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Shooting leaves one teen dead and two others injured
NATCHITOCHES, La. - A 16-year-old is dead and two other juveniles injured during a shooting Monday night in Natchitoches. Shortly after 8 p.m., Natchitoches police officers received several phone calls about gunshots in the area…
Read article →Two dead and two injured after armed robbery gone wrong
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Two people are dead and a Bossier City police officer and another person are being treated for gunshot wounds sustained during and after an armed robbery Tuesday morning at a gas…
Read article →Silsbee High School student killed in Monday morning crash
They’re mourning in Silsbee where a 17-year-old Silsbee High School student was killed in a Monday morning crash. Silsbee Police Chief Shawn Blackwell says shortly after 7:00, Jaquez Carter, who was in his junior year,…
Read article →Nacogdoches County man killed in paramotor trike crash
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Nacogdoches County man died Sunday from injuries sustained in an aircraft crash. Thomas Wayne Smith, 63, and three other individuals were flying paramotor trikes in the area Sunday evening,…
Read article →Piloet dead after plane crashes near County Road 18
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Ark. - A pilot has died in an airplane crash in Lafayette County, Ark, on Sunday evening. According to Arkansas State Police Lieutenant Jamie Gravier, Christopher Bailey, 46, of Homer, was piloting a…
Read article →Arrest made in Mauriceville shooting death
A man from Orange is now charged with murder in a Mauriceville area shooting death. On Friday, April 28, around 12:30 p.m., deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded a shooting in the 5600…
Read article →Injured jet-skier rescued from Toledo Bend Reservoir
An injured jet-skier was rescued by a boater at Toledo Bend Reservoir on Sunday evening. Daily News & More in Hemphill is reporting that the incident occurred shortly after 7:00. The report said that the…
Read article →Police identify suspected gunmen in shooting that wounded Texas A&M baseball player
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) — Texarkana, Texas, police have identified the two men they believe fired the stray bullet that wounded a Texas AMA University baseball player during a game at Spring Lake Park. And authorities…
Read article →Polk Co man accused of online solicitation of a Liberty Co teenage girl
Polk County Today and Houston media outlets are reporting that a 34-year-old Polk County man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to meet a 15-year=old Liberty County girl that he had been talking to…
Read article →Sheriff says mass shooting was a result of an ongoing feud... all suspects from Newton
Jasper County, Texas, Four people are now in custody in connection with the mass shooting that took place on Sunday morning just north of Jasper and Sheriff Mitchell Newman said Friday morning that an ongoing…
Read article →1 arrested, 1 killed in Rusk County after fight involving 'sharp force trauma'
RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Rusk County Sheriff Johnwayne Valdez says an assault with a deadly weapon sent a man to the hospital Thursday afternoon. The man later died from his wounds, according to the…
Read article →Man in Kirbyville set himself on fire while committing arson
Police in Kirbyville say a man set a shed on fire and in the middle of the ordeal ended up setting himself on fire at a home there on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred at…
Read article →Four people in custody in connection with Sunday morning mass shooting
Four people are now in custody in connection with the mass shooting that took place on Sunday morning in Jasper. Complete details are not available but a spokesman for the jasper County Sheriff's Department, Karl…
Read article →Dr. Drake Owens named executive vice president of External Affairs at Northwestern State
NATCHITOCHES — Dr. Drake Owens has been named executive vice president of External Affairs at Northwestern State University, according to NSU President Marcus Jones. His appointment has been approved by the Board of Supervisors for…
Read article →Rusk County deputies on scene after gunshot victim flown to hospital
RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Rusk County Sheriff Johnwayne Valdez says a shooting has sent a person to the hospital Thursday afternoon. Valdez says the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon occurred on CR 175,…
Read article →Former Kirbyville Police Chief Sammy Ruggles has died
Former longtime Kirbyville Police Chief Sammy Ruggles has died. He passed away on Saturday at the age of 76. Following his retirement from the City of Kirbyville after 32 years as Chief of Police, Ruggles…
Read article →Sabine Co Sheriff asks public to help in identifying burglars
Sabine County Sheriff Tom Maddox has turned to the public and is asking for assistance in identifying a pair of burglary suspects who were captured on security cameras. According to Maddox, the crime occurred at…
