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Former Rusk County employee accused of having inappropriate relationship with jail inmate
R USK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A now-terminated employee of the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on accusations that she had a relationship with a jail inmate. According to a statement released on…
Read article →Haughton man killed in Bossier Parish crash
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Early Wednesday, just before 5 a.m., Louisiana State Police began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 529 north of LA Hwy 160. This crash killed 42-year-old Chad Dupuis. Investigation…
Read article →Livingston man charged with child sex crime
Polk County Today is reporting that a Livingston man has been arrested and charged with a child sex crime. The report says Polk County deputies began investigating the case in early September, and on Tuesday,…
Read article →Harrison County authorities investigate death of 3-month-old
K ARNACK, Texas (KLTV) - Authorities are investigating after a 3-month-old was flown to a Dallas children’s hospital and declared brain dead. According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a call on Monday…
Read article →Woman bragged about shooting, she and another woman now wanted
There was an old saying that “The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime”. These days, however, the criminal may brag about their exploits on social media. That’s exactly what Port Arthur Police…
Read article →Smoke investigation reveals burn ban violation, citation issued
The Tri-Community Fire Department responded early Wednesday afternoon to investigate smoke in the area of Farm to Market Road 1013 near County Road 517. The first firefighter on scene reported that it was actually a…
Read article →G-P assists Hemphill & West Sabine High School's Building & Trade Programs
Georgia-Pacific has announced that the company has donated funds to assist the Building & Trade Programs at both Hemphill and West Sabine High Schools. The exact amount donated was not revealed, but company spokeswoman Yana…
Read article →Malfunctioning TV filled home with smoke
Beech Grove Fire Chief Jamie Gunter says firefighters responded to a house filling with smoke on Monday morning and discovered the cause was a malfunctioning 22-year-old television. It happened shortly before 10:00 on Farm to…
Read article →AMBER Alert canceled after girls found safe in hotel, Tyler police say
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Tyler Police Department says the girls who were abducted by their father have been found safe. Tyler Police PIO Andy Erbaugh says Chase Lee and his daughters have been located.…
Read article →DeSoto clerk of court arrested on electioneering charges
MANSFIELD, La. -- DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court Jeremy Evans was arrested Tuesday morning on two counts of electioneering. Evans was booked into the DeSoto Parish Detention Center and released on bond within an hour…
Read article →Center woman accused in intoxicated driving death of pedestrian
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Center woman was arrested Friday after a person was killed in a car crash. Tara Lyons, 39, was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter after a crash that happened…
Read article →Sabine County jail removed from state's non-compliance list
S ABINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The State of Texas has removed Sabine County from the list of non-compliant jails after the jail was placed on the list in July. The Sabine County jail failed…
Read article →Fire consumes a Brookeland home
The Lake Rayburn Fire department was called out Tuesday morning around 9:30 to respond to a fully engulfed mobile home fire on County Road 227 west of Highway 96. Upon arrival, firefighters found more than…
Read article →UPDATE - Missing man with dementia found safe
Word came late Tuesday afternoon that a Tyler County man who suffers from dementia and was reported missing has been found safe. Julie Chapman, of Jasper, says her brother, 67-year-old Walter Chapman was found and…
Read article →Non-injury accident results in a big mess on RR 255
