Just a decade or so ago, a crime committed against a church was virtually unheard of. However, in recent years KJAS News has documented numerous burglaries and thefts at churches across the area.

Buna Independent School District Chief of Police Anthony Smith announced Monday that a man has been arrested following a criminal mischief case from earlier in the month.

Police have identified the two Jasper men who were arrested in Baton Rouge last week in a car that was allegedly stolen here in Jasper.

A man who escaped from jail in Jefferson County is behind bars again.

East Texas’ Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas City Chiefs teammates are headed to their second straight Super Bowl appearance, and they’re hoping for their second straight win in the big game.

The driver of a 2017 Dodge van narrowly escaped serious injury on Saturday afternoon, when the vehicle she was was driving left the road and went into the woods.

On Tuesday the Inland Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife placed over 1,800 Rainbow Trout in the pond at Sandy Creek Park and on Friday many people were attempting to put a fish dinner on their table.

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A DeRidder, Louisiana man who was arrested during a Wednesday evening traffic stop in Kirbyville has now been charged with a drug crime.

Kirbyville Police Chief Paul Brister says the owner of a stolen vehicle should have contacted law enforcement instead of trying to take matters into his own hands. Now, Brister says the suspect and the vehicle he’s accused of stealing are apparently long gone.

A man is behind bars after he was accused of closing a Jasper County deputy into a room and threatening to set the house on fire. It happened at about daybreak on Wednesday at a home located on Highway 96 in Buna.

Jasper County Judge Mark Allen said late Thursday that the Jasper-Newton County Public Health District is expecting 1,600 more doses of the Coronavirus vaccine within the week.

Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said Thursday that he was pleased to announce that the facilities at the Jasper County Jail had passed a surprise inspection that was performed on Tuesday.

Jasper County Coronavirus Numbers as of Fri, Jan 22nd, 2021: