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Dangerous Hurricane Earl Update

Category 4-Hurricane Earl is about 24 hours away from brushing up against the North Carolina coast. Hurricane Warnings are in effect and evacuations are underway from the barrier islands. » More

Louisiana College Law School Takes Form

Shreveport beat out two other Louisiana cities to become the location for the newest law school in the state. Wednesday afternoon Louisiana College announced where it will be housed. » More

Ruling Expands Police Power In DWI Stops

A law enforcement officer can stop someone for DWI outside their jurisdiction if the driver poses an "imminent danger" to others, a state appeals court said in a ruling in two Bossier Parish cases. The ruling set precedent: Until now, officers outside their jurisdiction could only stop people suspected of felonies. » More

Amtrak Picking Up Speed In Arklatex

What if you could get to Dallas in less than two hours or to the east coast in half a day. » More

Keithville Teenager Charged With Rape

Caddo sheriff's deputies arrested a 17-year-old Keithville teen for the aggravated rape of a 12-year-old runaway girl. » More

Satonia Small Sentencing Postponed After New Lawyer Enrolls

Sentencing was postponed Wednesday for Satonia Small, the Shreveport woman convicted of murder after her 6-year-old daughter died in a fire after being left home alone. » More

Grant Funds New Fire Academy Class

The city of Shreveport welcomes 12 new fire recruits today. The new firefighters are part of the Shreveport Fire Department's 56th basic training class. » More

NTSB Investigating Medical Helicopter Crash In Arkansas

A helicopter ambulance has crashed in the hills of central Arkansas, killing three crew members who were trying to reach a person injured in a traffic accident. » More

New Housing Development To Go Up In Allendale

A new housing development project could breathe new life into the Allendale community. » More

More Violence Against Officers

Monday night's stabbing of a Shreveport police officer is just one several recent acts of violence. » More

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Louisiana College Law School Takes Form

Shreveport beat out two other Louisiana cities to become the location for the newest law school in the state. Wednesday afternoon Louisiana College announced where it will be housed. » More

Ruling Expands Police Power In DWI Stops

Cancer Patient's Home Burglarized

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Satonia Small Sentencing Postponed After New Lawyer Enrolls

Sentencing was postponed Wednesday for Satonia Small, the Shreveport woman convicted of murder after her 6-year-old daughter died in a fire after being left home alone. » More

More Violence Against Officers

Monday night's stabbing of a Shreveport police officer is just one several recent acts of violence. » More

Inmate Falls To His Death During Escape Attempt

An inmate's attempt to escape from the Bi-State Justice Center by lowering himself from the roof with a makeshift rope failed when the rope broke, sending him plummeting five stories to his death. » More

Mansfield Economy Booms

The Haynesville Shale draws businesses to DeSoto Parish » More

Water Woes In Webster

People who are on the Palmetto Waterworks water system in Webster Parish have been dealing with dirty water for nearly a decade. » More

Accused SRAC Arsonist Ruled Competent To Stand Trial

$SA\RAC Arsonist Competent To Stand Trial$

Gary Vinson, the man accused of an arson spree that included the burning of the headquarters of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, is mentally competent to stand trial, a judge said today. » More

17-year-old Accused Of Raping Boys

A 17-year-old has been arrested on charges he raped two underage boys during a sleepover at their home. » More

Police Identify Officer Involved In Shooting

The man shot by a Shreveport police officer this past weekend faces drug and assault charges after he is released from the hospital, police said. » More

Five Years Later: Family Reflects On Life After Katrina

The Chapman family spent August 29th 2010 much like they did on this date 5 years ago, with their eyes glued to the television watching documentaries about the recovery of their hometown of New Orleans. » More

Life Nothing Like Imagined Five Years Ago

The Arklatex served as a safe haven for countless Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005, and many of them made a permanent home here. » More

Police Take Back Streets

Nearly a dozen suspected drug dealers are behind bars after a round-up in the small town of Homer. » More

Exterminator Getting More Calls About Bed Bugs

The saying "don't let the bed bugs bite" is back in vogue. America thought they were mostly eradicated last century -- but the pesky inspects are back around the country, including in Shreveport-Bossier area. » More

Arrest Made In Teen's Murder

An arrest has been made in connection with the slaying of a 16-year-old boy who was found shot to death earlier this month in north Shreveport, police said Friday. » More

Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge Down To One Lane Next Week

Traffic detours in Shreveport, Webster Parish

The Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge between Shreveport and Bossier City will be down to one lane on Monday and Tuesday next week while the state highway department does inspection work. » More

U.S. Senate Primaries On Saturday's Ballot

It's the preliminary round ahead of a slugfest in November. Republicans and Democrats go to the polls Saturday to decide who will represent their parties in the November election for one of Louisiana's U.S. Senate seats. » More

Violators Given Second Chance

Instead of spending her birthday behind bars, Brigitt Williams, who violated her probation, will spend it in the new Shreveport Day Reporting Center » More

Small Guilty In Daughter's Death

A Caddo District Court jury on Thursday found Satonia Small of Shreveport guilty of murder in the death of her 6-year-old daughter, who died in a fire after being left home alone with her 7-year-old brother. » More

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Gulf Oil Spill

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Find out what's being done to plug and clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. » More

Gulf Oil Spill: Watch It Grow

An estimated 5,000 barrels of oil a day has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since the offshore rig explosion that killed 11 BP workers in April. View the oil spill's progression via NOAA images here. » More