There were no injuries, but there was a big mess after an accident Monday afternoon on Recreational Road 255. It happened at about 2:30 at the intersection with Masters Boulevard. It appeared that a Ford…
Read article →Buna driver arrested for DWI and drugs after hitting a house
Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan says a Buna man was jailed over the weekend following a vehicle crash. According to Duncan, early Sunday morning 28-year-old Cody Glenn Ruso was intoxicated and driving…
Read article →UPDATED - Driver in deadly auto-ped charged with Intoxication Manslaughter
Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark released details on Monday about a deadly auto-pedestrian crash which also resulted in the arrest of the driver. It happened at about 9:00 on Friday night on…
Read article →Tyler man back in custody after escaping from prison south of Houston
B RAZORIA, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man who was serving a 5-year sentence for theft has been recaptured after escaping from a TDCJ facility. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced on Saturday that…
Read article →State police investigating possible electioneering case involving DeSoto Parish clerk of court
D eSOTO PARISH, La. (KSLA) - The clerk of court in DeSoto Parish has been arrested less than a week before Election Day on Oct. 14 after being accused of electioneering. It’s alleged that Clerk…
Read article →5 people charged with organized crime in Sabine, San Augustine counties
S ABINE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities have arrested five individuals in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts in both Sabine and San Augustine counties in late September. According to Sheriff’s officials, a…
Read article →UPDATED - Five accused of crimes in Sabine & San Augustine Counties
Sabine County Sheriff Tom Maddox says his department worked with the San Augustine County Sheriff’s Department to bust a ring of criminal activity which began in September. Maddox says five people are in custody and…
Read article →One dead and one jailed after auto-ped at San Augustine- Nacogdoches County line
Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark says one person is dead and another is jailed after a Friday night auto-pedestrian collision. It happened at about 9:00 on Texas State Highway 103 at the…
Read article →Man shot on parking lot of a Beaumont hotel
Robberies, stabbings, shootings, and murders; it’s now an almost daily way of life in the Golden Triangle and the latest crime occurred Friday evening on the parking lot of a Beaumont hotel. Police there say…
Read article →Man dies in single-vehicle wreck after possible medical emergency in Nacogdoches
N ACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Police said a medical emergency may have caused a crash on Saturday that left the driver dead and a passenger injured. Around 4:34 p.m., officers responded to a major crash…
Read article →Wildfire danger persists in Sabine Parish
S ABINE PARISH, La. (KSLA) — Despite recent rain, the fire danger persists and burn bans remain in place in some parts of the ArkLaTex. In fact, Sunday afternoon found firefighters going up against a…
Read article →Former Port Neches Fire Chief Paul Nelson arrested again on child sex crime charges
Former Port Neches Fire Chief Paul Edward Nelson, 57, is in trouble – again – and law enforcement says it is again related to child sex crimes. Nelson was originally arrested in January of 2021…
Read article →Major accident near Buna
What was reported to be an injury accident near Buna on Thursday fortunately turned out to have no injuries. It happened at about 4:30pm on Farm to Market Road 1004 at County Road 835. Texas…
Read article →Longview man in jail after police say he struck, killed bicyclist while intoxicated
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A man is in the Gregg County Jail after police say he struck a bicyclist and fled the scene. Sergio Garcia-Retana, 28, of Longview, is accused of driving while intoxicated and…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING-- NOTICE POSTED: October 5, 2023 - 9:00 a. m.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a special called meeting October 10, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse, 400 S. Capitol Street, Many, Louisiana.
