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Rainy, windy conditions on Thursday knocked out power to some residents and interrupted Longview's recent string of hot weather.

Two months into her first teaching year at Hallsville Independent School District, Kim Ward lost her only child.

Jessica Fountain wouldn't wait 15 minutes for a locksmith.

Longview ISD Superintendent James Wilcox on Thursday outlined how the district will determine testing and admissions in the future for Hudson PEP Elementary School and said he intends to develop a second PEP campus eventually.

Gregg County Sheriff Maxey Cerliano on Thursday said he has made hiring and security changes after a jail escape, the escape of a man who was being transported to jail and several incidents of employee misconduct.

A Texas senator is now leading the charge to let states jam cell-phone signals in prisons.

"It is the best week pretty much ever!" exclaimed camper Casey Wigley. "I don't know if I'll ever do anything this amazing."

A Smith County deputy constable under investigation for allegedly pulling a gun on party guests after money went missing is now officially licensed with the State of Texas.

It just might be the hottest job of the summer, but we'll let you be the judge. 

Nine years, 11 months, and 29 days ago, Grant Alexander's life was changed forever.

Around 80 bird-lovers packed the SFA Agricultural Building Thursday to hear answers to all their questions about Texas' feathered friends.

City officials facilitated a meeting Thursday to hear TxDOT proposals for the historic Goodman Bridge, which may move inside the city limits when its replacement is built next summer.

Two men who may face the death penalty in connection with killings that took place nearly two years ago have been transferred into federal custody, according to Sheriff Thomas Kerss.

Singer-songwriter Bob Schneider, who is already an established fixture in the thriving Austin music scene, will make his Nacogdoches debut tonight at the Hotel Fredonia.

State Farm policyholders in Nacogdoches, Shelby and San Augustine County can expect to see a 5.7 average increase in their home insurance starting on Oct. 1.

Today Lufkin will join the list of locations housing Hurricane Ike disaster case management offices.

NACOGDOCHES — Two men who may face the death penalty in connection with killings that took place nearly two years ago have been transferred into federal custody, according to Sheriff Thomas Kerss.

In addition to rising property taxes, Angelina County homeowners are taking another hit this year — higher homeowners' insurance premiums.

A driver involved in a rear-end car crash in Hudson Wednesday evening that injured two has been charged with intoxicated assault.

Q: Do we have a new game warden in Angelina County?

The 10th Annual Reunion of the former Stanton High School of Whitehouse begins tomorrow and will run through Sunday at Harvey Convention Center.

A Jacksonville High School assistant football coach has been placed on administrative leave for his alleged involvement in an interstate dogfighting ring.

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"Ya'll said cut and I did," Winona Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nelson Brumley said as he handed over his amended Fiscal Year 2009-2010 budget request to the Emergency Service District 2 board members.

HENDERSON -- State District Judge Clay Gossett has signed an order to transfer venue of a murder case which rocked East Texas last year.

Kilgore --- The Federal Government has released it's report on the deaths of two firefighters. Last January 45-year-old Kyle perkins of Kilgore and 28-year-old Cory Galloway of Grand Saline fell eight stories during a training exercise in Kilgore. read more

UNDATED---As food prices continue to climb, more people are raising chickens in their own backyards. The birds are becoming popular because they are easy to keep, and cheap to take care of. One chicken can produce around 200 eggs a year. Garden expert James Wilhite says it's not just the eggs that make the birds a popular pet. In Tyler, there are certain restrictions on raising the birds. You ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Austin police say nine people have been hurt in a home invasion using guns, knives and bats. Lt. John McMiller says the attacks took place early Thursday and one suspect was caught on a neighbor's roof while trying to flee. Several other suspects are sought. McMiller says it appears at least two women who work at a club were followed home after the place closed. McMiller ...

TYLER - Here are just some of the stories in today's KETK News Updates: Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor is back in the hot seat today. It's her third and final day of confirmation hearings. And Space Shuttle Endeavor is now well on its way to the NASA International Space Station. Endeavor and its crew of seven finally launched after more than a month of delays.

LUFKIN--The state of Texas plans to seek the death penalty for former Lufkin DaVita Dialysis nurse, Kimberly Saenz. Saenz is accused of injecting five patients with bleach at the Lufkin dialysis clinic. The prosecution announced their plans during a pre-trial hearing Wednesday. Saenz is charged with five counts of capital murder and five charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The ...

The next time you stub your toe or slam your finger in the door, your pain relief may come in four letters.

The capital murder trial of a man accused of killing a child during an exorcism will be moved outside Rusk County.

The state will seek the death penalty in the case of a former nurse accused of killing five patients at a Lufkin dialysis clinic with bleach injections.

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Accused of making threats of a campus shooting, Jennifer Grant appeared in a Nacogdoches courtroom Thursday.

Tyler Saddle Club enters week two of the club's first horse show at the new Mt. Selman Arena. Last weekend the Childrens' Village Charity Horse Show, sponsored by Tyler Saddle Club, kicked off; and, at 9 a.m.

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs this week announced that the state collected $1.57 billion in sales tax revenue in June, down 11.2 percent compared to June 2008. "The oil and gas, construction and retail trade sectors showed continued weakness, resulting in a sharp decrease in sales tax collections in June," Combs said.

It's just another day on the job for Ben Wilson; he hurries through his morning routine and heads out back to his wood shop, where he will come up with new ways to express himself -- and impress others. Wilson started woodworking 10 years ago when brief financial hardship left him to craft a Christmas present for his soon-to-be wife Tam.

The Mission House Health Clinic is open 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month. The Food and Clothes Closet is open 9 a.m.

Cherokee County Tax Assessor Collector Linda Little announces tax payments are now available on the internet. "Numerous taxpayers repeatedly asked for this service. Because of these requests, Official Payments - which currently serves the Justice of the Peace Courts for fines, was commissioned to add the Tax Office," Little said.

In the wake of a federal judge's order that Irving change the way the City Council is elected, a similar lawsuit is pending against the Irving school district.

The Democratic race for county judge came into sharper focus this week as candidates showcased their cash - or lack of it - and continued to lay the groundwork for next year's March primaries.

Residents of the Indigo apartments retrieved belongings and found new shelter Thursday, a day after a fire forced the closing of the Oak Cliff high-rise.

For the first time since its opening last month, Cowboys Stadium will host a large event the same day as a Rangers baseball game. The two stadiums are a few blocks apart and share parking and many of the same routes in and out of Arlington's entertainment district.

Close-in neighborhoods that had dodged the worst of the housing recession are now getting clobbered by drops in prices and sales, the latest statistics show.

Houston has beat out Baltimore, Md., to land the 2012 national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

A private company hired to clean up after a weekend fire at Ram Chemical and Supply, 4949 Greenhouse, spotted the vapor Thursday evening.

Michael Hooper, 54, set off a four-car accident on the Northwest Freeway, the transit agency said.

Punishment for sexually suggestive text messages will range from a parent conference to placement in an alternative school.

Since June 25, some 10,000 acres have been burned by wildfires and nearly 150 homes have been threatened, Perry's office said.