Read article →AT&T landline phone service down in portions of north Newton County
Residents in portions of northern Newton County are frustrated after being without AT&T landline telephone service since Thursday, April 20th. One of those residents is McKinley Richards and he told KJAS News on Wednesday that…
Read article →TDCJ inmates aboard bus which broke down in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby said early Wednesday morning that a Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus, which was carrying inmates, broke down on the side of Highway 63 in Burkeville. Burby said his deputies…
Read article →Shelby County storm damages homes, shuts down roadways
SHELBY COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Reports of weather damage has come in from Shelby County following the Wednesday evening storm. A Facebook post by the Shelby County Sheriff's office described the damage as severe, with…
Read article →Mass shooting victims now numbered at eleven, four people are persons of interest
During a Tuesday evening press conference at the Jasper County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Mitchel Newman revealed that the number of shooting victims now stands at eleven, and Laronia Gray of the District Attorney's Office says…
Read article →Officer-involved shooting on Fulton Street
SHREVEPORT, La. — More than two dozen law enforcement units are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Shreveport. About 26 SPD units responded to the shots fired call in the area of Lapaloma…
Read article →1 killed in wreck on State Highway 64 in Smith County
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - DPS has confirmed a person has died following a wreck on State Highway 64 in Smith County Tuesday morning. Sgt. Adam Albritton confirmed the fatality and said details on the…
Read article →Three suspects have been charged for burglary of derelict hospital
Three suspects have now been charged following an early Monday morning burglary of the old Mary Dickerson Hospital Building. Jasper Police Lieutenant Garrett Foster said a patrol officer saw a pickup truck leaving the property…
Read article →Affidavit: Longview man sexually abused child over 3-year period
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A Longview man has been arrested in connection with the continuous sexual abuse of a minor. Michael Ray Vaughn, 62, was arrested and booked on Thursday for the alleged sexual abuse…
Read article →One in custody after weekend shooting in Sabine County
A man is in custody and charged following a weekend shooting in Sabine County. Daily News & More is reporting that it occurred shortly before 8:oo p.m. on Saturday at a location on Highway 87…
Read article →Jasper teen is one of four accused of murdering a man who answered his door
Lufkin Police say a Jasper teenager is one of four suspects in a recent murder case in which a man was shot and killed when he answered a knock at his door. So far two…
Read article →Rangers investigating after Livingston Police shoot armed man after stolen motorcycle chase
The Texas Rangers are investigating a weekend officer-involved shooting in Livingston. The incident occurred at about 6:3o on Saturday evening. According to a statement from the Texas Rangers, Livingston Police Department officers fell in pursuit…
Read article →2 teens arrested in connection with Lufkin shooting death
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Lufkin Police Department has filed murder warrants on four suspects — two in custody and two at large — in the Apr. 3 shooting death of Richard Charles Coutee. Coutee…
Read article →Mass shooting investigation continues, no arrests yet
Jasper County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Karli Cherry said late Monday afternoon that investigators are continuing to question people regarding the early Sunday morning mass shooting which injured nine teenagers from age 15 to 19. Cherry…
Read article →Hospital placed on temporary lockdown in Coushatta as deputies search for suspect
RED RIVER PARISH, La. (KSLA) - According to the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies and Coushatta Police officers responded to reports of shots being fired on Monday, April 24. Officials say a man fired…
Read article →16-year-old arrested for cyberbullying
SHREVEPORT, La. — Caddo Parish sheriff's detectives have arrested a Byrd High School student for cyberbullying after a social media message was sent to another student encouraging suicide. The unidentified juvenile is charged with cyberbullying.…
Read article →Traffic stop leads to the death of a man
SHREVEPORT, La. - A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Shreveport Sunday evening. Details are limited, but KTBS 3 News has learned that it was just after 9:30 p.m. when members of the…
Read article →Shooting north of Jasper leaves nine injured
