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Dozens of students graduate from Shreveport Job Corps; others encouraged to apply
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Hundreds gathered at Shreveport Job Corps Center on Friday, Aug. 23 to celebrate more than 60 students graduating from different programs. Job Corps offers free career training for more than 250 low-income students ages 16-24, from all over the state of Louisiana. The academic awards handed...
Shreveport community gets FREE gas with funky moves
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Cares Krewe is back at it again and decided to keep up the smiles, laughter, and dancing one gas pump at a time. The KTAL NBC 6 and KMSS FOX 33 Cares Krewe headed to a local Walmart fuel stop, using dance moves, gas-pumping arms, and high-energy music to stop customers in their vehicles.
Update on the Regions Bank building. Electricity cut off extended, but what about water?
Here's what you need to know about the Regions Bank buildings. Southwestern Electric Power Company posted on the entrances of the two Regions Bank buildings, at 301 and 333 Texas St., a notice of electricity cut off on Wednesday, Aug. 21. ...
Hurricane Chris Says Issue With 50 Cent Was “Big Misunderstanding”
Hurricane Chris is elaborating on his stance and energy regarding 50 Cent’s Humor & Harmony Weekend. In an interview with Shreveport’s KSLA 12 News, the rapper opened up about his problem with 50’s inaugural festival for the city and what led to him speaking out against his festivities.50 Cent Tells Hurricane Chris "Ya Sh*t Is Wack" After Being Called Out Over Humor & Harmony Fest “And like I say, it’s no malice. It’s no hate. It’s all love, but I must voice my opinion because I been here, and I been in Shreveport,” Chris expressed. “I definitely had no malice. It...
Hertz-owned tower in Shreveport faces power shutoff due to nonpayment
In Lake Charles, work is underway to take down the Hertz Tower — formerly the Capital One Tower — by implosion on Sept. 7. In Shreveport, Hertz is having trouble with their electric bill. Shreveport’s largest office tower, the 25-story Regions Tower, as well as an adjacent 16-story building, had signs posted by electricity provider […]
100’s of drivers ticketed during SPD operation to reduce speeding, road fatalities
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—The Shreveport Police Department says an operation to reduce road fatalities ended with hundreds of drivers ticketed, some for exceeding the speed limit by more than 30 mph. A news release from the Shreveport Police Department says 22 fatal crashes have been investigated in 2024; many of...
Body of popular Shreveport-Bossier DJ found in Red River, family & friends say
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The body of a popular Shreveport area DJ was found in the Red River Thursday (Aug. 22), family and friends tell KSLA. Police in Bossier confirm the body of a Black male was found near the Louisiana Boardwalk. Family and friends say the body is...
Texarkana woman sentenced to 17 years selling pills laced with fentanyl after multiple deaths
TEXARKANA, Texas – A Texarkana woman was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for selling fake oxycontin pills laced with fentanyl, causing the death of multiple people. Nickie Mattison pleaded guilty to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl on Wednesday. From September 2021 to August 2022, Mattison was...
DeSoto Regional Health System breaks ground for $50M upgrade
MANSFIELD, La. - It was a big day in Mansfield as the DeSoto Regional Health System broke ground for construction and renovation of its facility. This is a $50 million project that's been in the works since 2021. The hospital has been in Mansfield for 72 years. This is the...
Federal judge permanently blocks EPA ‘disparate impact’ civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering disparate environmental harms in Louisiana in its enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary hold he issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a former President Trump appointee,…
Parents Are Furious After Texas School Allegedly Misplaces Child
It is the second week of school for the Killeen Independent School District. Unfortunately, there have already been some disturbing moments with a child who attends Reese’s Creek Elementary. A concerned parent reached out to me and explained a horrifying episode. The mother (Kristina Case) of the six-year-old girl stated that the Killeen Independence School District allegedly mishandled transportation for her daughter. This Texas mother said she couldn’t find her daughter for at least 15 minutes and not only did this put her into a complete panic but how she felt Reese Creek Elementary handled it was completely coldhearted and careless. .
What to Know About Texas Corporal Punishment Laws
Illinois just banned corporal punishment in all schools and it became just the fifth state to do so. It's 2024 and only five states in the country have banned corporal punishment- and Texas is not one of them. Corporal punishment refers to the use of physical force with the intention...
NOAA’s Long-Range Winter Forecast Details Odds for Icy Weather in Texas
HOUSTON, Texas (KPEL News) - It's hot in Texas, and after a long and brutal summer, it would be very understandable if Texans were looking forward to a colder - and possibly icier - winter. The bad news? The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its long-range forecast, and it...
Two Texas Cities Among Most Bed Bug Infected in the U.S.
Austin, TX? Maybe Houston, TX? Which Texas cities do you think are the most big-infected? How do Texas metros stack up to the rest of the country when it comes to fending... or not fending off these tiny pests?. Let's start with some "good" news. On the previous Orkin's Bed...
Texas Lottery Confirms Big Money Winner in Mega Millions Drawing on Friday
Someone in Texas is waking up one million dollars richer, as Texas Lottery officials confirmed one of the big winners of the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, August 23, 2024, came from a ticket bought in Abilene. The jackpot winner won a cool million for correctly matching five of the...
Beware of the Most Dangerous Scorpions You Can Find in Texas Right Now
We have scorpions in East Texas and all over the Lone Star State. There are around 18 different species of these denizens of Hell, I mean scorpions, in Texas. But some are much more common than others. Continue reading…
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