Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:52:08 GMT
Tuesday's storms caused some damage in Bowie County, particularly in the town of Hooks, Texas. By Wednesday, Hooks residents already were lending each other a helping hand.More >>
Tuesday's storms caused some damage in Bowie County, particularly in the town of Hooks, Texas. By Wednesday, Hooks residents already were lending each other a helping hand.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:48 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:48:24 GMT
A former Arkansas youth baseball coach has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for transporting minors with the intent to engage in sexual activity.More >>
A former Arkansas youth baseball coach has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for transporting minors with the intent to engage in sexual activity.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:35:58 GMT
Police say one driver was killed Wednesday during a two-car collision in West Shreveport. The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. in the 6700 block of W. 70th Street at Klug Pines Road.More >>
Police say one driver was killed Wednesday during a two-car collision in West Shreveport. The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. in the 6700 block of W. 70th Street at Klug Pines Road.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:26:04 GMT
KSLA News 12 spoke with the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or SARC at BAFB, about what is being done, locally, to protect those who are protecting us.More >>
Sexual assault cases spike in the military. KSLA News 12 spoke with the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or SARC at Barksdale, about what is being done, locally, to protect those who are protecting us.More >>
REDWATER, TX (KSLA) -
East Texas neighbors reacted to a local teenager that faces capital murder charges in the deaths of three people.
Several Redwater area residents say they know 17-year-old Rachel Pittman and don't believe she did it.
Pattie and Terry Dodd say they have known Pittman for over 10 years and considered her like a granddaughter. "Her mama came to us right after she confessed because she knew we would be heartbroken," says Pattie. "She would come over and I would say ‘Rachel why do you want to spend time with this old woman and man?' and she would say ‘Because I love you'.
At the time of the murders, Pittman lived next to the Dodd's home, about a half mile from the Doss's home. "She lived right behind that privacy fence and she never never done anything wrong," says Terry.
The Dodds say Pittman knew the victims. "She kept them kids and worked for that woman," says Pattie. "I do think they need to investigate it more because there is no way. She didn't do it herself. There is no way.
The Bowie County sheriff's department officially charged Pittman as an adult Thursday in the deaths of 34-year-old Amanda Doss, and her two children, 11-year-old Guinevere Doss and 8-year-old Texas Johnson. Investigators say the three were murdered in their home before a fire was set to cover up the crime. Police say because she was 16 at the time of the crime, Pittman will not be eligible for the death penalty if convicted. But she could face life in prison. Pittman is being held under a $3 million bond in Bowie County. Police say they are still investigating this case.
KSLA News 12 tried repeatedly to get additional information on the case from Bowie County District Attorney Jerry Rochelle but no calls were returned.
Monday, May 20 2013 10:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:14:25 GMT
A copy of a daily journal Allen's mother says her son kept, documenting school bullying
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. More >>
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. Now, she's speaking out in hopes of putting a stop to what she claims is an ongoing problem in the tiny McCurtain County town of Smithville, OK.More >>
Friday, May 10 2013 12:38 PM EDT2013-05-10 16:38:43 GMT
Authorities are searching for an East Texas baby. 5-month-old Ethan Ramsey was last seen with his mother in the Marshall area on Thursday. If you have any information on where Ethan is, please contactMore >>
Authorities have found an East Texas baby who went missing Thursday night.More >>
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Facebook is basically integrated into every part of our lives. You use it to catch up on friends' lives, meet people, find events, message people but it's also a place where people go to sell live human babies online.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:21:12 GMT
(RNN) - British officials are saying one man is dead and two others were injured in a possible terrorist attack in London on Wednesday.According to BBC News, eyewitnesses said man was attacked in a streetMore >>
One man is dead after two men attacked him in broad daylight with knives and meat cleavers. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:33:42 GMT
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck her,More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:13 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:13:11 GMT
A British woman who claimed to have hit a cyclist while driving her car and then driving off tweeted about driving off and not caring much about it. But then the cops tweeted back.More >>
The first rule of Twitter - it's not smart to tweet about a crime. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:39 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:39:52 GMT
Tiara Drake (Courtesy: Nash County, NC Sheriff's Office)
A woman in North Carolina is accused of poisoning her family with cheese tainted with household chemicals. Tiara Drake, 24, is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to theMore >>
A woman in North Carolina is accused of poisoning her family with cheese tainted with household chemicals.More >>
CHRISTUS Health Louisiana President & CEO Stephen Wright announced major changes to the hospital system in North Louisiana, which include a $55 million dollar expansion of the health system's Highland campus and the transfer of acute care services from the Schumpert campus.More >>
The findings of a KSLA News 12 special report on the effectiveness of protective orders caught the attention of our viewers last November, and now it's catching the attention of state legislators.More >>
Funeral services have now been set for the Ark-La-Tex teenager killed Wednesday in a fiery wreck, as she returned home from college. And now authorities have released 911 calls from the scene of the tragedy.More >>
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Rachel Pittman, 17 (Courtesy: Bowie County Sheriff's Office)
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