Nine people are reported to be injured and undergoing treatment following a shooting that occurred just after midnight on Sunday morning, just north of Jasper. Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Karli Cherry says that fortunately, none of…
Read article →Local schools to have increased security on Monday
The Chief Deputy of the Jasper County Sheriffs Department said Sunday evening that he and others had decided to increase security at schools throughout the county and Brookeland on Monday in wake of the shooting…
Read article →Autopsy results pending after woman died in travel trailer fire
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is awaiting autopsy results to confirm the identity of a woman who died in a Tuesday afternoon travel trailer fire in Beauregard Parish. It happened at about 4:00 close…
Read article →One person dies in 3-vehicle crash in DeSoto Parish
STONEWALL, La. (KSLA) — One person died in a three-vehicle wreck in northern DeSoto Parish. It occurred about 3:45 p.m. Thursday (April 20) on southbound U.S. Highway 171 near Hillside Circle in Stonewall. Two vehicles…
Read article →Thunder storms cause large power outage
SHREVEPORT, La. - Severe thunderstorms moved across the ArkLaTex on Thursday night leaving thousands of residents and businesses without power. As of 10:30 p.m., over 6,300 customers were without service. According to SWEPCO's website, most…
Read article →Autopsy results pending after woman died in travel trailer fire
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is awaiting autopsy results to confirm the identity of a woman who died in a Tuesday afternoon travel trailer fire in Beauregard Parish. It happened at about 4:00 close…
Read article →Nacogdoches man jailed following child porn investigation by sheriff's office
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A Nacogdoches County man was arrested early Thursday morning following a child pornography investigation by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office. At around 6 a.m., investigators with the sheriff’s office, Texas Department…
Read article →Newton County authorities aware of a suspicious group in Bleakwood area
Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby confirmed on Thursday that he and his deputies are aware of a group of suspicious people that have appeared in an area on County Road 4048 in the Bleakwood Community.…
Read article →Search continues for missing Longview teacher
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The Longview Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person who has been missing since April 18. According to a Facebook post by the Longview Police Department,…
Read article →An arrest has been made in connection with the February burglary of Dollar General on Hwy 63
Scotty Duncan, Chief Deputy at the Jasper County Sheriff's Department announced late Tuesday evening that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the February burglary of the Dollar General Store on Highway 63 west…
Read article →Orange Co deputies looking for pair regarding a forgery investigation
The Orange County Sheriff's Department says they are trying to find a man and woman in relation to a forgery investigation. Deputies say the people are Ericka Mosier and Heath Allen George. According to deputies,…
Read article →2 cars derail from Union Pacific train near Corrigan
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Two trains derailed Tuesday afternoon in Polk County. According to Robynn Tysver, a spokesperson for Union Pacific Railroad, two Union Pacific cars derailed around 2:30 p.m. As of this writing,…
Read article →investigation into threats made to Logansport High School
LOGANSPORT, La. — DeSoto Parish sheriff's investigators are continuing to look into an alleged threat made against Logansport High School by a student. School administrators said in a social media post Wednesday morning they were…
Read article →Student dies after going into cardiac arrest at Jena High School
JENA, La. (KALB) - According to a report by The Jena Times, a student at Jena High School passed away after going into cardiac arrest on Tuesday, April 18. The Jena Times wrote that the…
Read article →Sabine Parish man arrested for arson fire that threatened sleeping family
ZWOLLE, La. - The State Fire Marshal's Office has arrested a Many man for allegedly setting fire to a vehicle that spread to a second vehicle and threatened a home in Zwolle where four people,…
Read article →Law enforcement present at WSISD schools after suspicious info
Residents of Pineland and parents of West Sabine ISD students may have noticed a stepped-up presence of law enforcement officers at the schools on Tuesday. West Sabine Superintendent Dr. Carnelius Gilder issued a statement on…
Read article →Livingston man accused in death of infant gets 15 years
LIVINGSTON, Texas (KTRE) - A man who was previously accused in the death of his infant son has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Thomas Allen Janczak, 23, of Livingston, has been sentenced to 15…
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