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Underground storm drain collapsed at Beaumont's St Anthony Cathedral Basilica
City of Beaumont work crews will soon begin making repairs to an underground storm drain that has collapsed under the street in front of St Anthony Cathedral Basilica. Father Shane Baxter says the precarious situation…
Read article →GP Pineland donated $8k to Pineland VFD after a busy summer fire season
Georgia-Pacific Pineland has announced that the company has donated $8,000.00 to the Pineland Volunteer Fire Department to help replenish money used during the summer to fight numerous wildfires. The money was graciously received by Pineland…
Read article →Tyler woman accused of slashing 9 tires on her neighbors' vehicles
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler woman has been arrested after allegedly slashing nine tires belonging to eight residents at the Stonebrook Apartments. Sherry Cummings, 33, was arrested on Sept. 16 on a charge of…
Read article →Autopsy shows Casie Graves strangled, investigators have leads and persons of interest
Investigators now know how Orange resident Casie Graves was murdered, but they still don’t know who did it. The body of the 38-year-old mother of four children was found next to railroad tracks near International…
Read article →Shreveport man arrested in email threat to Bienville school principal
ARCADIA, La. -- A Shreveport man has been arrested in connection with an email threat to a Bienville Parish school principal. Derrick Lee Willis, 51, was picked up by Shreveport police Tuesday morning on a…
Read article →Deputy transported injured man due to no ambulances available
A Jasper County deputy had to transport an injured man in his patrol SUV to a hospital when no ambulances were available on Tuesday afternoon. It was a rollover crash that occurred shortly before 3:00…
Read article →Police identify man arrested after body of missing 18-year-old found near Tyler apartments
T YLER, Texas (KLTV) - Tyler police are investigating after a dead body was discovered near an apartment complex on Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday night, Tyler police identified the person who is suspected in the…
Read article →Beech Grove firefighters training as a beautiful sunset was occurring
Members of the area’s newest and fastest growing fire department were busy conducting training exercises on Monday evening. Beech Grove firefighters were at the Jasper Airport Industrial Park on Parkway Boulevard where, according to Chief…
Read article →Texarkana woman killed in apparent dog attack
TEXARKANA, Ark., -- A woman was killed Sunday night in an apparent dog attack in Miller County, Ark. The woman, identified by the Miller County Sheriff’s Office as Brenda Witt, of Genoa, Ark., was found…
Read article →Soldiers attacked by coyotes at Fort Polk, now known as Fort Johnson
Soldiers were attacked by coyotes during training in Louisiana, according to reports. The Army National Guard members were training last month at Fort Johnson, formerly Fort Polk, when they came across up to four coyotes,…
Read article →Man wanted for 2005 child sex crime in Jefferson County captured in Mexico
A man who the FBI says was wanted in Jefferson County for a 2005 child sex case and spent the last sixteen years on the run is now in custody and back in Jefferson County.…
Read article →Polk Co inmate accused of putting razor blade shards in other inmates' food
The Polk County Sheriff's Department has announced that a female inmate has been charged after it was discovered that she had broken the blade of a shaving razor into pieces and then placed those metal…
Read article →1 injured following train/car collision in Athens
ATHENS, Texas (KLTV) - A driver has suffered serious injuries following a train collision with a car Monday morning in Athens. According to Union Pacific spokesperson Robynn Tysver, a Union Pacific train collided with a…
Read article →Two injured - one seriously - in ATV crash
Two people were injured – one seriously – in an early Sunday morning crash involving an all-terrain vehicle. It happened at about 3:30 at the intersection of County Roads 317 and 322, about 7 miles…
Read article →Car fire erupts at gas station in Buna
Buna firefighters were dispatched to a car fire in Buna at the Exxon Jiffy Mart located on US Hwy 96, across from the Family Dollar, just after 2:30 pm on Friday, September 22, 2023. The…
Read article →Store employee fatally shot while helping customer put bags in vehicle
L INDEN, Texas (KLTV) - Police are investigating a possible accidental shooting that took place as an employee set grocery bags near a rifle on a customer’s vehicle back seat. Officers responded to a fatal…
