It was a quiet Thursday morning when a sudden tragedy turned a routine drive into a deadly nightmare. Alonzo Thompkins was just making his way down a multi-lane highway, completely unaware of what was heading straight toward him. Within seconds, a peaceful morning commute became a horrific scene that shook a local community. Thompkins, a … Read more
Carlos Helm was driving north through the early morning dark on Thursday. The 49-year-old Mansfield resident was behind the wheel of his 2020 Chevrolet Traverse. It was around 5:20 a.m., and the stretch of Louisiana Highway 175 near Scott Road was quiet. Everything changed in a split second. For reasons that still have investigators scratching … Read more
Thursday afternoons on the north side of town are usually pretty quiet. But things took a dark turn on Colonial Avenue yesterday when a call for medical help ended in a fatal shooting. A 24-year-old man was inside a home on the 500 block, dealing with a severe medical crisis. Around 1 p.m., someone dialed … Read more
So here is the thing about how fast a life can change. Caution Saunders was just a nineteen-year-old kid living his life in Washington before everything went completely sideways on a normal Wednesday afternoon. He was going through a severe mental health crisis, the kind that makes a person feel totally trapped and out of … Read more
The passing of Norman Hardieway has brought a heavy wave of sadness to his family and friends. Anyone who had the chance to know him is feeling this loss deeply right now. He was the kind of guy who left a real, lasting mark on every single person he crossed paths with. His absence creates … Read more
