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Woman jailed for DWI after Sabine County crash
A woman managed to avoid having to go to the hospital, but she didn’t manage to avoid having to go to jail following a one-vehicle crash in Sabine County late Wednesday afternoon. Texas Department of…
Read article →Two Sabine Co residents seriously injured in crash that killed a Louisiana woman
Two Sabine County residents were seriously injured in a head-on crash that killed a Louisiana woman. Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop G say it occurred shortly after 2:00 Wednesday afternoon in DeSoto Parish. According…
Read article →Man shot during family disturbance in Brookeland
Jasper County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan says a woman used a stolen gun to shoot a man during a family disturbance late Tuesday night. It happened on Circle Drive in Brookeland. According to…
Read article →Man shot twice at former Exotic Cat Refuge in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby says his department is investigating after a man was shot twice at the former Exotic Cat Refuge, located on County Road 3075 east of Kirbyville and just inside Newton County.…
Read article →Former East Texas Little League coach pleads guilty to sexually assaulting players
B EAUMONT, Texas (KTRE) - A Hardin County man who formerly coached children in Evadale has pleaded guilty to federal child exploitation charges. Adam Dale Isaacks, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of transporting a…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING- NOTICE POSTED: June 27, 2023, 9:00 a.m.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a special called meeting June 29, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish
Read article →One dead two injured in head-on crash
MANSFIELD, LA.. - A Mansfield woman died and two others were injured in a head-on crash Wednesday afternoon just north of Mansfield. State police said Oristene Jackson, 84, crashed into an a car in the…
Read article →Woman at-large after fleeing from state trooper
The Texas Department of Public Safety says a woman fled from a state trooper near Kirbyville on Monday evening and remains at-large. According to DPS Sergeant Shana Clark, it happened shortly after Trooper Calvin Starkie…
Read article →Pedestrian Killed in Grant Parish Crash
Grant Parish — On June 27, 2023, at approximately 5:20 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on Airbase Road. This crash killed 38-year-old Angela D. White of Pollock. The initial…
Read article →La State Police sergeant arrested
MONROE, La. - An investigation is underway after the arrest of off-duty Louisiana State Police sergeant. Monday night, Louisiana State Police Troop F was contacted by the Monroe Police Department about the arrest of Shelton…
Read article →Affidavit details alleged theft by former fire department and band booster treasurer
The arrest affidavit of a Hemphill woman contains details about the alleged theft of money when she was treasurer of both a fire department and a band boosters organization in Sabine County. Samantha Jo Hill,…
Read article →Fatal auto-ped in Kountze happened as man was trying to get his dog off highway
We’ve learned new details about a fatal accident in Kountze on Monday morning. It occurred at about 6:00 on Highway 69 on the north side of town in front of Read Ice Company. Kountze Police…
Read article →DeBourgeois remains at-large after accidentally freed by Jefferson County Jail
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department says 24-year-old Justin DeBourgeois remains at-large after the convicted felon was somehow accidentally released by the Jefferson County Jail. DeBourgeois was convicted in April here in Jasper County and sentenced…
Read article →Police investigating shooting
The Natchitoches Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday evening on July Street. On June 24, 2023 around 7:59 p.m., officers with the Natchitoches Police Department received several phone calls in reference to…
Read article →EEVFD quickly taps out logging equipment fire
The volunteers of the East End Fire Department quickly tapped out a fire in the engine compartment of a logging sheer on Monday. It happened during the noon hour on County Road 274, about 2.5…
Read article →Jasper County Sheriff's Department looking for owner of a found firearm
Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Karli Cherry said Monday that the department is looking for the owner of a firearm so that it can be returned to them. According to Cherry, it was found at…
Read article →Upshur Rural Electric warns that someone is impersonating their workers
GILMER, Texas (KLTV) - Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation said an unknown person is taking photos on customers’ properties, claiming to be with the utility. On Monday, URECC said they had received multiple reports of…