Read article →At least one injured in Sabine County rollover accident
Daily News & More is reporting that at least one person was injured in a Sunday morning accident in Sabine County. The report said a vehicle rolled over shortly after 7:00 Sunday morning on Highway…
Read article →Beaumont PD says suspect identified in deadly hit-and-run
Beaumont Police said Thursday that they have identified their suspect in a deadly auto-pedestrian crash which occurred early on the morning of Friday, September 15th and left a Nederland woman dead. Police have not yet…
Read article →Crockett police searching for hit-and-run suspect
CROCKETT, Texas (KTRE) - Crockett police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect involved in an auto-pedestrian crash. According to an online post, police responded to the call between South Fourth Street…
Read article →Deville Man Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
Rapides Parish - On September 21, 2023, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 1207 near Louisiana Highway 115. The crash claimed the life of…
Read article →Polk County jailer arrested, accused of sexual activity with inmate
The Texas Rangers have announced that they have arrested a Polk County Sheriff’s Department jailer following an investigation. A Thursday afternoon press release stated that the jailer, 25-year-old Charity Prince, is charged with Improper Sexual…
Read article →Mother of woman killed on 1-20 says trucker was trailing car before fatal shooting
V AN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - An Illinois man is charged with the murder of a vehicle passenger following an incident on Tuesday, and his victim has been identified by her mother. Caitlin Elizabeth,…
Read article →2 men wanted in Mansfield shooting in custody
MANSFIELD, La. - Two men wanted in connection with a shooting last week that injured a child are now in custody. Frank Edwards Jr., 26, of Mansfield, turned himself in on Tuesday. Shunski Travon Roberson,…
Read article →I-49 pedestrian victim identified
SHREVEPORT, La. - A Shreveport man struck by a car as he crossed Interstate 49 between Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and Southern Loop early Monday has been identified by the Caddo Parish Coroner’s office. Justin…
Read article →Edgewood police chief dies on duty
EDGEWOOD, Texas (KLTV) - The death of the Edgewood police chief was announced Monday night. According to the Van Police Department’s Facebook page, David Hammonds has died. The police chief’s end of watch was Monday,…
Read article →UPDATED - Two girls injured in a hit-and-run crash
Two girls went to the hospital and two vehicles went to the body shop after a Wednesday afternoon hit-and-run crash in Jasper. Police responded at about 2:00 to West Gibson at South Bowie, an intersection…
Read article →Work truck destroyed by fire at Dam B
A work truck was destroyed by fire at Dam B late Wednesday afternoon. The Beech Grove Fire Department responded shortly before 5:00 and arrived to find that not only was the truck fully engulfed, it…
Read article →2023 Week 5 Local High School Football Schedule
FRIDAY Liberty at Jasper – 7:30 Kirbyville at East Chambers – 7:30 Orangefield at Buna – 7:30 Evadale at Acadiana Christian – 7:00 Warren at Newton – 7:00 Hemphill at Trinity – 7:00 West Sabine…
Read article →Livingston man sentenced to life in prison for murder of wife
A 78-year-old Livingston man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the August 2017 murder of his wife. John Orbon Speights received a 99 year sentence on Monday from State District Judge…
Read article →Man charged with murder following 1-20 vehicle-to-vehicle shooting in Van Zandt County
V AN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A woman is dead after a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting on I-20 in Van Zandt County Tuesday afternoon. Jason Rashad Williams has been charged with murder and three counts of…
Read article →Woman's death in northeast Orange County ruled a homicide
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has announced that a woman’s death has been ruled a homicide following the preliminary autopsy, but they’ve not yet determined the manner of death. This comes after the body of…
Read article →UPDATED - One person injured when car crashed into a house after hitting a log truck
UPDATED STORY - by Steve W Stewart The Texas Department of Public Safety has released information regarding an early Tuesday morning crash involving a log truck, a car, and a house. It happened shortly after…
Read article →Boil Advisory
The boil advisory has been rescinded for Whitfield Rd, Hwy 171 to Lee Jordan in Florien. Thank you!
