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Port Arthur PD deals with a shooting and an officer assaulted on a shots fired call
Port Arthur Police were busy on Monday dealing with two different situations in which a man was shot, and another involving an officer who was assaulted by a shooting suspect. The first incident occurred during…
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 →State offices closed
BATON ROUGE, La. - Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne has announced that state offices in four northwest Louisiana parishes will be closed once again on Tuesday, due to recent severe weather. The parishes that will…
Read article →Trent Veuleman has been found
ZWOLLE, La. - Following a day of searching, a man with autism reported missing in Sabine Parish has been found. The Sabine Parish sheriff's office said Trent Veuleman, 28, was found shortly before 6 a.m.…
Read article →Portacool factory in Center burns
Several fire departments were busy in Shelby County on Saturday after a fire broke out at the Portacool Company in Center. The blaze was discovered shortly before 3:00 at the 33-year-old company, which manufactures evaporative…
Read article →Around the clock efforts continue to restore power
SHREVEPORT, La. - Efforts continue around the clock to get the power restored to tens of thousands of SWEPCO customers following last Friday's severe weather. Friday's storms, which included a confirmed EF-1 tornado as well…
Read article →**Missing man has been found**
Shortly before 6AM, Trent was located. He is safe and ok. Sheriff Aaron Mitchell thanks everyone involved for their help.
Read article →Beaumont: Child hit by a vehicle followed by two people shot
Violence continues in Beaumont. This time police say two people were shot after a child was hit by a vehicle. It happened shortly after 4:00 Saturday afternoon on Ollie Street in front of Liberia Park…
Read article →NWS Shreveport confirms EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Panola County
P ANOLA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Panola County. In addition to the widespread damage caused by very strong thunderstorm winds across…
Read article →Angelina Co Jail inmate died just under two hours after being booked in
KTRE 9 News in Lufkin is reporting that an Angelina County Jail inmate died just under two hours after being book in. The report said the man was arrested Friday evening after being found intoxicated…
Read article →Jadarian Lee Indicted for Murder of Chase Butler
The Jasper County Grand Jury has indicted a Kirbyville man for the March 25th, 2023 murder of Chase Butler. Jadarian Ra’Joan Lee, 25, is accused of shooting the 21-year-old Butler in the head at Butler’s…
Read article →SWEPCO assesses damage, works to restore power after storm
After the June 3 thunderstorms, more than 24,000 customers lost power. On June 4, after severe storms tore through parts of northwest Louisiana, Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) is assessing the damage and working to…
Read article →Many Man Sentenced in Federal Court For Firearms Case
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) case dubbed “Operation Pick Your Battles” has resulted in a conviction and sentence for Clifton Williams, 48, of Many,…
Read article →SFA Recovering from a Computer Cyber Attack
Officials at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches say the school is recovering from a computer cyber-attack that occurred on Monday. The school says the information-technology staff is working to restore their systems. According…
Read article →Large Home in Beech Grove Destroyed by Fire
A home has been destroyed and a fireman injured in an overnight fire that occurred southwest of Jasper, near Beech Grove. The volunteers of the Beech Grove Fire Department were dispatched to the home of…
Read article →Nearly all of Louisiana’s death row inmates ask Gov. Edwards for clemency
Nearly all of Louisiana’s death row inmates asked Gov. John Bel Edwards to spare their lives and grant them clemency. The request came Tuesday, June 13, where 51 applications were submitted to the Louisiana Board…
Read article →150 counts of child porn filed against Hornbeck man
A Hornbeck man is accused of having 150 files containing child sexual assault material, authorities said. Those accusations led to 150 counts of pornography involving juveniles being filed against Jimmy C. Prestridge II, 47, according…
Read article →Rosepine Man Arrested for Indecent Behavior With Juveniles
In December 2022, The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office received a complaint regarding alleged improper communications with a minor. The initial complainant advised that Dakota Lucas Woodard, 28, Rosepine, was utilizing social media to contact a…
