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RPSO: Juvenile dies from gunshot wound, another juvenile under arrest
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A juvenile has died from a gunshot wound to the head and another juvenile was placed under arrest following an incident on Sunday, January 21, in the 4700 block of…
Read article →Tyler man pleads guilty to killing 2 dentists in 2022
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man accused of murder in the deaths of two dentists pleaded guilty Monday. Steven Alexander Smith, 42, was arrested on March 16, 2022, after Dr. Jack Burroughs, Jr. and…
Read article →La Porte Police Chief Doug Ditrich killed in a Sabine County tree cutting incident
La Porte Police Chief Doug Ditrich was killed in an incident in Sabine County late Sunday morning. Sabine County Sheriff Tom Maddox says it occurred as Ditrich, who was age 50, was doing some land…
Read article →Kirbyville Police arrest man wanted for assaulting a woman at a local store
Police in Kirbyville say the investigation of an incident that occurred there earlier this month has resulted in a warrant being issued for a suspect. Officers say it all begin when a local woman exited…
Read article →Oops! Trailer took out an awning at a Buna bank ATM
A driver was involved in a mishap on Sunday when a horse trailer being pulled by his pickup truck snagged on an awning and tore it down at a Buna bank ATM. It happened at…
Read article →Gilmer man arrested in connection with alleged drug-deal shooting
UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Investigators say a dispute over drugs led to a Sunday night shooting. According to information from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to the 1600 block of Lupine Road…
Read article →One dead and two injured after three pickup trucks collided in Polk County
One person is dead and two others are injured after three pickup trucks collided in Polk County on Thursday afternoon. Polk County Today is reporting that emergency crews responded to the crash shortly after 2:00…
Read article →Wanted man found with a woman and both in possession of meth
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Department says a man who was wanted for multiple crimes was found with a woman on Thursday night, and now both are in jail under numerous criminal charges. Sheriff Bryan Weatherford…
Read article →One person injured in Saturday evening auto crash at Roganville
One person is reported to be undergoing hospital treatment for the injuries he received in a one vehicle auto accident that occurred on County Road 434 near Roganville on Saturday evening. Jasper County Precinct 3…
Read article →Man drives to hospital after shot in parking lot on Mansfield Road
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The shooting occurred at the Time Our bar located in southwest Shreveport. On Jan. 21, at 2:42 a.m., a man arrived at a Shreveport local hospital with a gunshot injury to…
Read article →Van Zandt County grand jury indicts man accused in fatal 1-20 shooting
V AN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A Van Zandt County grand jury has indicted an Illinois man accused of murdering a woman on I-20 last September. Jason Rashad Williams, of Danville, Illinois, was arrested…
Read article →LDH confirms winter weather-related deaths in Sabine, Rapides
FISHER, La. -- A Sabine Parish woman is one of two in the state whose deaths are attributed to this week's winter weather blast. The Louisiana Department of Health said the deaths of the 73-year-old…
Read article →13-year-old arrested for theft of motor vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A 13-year-old has been arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle. According to the Alexandria Police Department, officers responded to the 3200 block of MacArthur Drive on January 17…
Read article →I-49 urban sections reopened in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. -- The state highway department announced the reopening of Interstate 49 through urban Shreveport just before 1 p.m. Thursday. The opening is effective immediately. This includes the northbound lanes of I-49 between state…
Read article →Suspect charged following Tuesday afternoon shooting
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says a man has now been charged following a Tuesday afternoon shooting just northwest of Jasper. It happened at about 1:00 at a home on County Road 159, just off…
Read article →City of Newton urges people to immediately check for busted water pipes
The City of Newton on Thursday issued an urgent plea for residents to immediately check for busted water pipes. City officials said they noticed an abnormally high outflow of water on their end, indicating that…
Read article →Missing Louisiana man froze to death while lost in woods
A search for a man who was missing in Louisiana has a sad ending. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Department says the body of 36-year-old Justin Bates was found in a wooded area, about ¾ mile…
Read article →Duncan says thieves hitting the Buna area
Jasper County Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan said Thursday that thieves have been hitting the Buna area pretty hard over the last several days. Duncan says there has been a rash of burglaries and thefts in…
Read article →Silsbee massage parlor raided, two women arrested
A crackdown is continuing in the Golden Triangle on massage parlor prostitution. The latest raid and arrests have occurred in Silsbee. Police there say they raided Jade Flower Massage on Highway 327. Arrested in that…