Read article →Flatwoods man arrested for three counts of arson in Pineville
PINEVILLE, La. (KALB) - The Pineville Fire Department and Pineville Police Department have arrested Michael Shawn Setliff, 32, of Flatwoods, on three counts of simple arson for fires set in Pineville. Setlliff is accused of…
Read article →Golf Cart Thieves Arrested
September 19, 2023 @ 9:30AM - Sheriff Aaron Mitchell reports one adult and one juvenile have been arrested for breaking into a camp near Toledo Bend Lake. On Wednesday morning, September 13, 2023, Sabine Parish…
Read article →Three DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Department employees overcome by fentanyl
The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Department about 100 miles northeast of Jasper in Mansfield, Louisiana says three employees of the department are undergoing hospital treatment after being overcome by fentanyl. Meanwhile, the department’s headquarters has been…
Read article →Quitman man accused of driving intoxicated in fatal crash
W OOD COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A man from Mineola has died, and a Quitman man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after a fatal crash on US Highway 69. The wreck took place three…
Read article →Silsbee man headed to federal prison for possession of child pornography
A Silsbee man is headed for a stay in federal prison following his guilty plea on a charge of Possession of Child Pornography. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas,…
Read article →Tyler man killed in 1-lane road head-on crash
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A DPS report has revealed more details on a fatal crash that happened Tuesday. According to Texas DPS, Joseph M. Morretti, 22, was traveling east on CR 378 near Tyler…
Read article →Man dead, woman critically injured in suicide, attempted murder near Robeline
R OBELINE, La. (KSLA) - The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a domestic shooting that they’re calling a suicide and attempted murder. A man died as a result. On Sunday, Sept. 17 just before…
Read article →Claiborne Parish child dies of animal attack
CLAIBORNE PARISH, La. - A Claiborne Parish child who wandered away from his home Monday morning along with an older child has died of an animal attack, the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office said in a…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING-- NOTICE POSTED: September 18, 2023 - 3:00 p.m.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting September 20, 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 →TRAFFIC ALERT: 18-wheeler wreck disrupts traffic at US-259, US-59 intersection
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A crash involving an 18-wheeler has slowed traffic at the intersection of US Highways 259 and 59 north of Nacogdoches. Drivers are asked to use caution and avoid the area…
Read article →SPSB September Board Meeting Agenda
The SPSB will meet in a regular meeting on Monday, September 18th, 5:30 p.m. at the SPSB Tech Center located at 265 Middle Creek Rd. Below is the Agenda for Monday night. Please note that…
Read article →Missing: Patrick O'Neal Manuel from Ashland
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Ashland man. Patrick O’Neal Manuel, 53, also known as “Blue”, is a Black man who is…
Read article →UPDATED - Woodville Police Officer shot, suspect killed
A Woodville Police Officer was shot in the face and the man who is alleged to have shot him is dead. It happened at about shortly after 7:00 Sunday morning. Woodville Police Chief Michael J.…
Read article →Beaumont hit-and-run auto-ped victim identified
The victim in an early Friday morning hit-an-run auto-pedestrian accident has been identified. Beaumont Police say 37-year-old Vanna Lynn Ball, of Nederland, was hit and killed on Highway 347 (Twin City Highway) just off of…
Read article →Juvenile accused of threatening to 'shoot up' Henderson Middle School
H ENDERSON, Texas (KLTV) - Henderson ISD said a juvenile has been taken into custody after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” the middle school. Henderson police have reportedly taken a juvenile into custody in connection…
Read article →Orange PD says man assaulted officers during drug raid
Orange Police say a man assaulted two officers during a drug raid on Wednesday. Police say they served an evidentiary search warrant at a home on Schley Street, and during that operation 37-year-old Lawrence Hardin…
Read article →Thousands of Oncor customers lost power in Angelina County on Thursday
KTRE 9 News in Lufkin is reporting that there was about 4,100 power outages in Angelina County on Thursday. That area is served by Oncor, and the utility provider says that weather was to blame.…
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