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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area in the southwestern Gulf of America where a broad area of low pressure could form over the next several days.
Read full reportA newly filed federal civil rights lawsuit alleges former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith attacked one of his outspoken critics in retaliation for protected speech and is now seeking to hold Smith and the Sheriff’s Office financially responsible for alleged constitutional violations.
Read full reportST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A grocery delivery driver was arrested after authorities say he sent an unsolicited sexually explicit photograph to a St. Tammany Parish woman after completing her delivery.
Read full reportSt. Tammany Hospital is experiencing a significant network disruption affecting its telecommunications systems, including telephones, while an employee tells APR•St Tammany the problems inside the system extend much further.
Read full reportST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. Allstate and its Arity subsidiaries are accused of paying app developers millions of dollars to collect driving information without proper consent, then using or selling that information for insurance decisions, including higher premiums. Texas filed the lawsuit in January 2025, alleging the companies built a nationwide database covering more than 45 million Americans.
Read full reportSt. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 7 terminated Polk as a fire captain effective May 13, 2022, following an investigation into his failure to respond to an April 14 emergency call. In his written decision, Chief Gary C. Whitehead concluded that Polk violated the district’s mission statement, values statement, public trust and duties contained in his job description.
Read full reportAUGUST 14, 2026 | ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. — Tracey Turgeau Powell will remain a candidate for Judge of the City Court of East St. Tammany following a legal challenge to her qualifications for the race.
Read full report(August 8, 2026) — Emergency crews responded Saturday afternoon to a two-vehicle crash that completely blocked Highway 41 Spur near Maple Street in Pearl River.
Read full report“I know y’all have probably seen a lot of my name in Facebook and stuff like that here lately,” Polk told those gathered.
Read full reportCOVINGTON AREA, La. — Three people were arrested after St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives executed a search warrant this week at a Covington-area motel.
Read full reportMembers of the U.S. Marshals E/LA New Orleans Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Dennis Stewart, who was wanted by the New Orleans Police Department for second-degree murder.
Read full reportDeputies and detectives were dispatched Monday, July 20, to a property in the 4300 block of Birch Street after receiving a report that a man had been shot.
Read full reportMandeville Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Nathan Volz, who was booked June 30 on a charge of video voyeurism.
Read full reportAlthough he is ending his campaign for police chief, Trascher said he is not stepping away from public service. He plans to seek reelection as Ward 8 Constable.
Read full reportThe agency announced Tuesday that it has assigned an investigator to the DEA Fentanyl Overdose Response Team
Read full reportThree people, including a 12-year-old child, were injured in a shooting Sunday night in Picayune
Read full reportAuthorities allege Mercer sexually abused multiple children during the 1990s.
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Read full reportAccording to the Picayune Police Department report, the case involved allegations of simple assault and simple assault on a minor.
Read full reportSheriff Bret Ibert thanked both voters and agency employees following the results.
Read full reportCourtney Candies and the family of Sgt. Grant Candies are formally supporting retired Lieutenant David Maki for Sheriff
Read full reportSTPSO says detectives, with assistance from the SWAT Team and Louisiana Probation and Parole, executed a search warrant at the home
Read full reportPearl River police policy change raises transparency questions
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