Angela Thomas

A flash flood watch is in effect for much of east and northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas, and parts of northwest and north central Louisiana from 1 pm today, Oct. 15 through 1 pm Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington would like to remind residents the rifle range will be open one more weekend on Oct. 11-12 for use by the public to sight in their rifles. The Bossier Sheriff’s Office range has been open to the public since Sept. 27.

The AMBER Alert website was taken off line from Friday, October 4 until 10 a.m. Monday due to the Government Shutdown. According to New York Daily News, the Justice Department put the site back online because of complaints suggesting that the shutdown had forced closure of notification system.

We're sure you remember watching that SyFy thriller 'Sharknado' a few months ago, the movie with sharks coming out of tornados that caught the public's attention and went viral on the internet. And because 'Sharknado', the movie with sharks coming out of tornados wasn't enough, SyFy is still riding the wave with a new horror movie called ‘Avalanche Sharks’. Can you imagine what this one is about?

While there is currently no activity expected in the Shreveport Bossier area from Tropical Storm Karen, the Northwest Louisiana American Red Cross is ready by ensuring that volunteers and shelters remain on stand-by over the weekend, just in case they are needed to handle evacuees.

The Bossier Financial Crimes Task Force advises residents to be aware of a scam that targets the elderly by calling them on the phone and telling them they need a new Medicare card.

At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Oct. 1, the US government shut down. In addition to some 800,000 federal employees being furloughed and upwards of a million more being asked to work without pay, several government websites will go dark or not be updated during the shutdown.

Beginning Oct. 1 at 9 a.m., outdoor burning will again be allowed in certain Louisiana parishes, including Caddo and Bossier.

This year marks Mudstock’s 10th anniversary, and to celebrate, we’re going to get 10 times muddier at River Run ATV Park! If you're coming to the Can-Am/BRP ATV Mudstock, check out this daily schedule so you can make the most out of the most mud-tastic event on the planet.

Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf knew the man who was arrested for taking video of her and other women using their own webcams.