Local crime, high school sports, county politics, events tonight, and business closings — the daily Ark-La-Tex report from HERE Shreveport.
From HERE KnoxvilleKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee expects to have its top runner in Knoxville when the Vols come off their open date. Head coach Josh Heupel said Wednesday that running back DeSean Bishop should be in good shape to face No. 9 Kentucky at Neyland Stadium. Bishop…
From HERE SpartanburgSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Rain in the Sunday forecast has pushed the South Carolina and Duke fall baseball exhibition in Spartanburg up by one day. The Gamecocks and Blue Devils will now meet at Fifth Third Park on Saturday, Oct. 31, with first pitch at 1…
From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gamecocks junior Joyce Edwards is one of 20 players on the preseason watch list for the 2027 Cheryl Miller Award, which goes to the best small forward in Division I women’s basketball. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Dream host Golden State in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, with a 12:30 p.m. ET start at State Farm Arena, a workday tipoff the team’s owners have publicly blamed on the league. In a letter to fans…
From the HERE City National DeskATHENS, Ga. — Georgia men’s basketball tips off its season Monday night at Stegeman Coliseum against North Carolina Central, the first step in a push for a third NCAA Tournament bid in a row. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Coach Mike White enters…
From the HERE City National DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State will put up the money, facilities and NIL backing its next football coach needs, according to a letter to fans released Wednesday under the names of Boo Corrigan, the athletics director, and Chancellor Kevin Howell, days after the school fired…
From the HERE City National DeskGREEN BAY, Wis. — Two teams coming off losses meet Thursday night at Lambeau Field, where the Carolina Panthers try to stay above .500 against a Green Bay Packers club that has its own list of injuries to manage. Carolina arrives on a short week…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday hit UCF with a $100,000 fine after a group of Knights fans aimed chants at BYU and its sponsoring Latter-day Saints church before last Saturday’s football game in Orlando, which UCF won in overtime. The league…
From the HERE City National DeskPHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley has given up his ownership stake in Polymarket, saying NFL rules no longer let players hold a piece of prediction-market companies. Barkley said the league briefs players ahead of every season on which endorsements and investments…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — With the World Series decided, Major League Baseball moved into its offseason Thursday, and the calendar between now and December is packed because a labor shutdown could stop the hot stove cold. Players with at least six years of service became…
From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Ernie Johnson, the host who has anchored Inside the NBA since 1990, said Wednesday that the 2026-27 season will be his last at the desk. Johnson, 70, shared the decision in a video on social media and stressed that it was his…
From the HERE City National DeskPHOENIX, Ariz. — Phoenix’s first turn hosting the NCAA Women’s Final Four pumped $71.5 million into the Arizona economy, researchers at Arizona State’s Seidman Research Institute concluded. The results were released Wednesday. Researchers surveyed out-of-state fans in person at the April 3 and April 5…
Education
SHREVEPORT, La. — Andrew Medlin, an English and philosophy teacher at Caddo Parish Magnet High School in Shreveport, got his turn behind a Jeopardy podium on Thursday. Medlin built an early lead in the episode, helped by a daily double where he doubled his money. The returning champion recovered, though,…
Events
SHREVEPORT, La. — Louisiana's state fair is back in Shreveport for its 120th year, opening its gates Thursday with a full midway of rides, games and fair food, and it will stay open through Nov. 15. Families from around Shreveport-Bossier were waiting at the entrance before opening. One headline attraction…
Events
SHREVEPORT, La. — Families in north Shreveport can collect Halloween candy from police officers, deputies and firefighters at a Halloween trunk or treat put on by local first responders Thursday evening, Oct. 29, an event billed as the North Shreveport Heroes night. The free event runs from 5 to 7…
From the HERE City National Desk
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Alphabet shares were down about 11% before the opening bell Thursday after the Google parent fell short of Wall Street forecasts on both sales and profit for the first time in nearly four years and reported that its massive artificial intelligence buildout pushed free cash flow…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Filling a trick-or-treat bowl costs noticeably more this year. Federal price data show candy and gum up 7.7% from a year ago and more than 18% over two years, a faster climb than food prices overall. Chocolate is the main driver. Poor weather in cocoa-growing regions of West…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is cooperating with law enforcement agencies in several countries, among them the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service, after thieves drained about $6.3 billion in digital assets from its wallets, the largest crypto theft on record, according to a person familiar with the matter. Two…
Crime
SHREVEPORT, La. — Jurors in Shreveport took under an hour on Wednesday, Oct. 28, to convict 29-year-old Kenavion Marquis Baker of second-degree murder in the July 5, 2023, death of Terry Morris, who was 20. The panel of nine also convicted Baker of armed robbery and of illegally having a…
Politics
SHREVEPORT, La. — The Shreveport City Council voted 7-0 to give police officers and firefighters 6% raises, and city leaders now plan to speed up a smaller raise for about 1,000 other city workers so they are not left waiting until spring. The new public safety pay scales take effect…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Five days before Election Day, Alaska's tight U.S. Senate race is now the subject of both a state investigation and an expanded federal court fight over a little-known candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, Sen. Dan Sullivan. Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, said Wednesday night…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — With the midterm elections days away, the president of Pew Research Center is cautioning Americans not to treat any one survey as a forecast, arguing that 2026 combines old polling problems with several new ones. Pew president Michael Dimock said in an analysis posted Thursday that surveys remain…
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