crime
Second man sentenced in attack on newspaper carrier
The second man convicted in the December 2021 attack of an American Press newspaper carrier was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years in prison, the ...
Pamela Sleezer, Author at American Press
crime
Former Fort Polk soldier sentenced for crimes against minor
A former soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a girl under the age of 12 while he was ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Sunday, January 29, 2023 8:01 am
crime
99-year term upheld for man convicted of molesting infant
The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 99-year sentence of a Vernon Parish man convicted in 2020 of molesting an infant. Kyle ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:59 am
crime
Starks man charged in Beauregard homicide after overnight manhunt
A Starks man was apprehended Thursday morning and charged in the death of 54-year-old James Barlow. Hank Robert Windham, 45, was arrested following an overnight ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Thursday, January 5, 2023 4:37 pm
covid-19
Fort Polk soldier sues Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk filed a lawsuit this week against the Biden Administration over its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for members of the U.S. ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 4:15 pm
crime
Three sentenced in ‘worst case of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon’
Three people convicted of what authorities have called one of the worst cases of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon Parish were sentenced on ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:21 pm
crime
Leesville man convicted on fourth obscenity charge
A Leesville man was convicted on his fourth obscenity charge last week in Vernon Parish. James Leon Collins III, 47, was found guilty on Dec. ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Sunday, December 18, 2022 6:21 pm
crime
Man sentenced to 9 years for injuring teenage sisters while driving under the influence
A Sabine Parish man convicted for seriously injuring two Vernon Parish teenagers while he was driving under the influence was sentenced this week to serve ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Saturday, December 17, 2022 4:55 pm
local
Sheriff: Merryville man fatally struck by train
Authorities with the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office released the identity on Monday of the man found on railroad tracks west of Merryville over the weekend. ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 5:12 pm
Weather Watch
UPDATE: Tornado advisory issued for Beauregard, Vernon
A tornado advisory has been issued for Southwest Louisiana to include Beauregard and Vernon Parishes until 10 p.m. tonight. Just after 2 p.m., officials with ...