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Longview, TX

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The City of Longview has announced its first picks for the Walk of Honor. Plaques bearing the names of those who have had an impact on Longview will be set in sidewalks in downtown Longview. The walk will begin at Heritage Plaza and continue towards the courthouse square. The plaques will be placed in areas that now are bricked in. The first set of honorees include R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau, Dr. Isaac E. Willis, Neal McCoy, Pauline and Robert Cargill and Carl Estes.

Longview’s Walk of Honor commemorates key figures in city’s history

Tyler, TX

Rusk, TX

Polish your boots and put on your best Stetson as the annual rodeo that brings thousands of visitors to East Texas kicks off tonight. Rodeo Director Kyle Moore said the rodeo has drawn an enormous fan base from overseas, including Australia and Brazil. Former Van Zandt County sheriff’s sergeant sentenced...

Rusk State Hospital Grand Opening

RUSK, Texas (KLTV) - The Rusk State Hospital had its grand opening on Wednesday following a $200 million renovation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission celebrated the opening of the patient complex and administration building, which was built with part of the $3.2 billion in funding which has been allocated to state hospital projects since 2017.

Rusk State Hospital completes $200M renovation

Alto, TX

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - An Alto man has died while he was cutting limbs from a bucket truck Tuesday afternoon. According to a press release from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, dispatch received a call from a person in distress in the 11000 block of FM 752 outside of Alto.

Alto man killed in tree-trimming incident

Great Texas Balloon Race Event Coordinator Bill Bussey said there is a full week of flying to see next week, because the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship is in Longview the same week as the Great Texas race. |. Rodeo fans can see bull riding, calf-roping, bronc-riding along with...

Car drives into trailer on Beckham Avenue in Tyler

Kilgore, TX

Rodeo fans can see bull riding, calf-roping, bronc-riding along with specialty acts like trick rider Madison Schalla. “Families get together, and still to this day get together, and go to the rodeo,” Director Kyle Moore says. |. Great Texas Balloon Race Event Coordinator Bill Bussey said there is...

Kilgore police investigating after kittens abandoned at city park

Henderson ISD school board discusses roof repair plan. Arthur Clayborn speaks with Henderson ISD superintendent, Dr. Thurston Lamb, about the school boards plan to repair hail damage done to campus roofs. Updated: 4 hours ago. KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Longview Director of Community Destinations Shawn Hara about Longview’s Walk...

Veterans Office Moves

East Texas Food Bank kicks off summer food program for kids. “The Summer Food Program began in 2005 to fill the meal gap left when the school year ends and children lose access to free and reduced-price meals they depend on for nourishment,” said Dennis Cullinane, East Texas Food Bank CEO. In 2022, they fed 2,280 children; this summer, they expect to feed around 3,400.

Paula Belonga Homicide Arrest

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Tyler Police Department is investigating an act of vandalism at the newly opened W.T. Brookshire Conference Center. The City of Tyler released a photo of the fountain outside the building after someone dumped enough soap into it to make it overflow with bubbles. However, city officials released a statement admonishing the prank, stating that such an act could significantly damage the fountain’s functionality.

Tyler police investigating conference center fountain bubble prank

Nacogdoches, TX

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - It’s been a month since the May elections, the new mayor of Nacogdoches, Randy Johnson spoke on the position on Wednesday. Randy Johnson owns and operates Johnson Furniture on Main Street in downtown Nacogdoches. He also served on the Nacogdoches ISD school board as well as a year on the city council and wanted to continue doing work for the citizens of Nacogdoches.

Nacogdoches’ new mayor talks busy first month in office

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A pedestrian was killed on State Highway 31 early Tuesday morning. According to a preliminary report by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Cody B. Collins, 34, of Tyler, was walking in the westbound lane of Highway 31 when he was struck by a 2021 Freightliner box truck driven by Kenneth Garland, 55, of Longview.

Pedestrian killed after being struck by box truck near Tyler

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - One person is in police custody following a shooting near the Kilgore College campus. According to a Kilgore police officer on-scene, one person suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the incident, which took place around 1 p.m. at an apartment in the 500 block of Martin Street near the intersection of Houston Street.

Kilgore police subdue intoxicated rifle-wielding man near Kilgore College

KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Longview Director of Community Destinations Shawn Hara about Longview’s Walk of Honor. The event singles out for recognition key figures in the city’s history who have contributed to its formation and growth. KLTV’s Jamey Boyum talks with Texas Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Meaghan...

