Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:45 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:45:13 GMT
Preparations are under way for the funeral of Texarkana, Texas police officer William Sprague, who died Saturday as the result of a hit and run while he was on duty early Friday morning.More >>
Preparations are under way for the funeral of Texarkana, Texas police officer William Sprague, who died Saturday as the result of a hit and run while he was on duty early Friday morning.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:55 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:55:01 GMT
Louisiana State Police says it will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Friday in an effort to combat impaired driving in Webster Parish.More >>
Louisiana State Police says it will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Friday in an effort to combat impaired driving in Webster Parish.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:47 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:47:26 GMT
Around 5,000 customers are without power in the AEP SWEPCO coverage area after storms rolled through the ArkLaTex Tuesday afternoon.More >>
Around 5,000 customers are without power in the AEP SWEPCO coverage area after storms rolled through the ArkLaTex Tuesday afternoon.More >>
LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
Lufkin City Manager Paul Parker is doing well after receiving a single lung transplant Sunday.
City councilman, Robert Shankle says Parker went in for surgery at Methodist Hospital in Houston around 8 AM Sunday morning and was out by noon.
Shankle says that Parker was only recently approved to be on the transplant list about a month ago.
Parker got a call from Methodist Hospital Friday evening asking him to come to Houston to fill out the paper work for a lung transplant, according to Shankle. He says Parker thought he would get a lung Friday night but was sent home. Around 3 AM Sunday morning, Parker was called back to the hospital in Houston after being notified that a lung was available.
Shankle says Deputy City Manager, Keith Wright will assume Parker's responsibilities in Lufkin in the meantime.
Parker will have to live in Houston for a few months so that his health can be monitored by doctors. Shankle says he has been suffering from cystic fibrosis.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:05 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:05:02 GMT
A driver trapped by a falling tree crashing down on his car as he headed down the road in Minden early Tuesday morning has been freed and rushed to the hospital.More >>
A driver trapped by a falling tree crashing down on his car as he headed down the road in Minden early Tuesday morning has been freed and rushed to the hospital.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:33 AM EDT2013-06-18 11:33:55 GMT
A lane on Westbound I-20 in Bossier City has been reopened between Old Minden Road and Airline Drive following multiple accidents Tuesday morning.More >>
A lane on Westbound I-20 in Bossier City has been reopened between Old Minden Road and Airline Drive following multiple accidents Tuesday morning.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:59:19 GMT
LYNCHBURG, VA (RNN) – Kimberly Burke is used to capturing emotion. As a wedding photographer, she has an eye for tender moments, like the photo she snapped of a Marine and his bride praying that has goneMore >>
A quiet moment captured before a couple wed has brought collective "awws" by millions on the internet.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 8:50 AM EDT2013-06-17 12:50:06 GMT
An animal lover has been hailed a hero after he wrestled a suffocating cat from the squeeze of a boa constrictor with his bare hands. The unidentified man was alerted to the distressing scene after heMore >>
Incredible footage shows a man managing to pry a startled cat out of the suffocating clutch of a boa constrictor. Andres Gonzalez captured the footage on his cell phone in Costa Rica.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:10:44 GMT
WWL-TV reports there has been a possible explosion in Washington Parish early Tuesday morning. The station stated on its website officials are on their way to the town of Isabel to investigate. According toMore >>
There was a gas line explosion early Tuesday morning, according to Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal. The gas fire is out, but trees in the area are still burning. More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:54:17 GMT
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>
Last night was the 62nd annual Miss USA pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants from all 50 states and territories of the Unites States went heel to heel on stage at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. Miss Connecticut, Erin Brady, ended up walking away with the grand title of Miss USA, but it was Miss Utah who really stood out from the rest of the competitors.More >>