Read article →BESE reappoints Cade Brumley as state education superintendent
Baton Rouge, La. -- The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted Wednesday to reappoint Cade Brumley as state education superintendent. Brumley has served in the position since 2020 through a period that…
Read article →Missing man found dead; deputies believe he died from severe cold weather
ALEXANDRIA, La. - Rapides Parish Sheriff's deputies say a Flatwoods man missing since last week has been found deceased. Justin Bates, 36, was reported missing on January 11. He was found in a heavily wooded…
Read article →The Three Stooges bumbled and fumbled their way through a Beaumont robbery
Beaumont Police are calling them “The Three Stooges”, a bumbling and stumbling trio of robbers who hit the Popeyes Fried Chicken on Phelan Boulevard on New Years Eve. Upon entering the store, the first suspect,…
Read article →Nederland man tabbed in Beaumont convenience store robbery
A Nederland man has been arrested by Beaumont Police who say that he is their suspect in a convenience store robbery. Cops say the crime occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Speedway store on Eastex…
Read article →Orange man charged with threatening Speaker of the House Dade Phelan
An Orange man has been arrested and is accused of threatening Texas State Representative and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont). Daniel Troy LeBlanc, 44, was arrested by Special Agents with the Texas Department…
Read article →San Augustine residents advised to boil water until further notice
S AN AUGUSTINE, Texas (KTRE) - Due to extensive leaks caused by the freezing temperatures, three main water lines in San Augustine have broken so far. One eight-inch line on Highway 96 South, and two…
Read article →One Person in the Hospital and Another in Jail Following Shooting West of Jasper
One person is in the hospital and another is in jail following a shooting that occurred on Tuesday afternoon west of Jasper. Deputies from the Jasper County Sherriff's Department and others were dispatched to the…
Read article →Sabine Parish Police Jury Meeting
Regularly Scheduled January Meeting Rescheduled to January 19,2024- 01/16/2024 Please be advised the Sabine Parish Police Jury regularly scheduled January meeting has been rescheduled to Friday, January 19, 2024. https://www.sabineparishpolicejury.com/
Read article →Some San Augustine Residents Advised to Boil Water Until Further Notice
Some customers of the San Augustine Rural Public Water System are advised to boil all water intended for public consumption until further notice. Due to a break in the line, the Texas Commission on Environmental…
Read article →Ice, Snow, and Rain Make for Dangerous Road Conditions
Even though efforts have been underway for the last few days to prepare the streets and highways for freezing conditions and ice, wrecks were already beginning to occur here in the Jasper Area on Monday…
Read article →Fire Destroyed a House in Burkeville
Burkeville Fire Chief Charles Duckworth says a mobile home was destroyed by fire early Sunday evening. It happened at about 7:00 on County Road 1083. Duckworth said firefighters arrived to find the house fully engulfed…
Read article →3 Natchitoches police officers injured; woman arrested
Three Natchitoches police officers were injured Monday afternoon after a woman wanted in a store theft drove over two and hit another one head-on. One of the officers was taken to a Rapides Parish hospital…
Read article →Icy Roads Blamed in Sabine Fatal Crash
Sabine Parish sheriff's deputies blame icy road conditions for a traffic death Monday. The crash happened around 4 p.m. on state Highway 6 west near Pioneer Road west of Many. State police said Frank Bankston,…
Read article →School delays/closures due to weather
Tuesday, January 16th Colmesneil ISD- 2 hour delayed start Deweyville ISD – 2 hour delayed start Woodville ISD - School will begin at 9:50 am. Busses will run 2 and half hours late of normal…
Read article →Road closures in Caddo Parish announced due to winter weather conditions
S HREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Our winter storm is playing out as expected with areas reporting about half an inch of sleet and snow overnight, and light accumulations of freezing rain mixed in. Roadway travel…
Read article →One person dead following accident near Rainbow Bridge
KOGT in Orange is reporting that one person died in a three vehicle auto accident that occurred early Saturday morning on Highway 87/73 between Bridge City and the Rainbow Bridge. According to the report by…
Read article →8-vehicle wreck delays traffic on Tyler loop
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A major wreck took place Sunday morning on SSW Loop 323, leaving several people injured. Police responded to a wreck near the Walmart in the 200 block of SSW Loop 323…
Read article →Brownsboro authorities respond to rollover wreck caused by icy road
BROWNSBORO, Texas (KLTV) - Authorities were called to a report of a flipped vehicle on FM 314 near New Hope Church. Brownsboro Fire Rescue reported that they were called to a major crash at about…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING--NOTICE POSTED: January 12, 2O24 — 3:01/2a
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting January 17, 2O24, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, S. Capitol Street, Many, Louisiana.
Read article →Three overdosed on fentanyl in Beaumont, one dead and two in critical condition
Beaumont Police say one person is dead and two others are hospitalized in very critical condition after all three overdosed on fentanyl late Wednesday night. Officer Haley Morrow says it happened at about 11:30 in…
Read article →Boil Advisory
A boil advisory has been issued for Petty Road, Cedar Lane, and Rabbit Run Road, until further notice.
Read article →Warrant issued for former Brookshire Bros employee for ongoing thefts
Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall says an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Brookshire Brothers employee for ongoing thefts. Hall says the suspect remains at-large. According to a report filed by the investigating…
Read article →Phase 1 of Pendleton Harbor improvements complete
The Sabine River Authority has announced that phase 1 of an improvement project in the Pendleton Harbor Community is now complete, and work crews will now begin phase 2. Phase 1 was the implementation of…
Read article →Man killed in Wednesday afternoon crash in Nacogdoches
A man was killed in a Wednesday afternoon crash in Nacogdoches. KTRE 9 News in Lufkin is reporting that 23-year-old Timothy Embargo, of Nacogdoches, was pronounced dead at the scene. Nacogdoches Police say Embargo was…
Read article →Thousands without power after storms push through the ArkLaTex
SHREVEPORT, La. - Thousands of SWEPCO customers across the ArkLaTex were without power early Tuesday after blustery storms pushed through the region. While the rain was welcomed, the high winds brought trees down on power…
Read article →Magnitude 2.8, 2.3 earthquakes hit northwest Louisiana
HALL SUMMIT, La. (KSLA) — Two small earthquakes shook up parts of northwest Louisiana. On Jan. 11 at 8:52 a.m., an earthquake struck 3.7 miles south-southwest of the Red River Parish village of Hall Summit,…
Read article →DeSoto Parish child killer gets formal death sentence
MANSFIELD, La. -- His fate was sealed on July 6 when a DeSoto Parish jury said a convicted child killer should die. District Judge Amy Burford McCartney made it official this afternoon when she formally…
Read article →Fort Johnson alerting residents of increased helicopter traffic from training
F T. JOHNSON, La. (KPLC) - Army officials are alerting residents around the Fort Johnson area that there will be increased helicopter traffic due to an upcoming large-scale training exercise. The 101st Airborn Division will…
Read article →SABINE PARISH STUDENTS OF THE YEAR NAMED REGION 4 ZONE LEVEL QUALIFIER
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Sabine Parish Students of the Year. The district proudly announces that all Sabine Parish Students of the Year were selected as Region 4 Zone Level Qualifiers. 5th grade Ayla Jenkins -…
Read article →Texas history to be discussed in San Augustine on Thu, Jan 18th
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas-Ezekiel Cullen Chapter and the San Augustine County Historical Society will be hosting a discussion about Texas History. Guest speaker will be Kevin Klaus, the Team Leader of the…
Read article →Vidor massage parlor raided on Wednesday morning
Law enforcement in Orange County raided a Vidor massage parlor on Wednesday morning. It happened at Thai Sunlight Massage, located in the downtown area. Vidor Police Chief Rod Carroll said "We're looking into possible prostitution…
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