A 40-year-old man has been arrested after multiple adults and children came forward alleging ongoing sexual abuse in Polk County.
A 20-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning following a shooting that erupted during a large after-prom gathering off U.S. Highway 146 in Dayton, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael Davis, the 1st assistant district attorney in Polk County, surrendered to the Jasper County Jail after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a Class A misdemeanor charge of unlawful installation of a tracking device.
Officials said there is an estimated 8-inch hole in the earthen embankment at Carter Lake, a mid-sized lake on private property.
Officials said there is an estimated 8-inch hole in the earthen embankment at Carter Lake, a mid-sized lake on private property.
After being adversely impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding last year, a Texas congressman has announced a $30 million grant has been approved to fund repairs at the Lake Livingston dam.
A man accused of shooting his neighbor in the Leggett area leading to a search by law enforcement last week is now being held in the Polk County Jail with no bond, according to jail records.
Livingston Police say they were conducting an investigation after being made aware of a man who was attempting to find underage girls to meet up for sex.
All three suspects from Tuesday’s manhunt in Polk County are now in custody and law enforcement says it was all sparked by a chase involving a stolen truck out of Harris County.
KPRC 2 has obtained documents that detail the threats a 23-year-old former employee of a Christian youth camp is accused of saying to a group of children attending the camp.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.
Firefighters have announced progress on containing two of the largest wildfires burning in the North Carolina mountains, but are warning that fire danger remains from dry and windy conditions.
The family of Audrii Cunningham, the slain 11-year-old Livingston girl, will testify in front of Texas state lawmakers on Tuesday as they push to change sex offender registry laws.
The family of Audrii Cunningham, the slain 11-year-old Livingston girl, will testify in front of Texas state lawmakers as they push to change sex offender registry laws.
Firefighters in North and South Carolina are battling multiple wind-driven wildfires.
Florida’s citrus growers are struggling to survive the one-two punch of hurricanes and disease.
The Polk County Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity Jason Barron was arrested on indecent assault and harassment charges.
Three jailers who work at the Polk County Jail have been arrested, accused of assaulting a 34-year-old inmate from Kingwood inside of the jail.
De’Andre Wright pleaded guilty to a murder charge in connection to the death of his girlfriend, Jasmine Muldoon.
A special hearing is scheduled to be held on Friday for the accused killer of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham.
Officials said Jahmall Le’Sean Thomas, 39, was a teacher at Hardin ISD and was involved in a relationship with a female student at a Polk County School District.
A forensic portrait of Audrii Cunningham, the 11-year-old Polk County girl who was murdered in February, has been unveiled at Livingston Junior High.
When disaster strikes, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy takes command of her county’s emergency communication channels, including a text service and Facebook page.
The associate pastor of Life Vine Church in Livingston gives KPRC 2′s Reporter Rilwan Balogun and Photojournalist Wlad Moquete a tour of the church’s fellowship hall.
Nearly a week after the Trinity River Authority declared a “potential failure watch” for the Lake Livingston Dam, we’re learning about the damage done during flooding earlier this year.
The plans, which are required by the federal government to access certain grants after a natural disaster, are laborious to assemble — especially for rural counties.
Don Steven McDougal, indicted for the capital murder of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, was mistakenly reported as released by Texas VINE when he was actually transferred to Tyler County Jail for visitation purposes.
An arrest warrant is revealing what happened before a 25-year-old mother of five was allegedly killed by her boyfriend in Polk County.
On Sunday, Bowman learned her daughter was reported missing. Her boyfriend, 23-year-old De’Andre Wright, called his mother to pick him up.
Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas are starting to recede, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall.
Dozens of evacuees, including the elderly and barefoot children, crowded in an old school building Friday, praying for clear skies on Monday.
East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.
Heavy rains and severe flooding have prompted officials in Polk County to issue a mandatory evacuation for certain low-lying areas along the Trinity River. One family says they learned the hard way this morning. They say they could’ve lost their lives if it wasn’t for the help of their furry companion.