Read article →Harrison County Sheriff's Office warns residents of man impersonating investigator
H ARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, a man has been posing as an investigator with the department. The sheriff’s office made a Facebook post on Monday that warned…
Read article →Texas A&M senior architectural majors toured G-P Pineland Mill
The Georgia-Pacific Pineland Mill hosted a group of Texas A&M University students who toured the facility. Georgia-Pacific spokeswoman Yana Ogletree said the aim was for the senior architectural majors to learn how wood can be…
Read article →Game Wardens busy over the weekend, gearing up for July 4th
Area game wardens were busy over the weekend, and now they’re anticipating being even busier as they gear up for the upcoming long Independence Day weekend. KTRE 9 News in Lufkin is reporting that over…
Read article →Donnie Ray Downs arrested
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces the arrest of Donnie Ray Downs (age-56) of Florien on Friday afternoon, June 23, 2023. The Sabine Parish Sheriff Tactical Narcotics Team had been investigating the illegal narcotic sales activity of…
Read article →UPDATED - Mother and son dead after house fire near Lake Sam Rayburn
A second body has been found in the rubble of a house fire at Rayburn Country, and investigators are searching for answers as to how it started. Justice of the Peace Brett Holloway, who is…
Read article →Major wreck in Rusk County sends multiple people to hospitals
RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A major crash near Henderson on Saturday required several people to be taken to hospitals. Emergency responders cleared a major crash at State Highway 323 and Loop 571 involving two…
Read article →Travel trailer stolen near Houston found near Vidor
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says a travel trailer which was stolen near Houston has been found near Vidor. Deputies say the 2003 Sunnybrook had been taken from a location in Pasadena, and information gathered…
Read article →Rollover wreck in Henderson County leaves 2 with minor injuries
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - First responders were notified of a single-vehicle wreck on TX-198 Sunday afternoon. Volunteers were called to the wreck at about 12:21 p.m., according to Payne Springs Fire Rescue. Units arrived…
Read article →Five shot in fight on north side of Beaumont
Violence continues in Beaumont. Police there say five people were shot in the north end of town on Saturday. Police say they responded to a shots fired call at about 4:45am in the 1600 block…
Read article →Second Mexico meningitis victim has died
A second victim of meningitis recently acquired in Mexico has died. Funeral services will be held this week for 39-year-old Kountze resident Jody Lynn Adkins, a mother of two who was a paramedic for Allegiance…
Read article →Man accused of using dead man's identity and credit cards
A man accused of identity theft and using a Jasper County man’s credit cards both before and after he died is now in custody. Family members of the late Joe Orton contend that Bryan Kale…
Read article →Police asking for help finding missing girl
SHREVEPORT, La. - Police are once again reaching out to the public in their search for a runaway teen. Madalynn Reiland, 17, was last seen at her Shreveport home in the 9000 block of Belmore…
Read article →SUV found in Neches River between Evadale and Vidor
Orange County deputies were busy late Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle was found submerged in the Neches River between Evadale and Vidor. A crew worked for several hours to pull the Geo Tracker from the…
Read article →Big-rig rolled over on the Lufkin Loop
Law enforcement in Lufkin were busy dealing with an overturned 18-wheeler on Thursday. City of Lufkin spokeswoman Jessica Pebsworth said the accident only involved the big-rig. It happened on the southbound lanes of Loop 287…
Read article →Smith County jail inmates grow fresh produce for East Texas Food Bank
S MITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - One of the most important parts of the East Texas Food Bank’s distribution is their focus on fresh food. One way they do that is through their garden along…
Read article →Tyler County deputies make arrest in recent case of auto burglaries
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Department has announced that deputies have arrested a woman in a recent case of auto burglaries. According to the department, the crimes were discovered early on the morning of Tuesday, June…
Read article →Georgia-Pacific officials cut the ribbon after major expansion at Pineland facility
