Saturday, May 18 2013 12:19 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:19:56 GMT
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:38:31 GMT
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:38:13 GMT
"I guess I won't actually be nervous until I actually get up there" 8th grade Safa says about the national spelling bee in Washington DC. She leaves for the competition on May 25th.More >>
"I guess I won't actually be nervous until I actually get up there" 8th grade Safa says about the national spelling bee in Washington DC. She leaves for the competition on May 25th.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:33 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:33:51 GMT
A deployed military dad will miss his sons' graduation ceremony in person, but thanks to small group, he won't miss the ceremony at all.More >>
A deployed military dad will miss his sons' graduation ceremony in person, but thanks to small group, he won't miss the ceremony at all.More >>
SWEPCO outage update, 10 a.m. Wednesday:
As of 6 p.m. Wednesday 6,000 SWEPCO customers remained without power in the ArkLaTex, that's more than half of the original outage.
A winter storm packing heavy wet snow and gusty winds Christmas afternoon through the night has impacted SWEPCO's service area with widespread damage to company power lines and equipment, with the I-30 corridor from Mt. Pleasant to Texarkana, and the DeQueen/Nashville area especially hard hit.
The peak of the outages for this storm occurred at 7 a.m. Dec. 26, with 16,900 customers impacted across SWEPCO. As of 10 a.m., there were 15,000 customers without power, with the majority of those in Mt. Pleasant (includes Mt. Vernon/Winnsboro/Pittsburg/Naples/Daingerfield), with 8,000 outages. The DeQueen and Nashville area had about 1,400 outages.
Estimated Times of Restoration (ETRs), or 95 percent of those customers who can take power, for these areas are: New Boston: Midnight Wednesday Texarkana: Midnight Wednesday (peak of outages was 2,900 at midnight Tuesday.) DeQueen: Noon Thursday Nashville: Noon Thursday Mt. Pleasant: Midnight Thursday (rural areas)
There are currently 256 full-time employees (32 line crews and 14 tree crews) dedicated to this storm recovery, with the majority of those working in the Mt. Pleasant to Texarkana to DeQueen areas.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:34 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:34:27 GMT
A Huntington woman pleaded guilty to putting meth in her coffee shortly before she gave birth to her child, accepting a five-year probation sentence.Amanda McAdams, 26, pleaded guilty to endangering aMore >>
A Huntington woman pleaded guilty to putting meth in her coffee shortly before she gave birth to her child, accepting a five-year probation sentence.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:12 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:12:45 GMT
Shock, anger and sadness are just a few of the emotions that greeted the owners and employees of an Ark-La-Tex nursery, devastated by Thursday's (5/16/13) severe weather that rolled through the area. AtMore >>
Shock, anger and sadness are just a few of the emotions that greeted the owners and employees of an Ark-La-Tex nursery, devastated by Thursday's (5/16/13) severe weather that rolled through the area.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:53 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:53:51 GMT
An 11-year-old boy is in the hospital Friday after being shot in the abdomen by another boy, and Bossier Sheriff's Detectives are investigating.More >>
An 11-year-old boy is in the hospital Friday after being shot in the abdomen by another boy, and Bossier Sheriff's Detectives are investigating.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:47 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:47:51 GMT
Five days after a family was attacked for being in the "wrong neighborhood," Baton Rouge Interim Police Chief Carl Dabadie issued statement saying officers made a mistake and an error of judgement.More >>
Five days after a family was attacked for being in the "wrong neighborhood," Baton Rouge Interim Police Chief Carl Dabadie issued statement saying officers made a mistake and an error of judgement.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:19 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:19:56 GMT
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:38:31 GMT
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.More >>
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy...More >>