Read article →Double Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured in Mansfield; Suspect Identified
One person is dead and another is injured in a double shooting Wednesday morning in Mansfield. The DeSoto Parish Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Kiondric Demarion Woodley, 20, of Mansfield. Authorities have identified…
Read article →Lufkin Woman Accused of Stealing Clothes, Biting Mall Security Guard
A Lufkin woman accused of attempting to rob a store in a mall allegedly bit a security guard who tried to stop her. Crosby Alexandria McClendon, 27, was arrested on a charge of robbery while…
Read article →DPS Working to ID Driver Killed in Crash, Truck was Stolen Out of Jasper County
Texas Department of Public Safety Sergeant Shana Clark said Tuesday that troopers are still working to identify a deceased driver who was involved in a Sunday pre-dawn crash in Newton County. Meanwhile, Newton County Sheriff…
Read article →Allen Parish School Board discusses possible interim superintendent amid deadlocks
The Allen Parish School Board met on June 13 to discuss the possibility of an interim superintendent due to their repeated deadlocks. Attorney Robert Hammonds, general counsel to The Louisiana School Boards Association, was there…
Read article →Oakdale man accused of drive-by shooting
An Oakdale man is jailed on $750,000 bond after authorities say he shot a driver on Hwy 10. Sheriff Doug Hebert says their office was notified of a shooting incident near the intersection of Hwy…
Read article →LaDOTD says funding changes won’t impact Jimmie Davis Bridge project
The $362 million Jimmie Davis Bridge project is moving forward as planned despite funding changes. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development says a portion of the state general obligation bond funding to be used…
Read article →Winn Parish School Board Members Oppose Transferring Atlanta High Grade Levels
The Winn Parish School Board held a special meeting Tuesday evening regarding a formal consideration to remove several grade levels from Atlanta High School. The Winn Parish School System normally has its meetings in the…
Read article →Two in Custody and Police SUV with Minor Damage After Chase
Jasper Police Chief Gerald Hall says a man and woman are in custody and a patrol SUV has very minor damage following a late Monday afternoon vehicle pursuit that turned into a foot chase. It…
Read article →Allen Parish School Board Deadlocks for 5th Time on Superintendent Vote
The Allen Parish School Board meeting got heated Monday night as the board deadlocked the vote for a new superintendent for an unprecedented fifth time. It’s been a tie between Instructional Supervisor Brad Soileau and…
Read article →One Dead, Two Injured After Newton County Crash
A Sunday pre-dawn crash in Newton County left one dead and two injured. It happened shortly after 5:00 on Farm to Market Road 363 near County Road 3510 in the Bleakwood Community. Texas Department of…
Read article →Twin Brothers Arrested After Home Invasion
On Sunday around 3:40 p.m. Shreveport police officers responded to a fight inside of an apartment in the 2000 block of Grimmett Drive. The caller told dispatchers that they saw two men enter an apartment…
Read article →Pedestrian Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
A Glenmora man was killed in a crash that happened on I-49 south of Alexandria on June 12. Louisiana State Police said Leilah G. Guillory, 19, of Forest Hill, was traveling south on I-49. For…
Read article →Ft. Polk to be Renamed Ft. Johnson on Tuesday
Fort Polk will officially become Fort Johnson on Tuesday during a redesignation ceremony. There will be redesignation ceremony at 10 a.m. to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a World War I Medal of Honor recipient…
Read article →Prominent Louisiana Baptist leader Daryl Stagg arrested on sex crime charges
A prominent Louisiana Baptist leader in the Central Louisiana area has been arrested. Daryl Stagg, 60, of Pollock, was arrested on June 8 and is being held at the Grant Parish Detention Center in Colfax.…
Read article →Pre-trial process begins Monday in retrial of man accused in Stonewall child's death
A man previously convicted of killing a Stonewall child more than 13 years ago soon will be in the courtroom again as his second trial is expected to get underway before month’s end. Pre-trial matters…
Read article →Truck leaves road in heavy rain resulting in death of Lufkin man
A resident of Lufkin has died following a tragic one vehicle accident that occurred on Saturday evening, just west of Jasper on Highway 63. The volunteers of the both the Beech Grove and Jasper Fire…
Read article →NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING— NOTICE POSTED: June 8. 2023 - 4:00 v. m.