Georgia-Pacific representatives along with local elected officials and many others gathered on Wednesday in Sabine County to celebrate and cut the ribbon after a major expansion to the Pineland facility. Georgia-Pacific is now touting the…
Read article →Two arrested after high-speed chase
A high-speed chase with speeds by the perpetrator of over a hundred miles an hour at times ended in the arrest two persons from the Chicago Illinois area. The driver is facing multiple charges relating…
Read article →Triple-digit heat leads to death of elderly woman
KEITHVILLE, La. - Intense heat, high humidity and no electricity take a deadly toll. The Caddo Parish Coroner reports a heat-related death in Keithville, Louisiana. According to the coroner, relatives found 62-year-old Tina Peritt at…
Read article →Update on progress in the ongoing effort to restore power
SHREVEPORT, La. - SWEPCO crews continue to make progress in the ongoing effort to rebuild SWEPCO's energy delivery system and have restored service to more than half of all customers impacted by Friday's severe weather.…
Read article →Fatal Crash
MINDEN, La. -- A Webster Parish man died early Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash, state troopers said. The victim, identified as Steven Studdard, 50, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected, troopers said. He…
Read article →Tyler County game warden breaks up fish shocking operation
T YLER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Tyler County game warden patrolling the Neches River caught someone fish shocking from a boat Saturday evening. Captain Brandon Moseley said the game warden was patrolling the river…
Read article →Overturned 18-wheeler slows U.S. 59 traffic near Nacogdoches
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - An overturned 18-wheeler has caused traffic delays on U.S. 59 near Nacogdoches. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff said the truck was carrying concrete and pipes when it overturned around 12:57 p.m.…
Read article →June 20, 2023 — Sheriff Aaron Mitchell announces three Sabine Parish drug dealers were sentenced in United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport this month.
Eugene Patrick Kavanagh (age-58) of Many was sentenced to 180 months (15 years) in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of Firearm in the furtherance of Drug Trafficking. On January 27,…
Read article →Utility lineman dies while working storm damage in Marshall
MARSHALL, Texas -- An out-of-state utility company lineman working on storm damage repair in Marshall, Texas Monday has died. Harrison County Justice of the Peace John Oswalt confirmed to KTBS the man, age 35, suffered…
Read article →Still no answer on possible cause of Center Portacool fire
There’s still no answer on what may have been the cause of a fire that occurred on Saturday at the Portacool Manufacturing Plant on the north side of Center. The blaze broke out shortly before…
Read article →Arrest made in Beaumont Alice Keith Park murder
Beaumont Police have mad an arrest from the June 10th double shooting at Alice Keith Park which left one man dead and another injured. The victims were innocent bystanders when a disturbance broke out between…
Read article →Longview police say high-speed chase suspect crashed into 5 telephone poles
B IG SANDY, Texas (News release) - At approximately 11 p.m. on Monday night, an Upshur County Patrol Deputy located a blue Dodge Charger that had been involved in an earlier pursuit out of Pittsburg,…
Read article →West Virginia utility lineman dies while working in Marshall
M ARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - A utility lineman from West Virginia working to restore power in Marshall died after working in the heat Monday. The 35-year-old lineman, who has not been named, was in Texas…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING- NOTICE POSTED: June 19.2023 — 4:00
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a regular meeting June 21, 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 →Rural mail carrier slammed from behind near Livingston
A rural mail carrier making deliveries on her route was fortunate to escape injury after her vehicle was slammed from behind by another driver in Polk County on Sunday afternoon. Polk County Today is reporting…
Read article →Search continues for Shelby County missing man
TIMPSON, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities are asking the public to send in any information they may have on the whereabouts of Roderick Grace, 37, who was last seen in Timpson a month ago. Grace is…
Read article →Free meals to be provided for Mt. Pleasant, Pittsburg residents
M OUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - Pilgrim’s has announced they will be holding a “daily community cookout” for people without power from Tuesday to Friday. The distributions will take place each day from 10 a.m.…
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