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Smith County, TX

Howe, OK

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A single vehicle crash that happened Saturday morning in Smith County leaves one dead and one injured. The driver, Joshua A. Woodral, 28, of Howe, Oklahoma was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, Michael C. Beebe, 33, of Tyler was taken to a hospital...

1 dead, 1 injured in Smith County vehicle crash

RUSK, Texas (KLTV) - An electrical fire forced the temporary evacuation of the Rusk ISD administration building. Rusk ISD Superintendent Grey Burton said around 7:20 a.m. Monday, a fire broke out inside a wall of the building when Oncor workers were restoring power to the facility. Burton said no injuries...

Rusk ISD employees forced to relocate after admin building electrical fire

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The new CEO of the East Texas Food Bank was announced Monday afternoon. David Emerson will be the food bank’s sixth CEO in their 35-year history. This follows the retirement of current CEO Dennis Cullinane, who will step down at the end of June, after 13 years of service.

East Texas Food Bank announces new CEO

Florida State

Lindale, TX

LINDALE, Texas (KLTV) - One of five people involved involved in a two-vehicle crash near Lindale on Tuesday has died. Texas DPS Sgt. Adam Albritton confirmed the fatality, which happened on Interstate 20 after a pickup and a semi-truck collided, flipping the pickup. One of the truck’s four occupants died after being transported to an area hospital. The other three pickup occupants also sustained injuries.

1 killed, 3 injured in crash with semi-truck near Lindale

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A man has been arrested in the homicide case of a Tyler woman who was reported missing several months ago. According to a press release by the Tyler Police Department, an arrest warrant for Jesse Lee Williams, 40, of Tatum, was obtained Tuesday and he subsequently was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshal’s Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force. Williams is accused of the murder of Paula Belonga, who was reported missing back in April.

Internet searches lead to murder arrest in missing Tyler woman case

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview police are investigating a homicide after a body was found inside a burned structure. According to a Longview Fire Department post, firefighters responded to a fire in the 100 block of East Avalon Avenue at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters extinguished the fire and found someone...

Person found dead inside burned Longview structure

Oklahoma State

Gladewater, TX

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Polish your boots and put on your best Stetson; it’s time for an annual rodeo that brings thousands of visitors to East Texas . The Gladewater Round-up Rodeo gets underway Wednesday night in it’s 86th edition. Final preparations were being made in what has...

Gladewater Round-Up kicks off 86th year of rodeo fun Wednesday

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler man has been arrested for allegedly laundering money by use of bad checks he wrote to his girlfriend in Sept. 2022. Rashaun Hendren, 31, is accused of working together with his girlfriend to commit fraud after it was reportedly found that she was cashing bad checks written by Hendren. An arrest document said that Hendren had written six checks to the woman on Sept. 9, 2022 varying from $350 to $1,350, all noted as being for “rent.” The total reported amount of the checks was $4,050, but it was found that Hendren’s checking account contained much less than this.

Tyler man accused in scheme to cash bad checks

BULLARD, Texas (News release) - Bullard ISD announces Andrew Eisenbacher as its new varsity boys head soccer coach and varsity boys and girls cross-country coach. Eisenbacher came to Bullard ISD in 2022 to serve as a math teacher at Bullard Intermediate School. Before coming to Bullard, he served as head girls soccer coach in Chapel Hill ISD from 2018-2020, assistant men’s soccer coach at Buena Vista University from 2015-2018, and held coaching and directing roles in club soccer organizations.

Bullard ISD announces new head boys soccer, cross-country coach

Carthage, TX

PANOLA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A teenager from DeBerry was killed in a crash Saturday on U.S. Highway 59 about 9 miles north of Carthage. At about 3:17 p.m., Chad O. Wynn, 52, was stopped at the intersection of FM 1794 and US 59 in a Toyota Tundra towing a Tracker marine boat, with Brody W. Wynn, 16, as a passenger, according to a DPS report. The report says Chad failed to yield right of way, pulled out onto US 59 and was hit on the passenger side by an oncoming 18-wheeler.

1 killed, 1 injured in crash north of Carthage

Catch East Texas News at 4 every Monday through Friday. KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Longview Director of Community Destinations Shawn Hara about Longview’s Walk of Honor. The event singles out for recognition key figures in the city’s history who have contributed to its formation and growth. Updated:...

Missing woman investigation classified a homicide, 1 suspect in custody

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Bullard high schoolers recognized for helping save woman’s life

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Kyle Schneider is one of the juniors at Bullard High School who helped save the life of a woman who nearly drowned....

Bullard high schoolers recognized for helping save woman’s life

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