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold a special called meeting June 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish
Read article →Police release name of suspect in disappearance of local teen
Jasper Police on Thursday released additional information concerning the recent disappearance of a local teen and her discovery in Indiana, along with the arrest of the adult man that is accused of taking her there.…
Read article →Four accused of theft from a cell tower and exposing a toddler to meth and fentanyl
Three Livingston residents are in the Polk County Jail and another is still at-large after they were accused of stealing from a cell phone tower and also exposing a toddler to methamphetamine and fentanyl. Polk…
Read article →Woman with Jasper roots is one of three Beaumont murder suspects
One of three suspects in an early Tuesday morning murder in Beaumont is a woman with Jasper roots and family here. Police there say they arrested 28-year-old Janesya Limbrick on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, they’re still…
Read article →Polk County cell tower burglary leads to arrest of 3, warrant issued for fourth person on drug charges
P OLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two people and is looking for a third, in connection with a cell tower break-in and theft on Tuesday. A child was…
Read article →Woman claims man robbed daughters' lemonade stand; suspect arrested
M ANSFIELD, La. (KSLA) - A mother claims her children were robbed while selling lemonade and bracelets outside a Family Dollar in Mansfield, La. Karlee Combs and Karly Davis returned to their lemonade stand Thursday,…
Read article →Teens arrested for carjacking
SHREVEPORT, La. Four juveniles are in custody after Shreveport police chased them down Wednesday after carjacking a delivery person. The teens — ages 14, two 16-year-olds and 17 — are charged with numerous crimes, including…
Read article →Seventh mass shooting suspect arrested, one more still at-large
Jasper County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Scotty Duncan said Wednesday that deputies have located and arrested the seventh suspect in a mass shooting following the Jasper High School Prom. Meanwhile, Duncan says the eighth and…
Read article →Person found dead inside burned Longview structure
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview police are investigating a homicide after a body was found inside a burned structure. According to a Longview Fire Department post, firefighters responded to a fire in the 100 block…
Read article →Palestine police investigating after body found near mall
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - An investigation is underway after the body of a man was found near the Palestine Mall on Wednesday morning. According to a report by the Palestine Police Department, emergency responders were…
Read article →Man killed while trimming trees in Cherokee County
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department says a man died after a Tuesday afternoon incident that occurred as he was trimming trees along a highway about 8 miles south of Rusk. According to the department, 27-year-old…
Read article →Fire in Grand Cane claims the life of man
GRAND CANE, La. (KSLA) - A man is dead after a fire at a mobile home in DeSoto Parish. It happened Sunday, June 4 around 12:15 p.m., officials with the Louisiana Office of State Fire…
Read article →SPD ID's suspected armed robber, needs help finding him
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport police have identified a man who they say robbed a cellular phone store Monday morning. Not they need help finding him Police said on Wednesday an arrest warrant has been issued…
Read article →A bill that would allow people in Louisiana who are 21 or older to carry concealed guns without a permit is dead
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill that would allow people in Louisiana who are 21 or older to carry concealed guns without a permit is dead. Republican state Rep. Danny McCormick voluntarily deferred his…
Read article →Internet searches lead to murder arrest in missing Tyler woman case
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A man has been arrested in the homicide case of a Tyler woman who was reported missing several months ago. According to a press release by the Tyler Police Department, an…
Read article →G-P Pineland expansion completed, company says now largest sawmill in southern USA
Georgia-Pacific officials plan to hold a ribbon cutting at their Pineland facility after an expansion and improvement project. The company says it's now the largest sawmill in the southern United States. The mill, which has…
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