Heavy rainfall and increasing discharge from the Lake Livingston dam has prompted officials in Polk County to issue a mandatory evacuation order.
The Polk County Office of Emergency Management says a boil water notice has been issued for several neighborhoods near Lake Livingston due to maintenance repairs.
The family of Audrii Cunningham, the 11-year-old Livingston girl found dead in the Trinity River, says the man they let stay on their property lied to them while Audrii was missing.
The family of Audrii Cunningham, the 11-year-old Livingston girl murdered by a family friend, is now working to propose a law in her name.
Audrii Cunningham's family sat down with KPRC 2 for the nearly hour-long interview, where they talked about Audrii’s life, who she was, what she liked to do and who she wanted to be.
KPRC 2 has obtained an audio recording of the Polk County Sheriff, appearing to admit the ball was dropped in a previous criminal investigation involving Audrii’s suspected killer, Don Steven McDougal.
Authorities said a person of interest in the disappearance of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was arrested Friday on an unrelated charge.
The five-day search for missing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham ended Tuesday when her body was found in the Trinity River. The Polk County Sheriff's office says they're building a capital murder case against the prime suspect in her death, Don Steven McDougal.
Audrii Cunningham hasn’t been seen since Thursday morning, and investigators said 42-year-old Don Steven McDougal is likely the last person who saw her that day.
Investigators in Audrii Cunningham’s disappearance have zeroed in on a person of interest who has spent time in prison for enticing a child, a third degree felony, after being indicted by a Brazoria County grand jury for attempted indecency with a child.
KPRC 2, KPRC 2+, and click2houston.com sent out a form to all area school districts. We wanted to know districts’ policies for notifying a parent/guardian when a child is absent from school.
Authorities said a person of interest in the disappearance of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham was arrested Friday on an unrelated charge.
The mother of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, whose disappearance Thursday prompted the issuance of an Amber Alert, shared what she knew about the search for her daughter Friday.
There are several areas along some major rivers that will need to be watched even once the rain is over.
Residents stranded as a beaver’s engineering escapade turns a road into a river, leading to an unexpected shelter-in-place order in Livingston’s Crystal Lakes West.
Voluntary evacuation orders have been issued in San Jacinto and Polk counties due to rising waters underneath the Lake Livingston dam.
Two men have been charged in connection with the death of another man who was found outside in Polk County, according to detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
A burglary suspect who barricaded himself inside a San Jacinto County mobile home was taken into custody after a hours-long standoff.
Thompson Williams is remembered as a spiritual leader and educator who “liked seeing what the possibilities were.”
A Polk County man is facing charges after authorities said he tried to meet a 15-year-old girl he had been communicating with online.
Intense bodycam footage was released of the capturing of a kidnapping suspect wanted in Leon County on multiple felony charges, according to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office.
A pilot is injured after a plane crashed in Lake Livingston Tuesday afternoon while responding to wildfires in Polk County.
Polk County has issued a water boil notice for residents due to loss of pressure in its system caused by a main line break, according to a release.
A suspect is in custody after leading officers on a chase from Polk County, ending in a standoff that caused a shutdown on the Eastex Freeway.
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a long-running legal dispute between the state of Texas and two Native American tribes: the Alabama-Coushatta tribe in Polk County and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe near El Paso.
The family of Kyle Rugg is asking for the public’s help. He was reported missing seven years ago on March 4, 2015 when he was 20 years old.
One person is dead after authorities with Texas Department of Public Safety said a helicopter crashed at a field in Polk County.
Two Polk county sheriff’s deputies were given lifesaving awards during a ceremony on Wednesday. The pair were credited with saving the life of a disabled man who became trapped in a burning house.
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A Florida sheriff says a man wearing full body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and the 3-month-old baby she was cradling, and engaged in a massive gunfight with police and deputies before getting wounded and surrendering.
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The following notes were compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports and published in a release. Here are some of the wildest reports from the department’s latest edition of Game Warden Field Notes:
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An Iowa woman has pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in 2019 because she said she thought one was Mexican and the other was a member of the Islamic State group.