Read article →I-49 reopened following multi-vehicle crash in DeSoto Parish
MANSFIELD, La. -- No major injuries or fatalties were reported early Thursday morning when a Corvette ended up underneath a tractor-trailer in a crash on Interstate 49 in DeSoto Parish. The crash prompted the closure…
Read article →Panola County authorities arrest 2 after high-speed pursuit
PANOLA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Two are in custody after a high-speed pursuit in Panola County Tuesday. Luis Alberto Escobedo, 20, of Tenaha, and Gustavo Angel Pallares, 20, of Center, were arrested after a Tuesday…
Read article →UPDATED - Fatal crash in Woodville
Woodville Police have released information about a fatal Wednesday afternoon crash. It happened during the noon hour on Highway 69 near the intersection of Highway 287. Captain Jathan Borel said that Richard “Kerry” Winter, 54,…
Read article →DeSoto highway dedication set in memory of DOTD employee
MANSFIELD, La. -- A highway dedication ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday in south DeSoto Parish to dedicate a portion of a highway in memory of a state highway transportation employee who was…
Read article →Search underway for 2 who escaped from Tyler juvenile detention using welding equipment
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A search has begun for two minors who escaped from Smith County’s juvenile detention center. The center is located on Morningside Drive in Tyler. According to law enforcement officials, the two…
Read article →Jasper Co deputies investigating large burglary in Gist Community
Law enforcement will tell you that drug addiction creates crime. Fortunately, Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan says that deputies had several drug arrests over the last weekend, removing a lot of drugs…
Read article →Large wildfire burned near Evadale on Monday afternoon
Several fire departments were busy dealing with a wildfire in far south Jasper County on Monday afternoon. It occurred in the area of County Road 826 and Farm to Market Road 105, between Evadale and…
Read article →McEvers Arrested
McEvers Arrested For Drug And Gun Charges October 3, 2023 @ 10:45AM - Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports the arrest of Rufus Jasen McEvers (age-32) of Many yesterday evening, October 2, 2023. The Sabine Parish Sheriff…
Read article →Walking in the middle of a highway results in a meth arrest
Two men walking in the middle of a busy highway resulted in one of them going to jail after Jasper Police say they found him with methamphetamine. A report filed by Officer Tom Smith said…
Read article →UPDATED - DPS releases details about hit-and-run auto-ped fatality, driver found
Beaumont Police are investigating an auto-pedestrian accident which left a woman dead. Meanwhile, police say the driver who hit the woman didn’t stop or report that it had occurred. According to police, the woman’s body…
Read article →SPD officer put on leave after reportedly brandishing shotgun at teen girl
SABINE PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport police officer recently was arrested for reportedly pulling a gun on someone while off duty. The Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened back on Sept. 23…
Read article →Crockett man, missing Dallas teen arrested on drug charges
H OUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Crockett man and Dallas teen are in custody after a search allegedly found them in possession of drugs and guns Sunday. Joseph Nathaniel Zuckero, 20, of Crockett, and…
Read article →Brookeland woman killed in a Hardin County crash
A Brookeland woman died and two children were seriously injured in a weekend accident in Hardin County. According to Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark, it occurred shortly before 2:00 Sunday afternoon on…
Read article →Motorcyclist led Polk Co deputies in a pursuit
Polk County Today is reporting that a New Mexico man, his female companion, and a police officer are all hospitalized after Polk County deputies were involved in a motorcycle pursuit that ended with the suspect…
Read article →Crockett Police say fuel thief arrested
Fuel thefts have become a problem, and Crockett Police say they’ve caught one of those thieves. KTRE 9 News in Lufkin is reporting that a man accused of stealing over $1,100.00 worth of fuel was…
Read article →Dewyville teen charged with making threat at school
The Newton County Sheriff's Office has arrested a teenage student for threatening comments he made at Deweyville High School, according to information Sheriff Robert Burby. Sheriff Burby says at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, deputies took…
Read article →Woman shot during attempted robbery on Monkhouse Drive
SHREVEPORT, La. - Police are investigating a shooting in Shreveport. It happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday. Police say a man tried to rob a woman in the parking lot of the Airport Casino on Monkhouse…
Read article →Louisiana State Police says scammers calling Louisiana residents
It’s an old scam, but Louisiana State Police say lately it’s been hitting their state quite frequently. Troopers say scammers are calling people, and the number that shows up on their caller ID or cell…
Read article →Construction worker has died at Corrigan OSB Mill
Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. announced Thursday that a construction worker died at the facility in Corrigan, which is located 50 miles northwest of Jasper. The announcement came from the owner of the company, Roy O. Martin,…
Read article →Man crashed pickup truck in Polk County, arrested for warrants
A Sherman man was arrested in Polk County on Wednesday after law enforcement there say they discovered he was wanted after he crashed his pickup truck. Polk County Today is reporting that it occurred shortly…
Read article →Three juveniles in stolen car arrested after Beaumont PD pursuit
Beaumont Police say three juveniles were in a stolen car on Thursday, and they’re in jail now after fleeing from officers. Cops say the chase was on Interstate 10 and also surface streets. It finally…
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