximately 12:40 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 496 near Cooper Road. This crash claimed the life of 61-year-old…
Read article →Wood County inmate dead after being found unresponsive
QUITMAN, Texas (KLTV) - A Wood County inmate is dead after being found unresponsive in the jail. According to a Facebook post from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, the inmate was found unresponsive in the…
Read article →5 injured in two vehicle auto accident west of Jasper
Five people are undergoing treatment following a two vehicle auto accident that occurred on Thursday evening about 5 miles west of Jasper. The volunteers of the Beech Grove Department were dispatched to the scene of…
Read article →Bicyclist hit and killed in DeRidder
DeRidder Police say a woman on an electric bicycle was hit and killed late Wednesday morning. It happened at about 11:30 on Highway 190 at Planer Mill Road, on the far west side of that…
Read article →Multiple auto burglaries overnight in Vernon Parish
The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department is reporting multiple auto burglaries occurred overnight and were discovered on Thursday morning. At least one was captured on a security camera and investigators are working to identify the suspect.…
Read article →1 dead in I-20 crash in Gregg County
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A person was killed in a crash on I-20 in Gregg County Thursday afternoon. The crash happened near FM 2087 in the eastbound lanes of I-20. Traffic was rerouted to…
Read article →2 Caddo principals arrested for theft of school funds
SHREVEPORT, La. – Two of three Caddo Parish school principals under investigation for thefts at their schools have been arrested. Former Werner Park Principal Raquel Fuggins-Mock, 45, surrendered to the Caddo Correctional Center Wednesday night,…
Read article →Postal worker in very critical condition after attacked by two dogs
A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier is reportedly in very critical condition in a Houston hospital after she was attacked by two dogs late Tuesday morning just northwest of Jasper. It happened at about 11:00…
Read article →Fire destroyed a large travel trailer in the Brookeland area
Fire destroyed a large travel trailer in the Brookeland area late Wednesday morning. The call came in at about 11:00 reporting the blaze at 411 County Road 230, just northeast of the intersection of Highway…
Read article →Tyler man dies in 2-vehicle crash in Bowie County
B OWIE COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - (Editor’s note: DPS initially reported that Jason Foster’s age was 56. They have since corrected his age to 46, and this story reflects that change.) A Tyler man has…
Read article →Beaumont Police investigate two homicides and another death in a matter of hours
Beaumont police are investigating two homicides and another death which all occurred within a matter of hours. Officer Carol Riley tells KFDM/Fox 4 News that police have no reason to believe the homicides are connected.…
Read article →Jacksonville College announces end of basketball programs following current school year
JACKSONVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - Jacksonville College, the only Christian junior college in Texas, has announced the decision to end its men’s and women’s basketball programs at the end of the current academic year. The administration…
Read article →Sergio A Valdez sentencing
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces Sergio A Valdez (age-28) of Zwolle was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison (7 years, 3 months), followed by 3 years of supervised release in United States District Court, Western…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING--NOTICE POSTED: March 18, 2024 - 3:00 P. M.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting March 20, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street, Many, Louisiana.
Read article →Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall retires
Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall has retired after more than three decades of service. A retirement party was held in his honor on Tuesday afternoon in the Jasper Fire Hall. The event was attended by…
Read article →Twelve defendants enter guilty pleas in Sabine County District Court
A dozen defendants appeared before State District Judge Craig Mixson in Sabine County on Monday and entered guilty pleas to felony crimes and then learned their fate: Rockey Shyann Craft, 32 Failure to Register as…
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