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I'm not sure how long it will take would-be criminals to learn that, with a few exceptions, there's a most excellent chance you're being videoed. It could be a street camera. Perhaps it's by security cameras strategically placed throughout the various stores in which we shop. And nowadays, it may be simply turn out to be happenstance B-roll in some passerby's phone.

Exciting things are happening in East Texas. You may be familiar with The Texas Bucket List TV program hosted by Shane McAuliffe. It airs in 22 Texas markets, including our own Tyler and Longview markets on Sunday mornings. We Texans know how amazing the Lone Star State can be--not just...

Simone Biles just won her 7th U.S. gymnastics title, she's headed for the Olympics, and she'll be in Texas this fall. Starting next week, we can get behind the scenes with this inspirational powerhouse and see her in a whole new light. When I watch Simone Biles perform and win...

Pixel Frames has taken stills from some of the biggest 8 bit and 16 bit video games and turned them into 3D and 4D works of art. I have two now and will certainly pick some more in the future. Some of the biggest games of the 8 bit and...

I thought I'd take a little trip down memory lane, A Flashback Friday if you will. Before Walmart was the number one retailer in the world, before JC Penny, even before Target, there was Montgomery Ward. There used to be a two story shopping experience where Tyler Spine and Joint is now full of electronics, the latest fashions, home goods and an escalator I loved playing on.

More than 35 years after Judas Priest received a lifetime ban from Madison Square Garden, Rob Halford says he’s ready to return to the iconic New York venue. “I’d love to go back there,” the frontman declared during an interview with Los Angeles radio station KLOS. “Because, it’s like CBGB used to be. It’s like the Whiskey a Go Go on the (Sunset) strip. These places where a lot of us saw the bands that changed our lives.”

From the earliest moments when Wolfgang Van Halen began working on his solo album, Eddie Van Halen was intimately involved -- as a music fan -- eventually identifying “Think it Over” as one of his favorite songs. Calling it a “straight up pop song” during a conversation with Rolling Stone,...

Although we do have laws on the books that offer some level of protection against animal cruelty, some advocates feel they are not harsh enough. Thankfully they've improved some since cruelty to animals became a felony as of November 2019. In many cases, those convicted in a civil case of...

This is huge step in the process of legalizing marijuana in Texas. But according to marijuana advocates, there's still a long road ahead to full legalization and Texas still has one of the most restricted positions in the nation regarding marijuana. However, for Texans suffering with PTSD or other severe...

Metallica are suing London-based insurance market Lloyd's of London for damages from their postponed 2020 tour dates. There were a handful of shows they had booked in South America that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to NBC Los Angeles, Lloyd's of London has refused to compensate Metallica...

A trip to the local Walmart is pretty much a mundane everyday occurrence for most folks. But a slight change in that routine can cause a huge ripple effect. Case in point, a viral article coming from 92 Moose in Augusta, Maine (a Townsquare Media station, like this one) which stated that Walmart was going 100% bagless on July 1. Seeing that this article originated in Maine, this was absolutely true.

This story has it all — Gene Simmons, a Republican politician from Texas, a question about changing the orbit of the moon or the Earth, and climate change. That's because the musician who's famous for being The Demon in the band KISS shared a decidedly unfiltered critique of U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert via Twitter on Thursday (June 10). Simmons was responding to news from this week that Gohmert had asked the U.S. Forest Service if it was possible to alter the orbit of either our planet or our moon as a way to combat climate change, as was reported by The Hill.

Since early last year unemployed Texans who were fearful of contracting COVID-19 could turn down a prospective job, and still maintain their unemployment benefits. According to the Texas Workforce Commission those special pandemic guidelines will soon be coming to an end. In a a release this week, The Texas Workforce...

The past three months haven't delivered a huge bounty of reissues and archival recordings, but there have been some great records nonetheless. The usual assortment of deluxe editions, super deluxe editions and vinyl-and-multi-disc-stuffed box sets arrived. But there are also sets dedicated to a lost '60s band's entire recording output and an album including the last U.S. concert by one of the 20th century's most adventurous artists.

At last check, one online job bank had 1,891 jobs posted in Tyler that pay more than $55,000 per year, and 676 of them were listed at more than six figures. Use these keywords on your resume so you can land them!. When you find the right job and the...

For video game enthusiasts like myself, Christmas comes twice a year, the traditional gift giving holiday and around the start of Summer with E3, or Electronic Entertainment Expo. This is several days full of video game announcements from our favorite gaming companies. There are even some events surrounding E3 that will offer their own big announcements.

Steve Lukather said Eddie Van Halen, his friend of 40 years, was disappointed he helped create the shredding craze among guitarists. The Toto founder argued that a “healthy” pursuit of personal expression in the years before Van Halen became famous was replaced by a spirit based on competition. “These were...

George Harrison's estate will release an expansive 50th-anniversary box set of his lauded 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass on Aug. 6. Executive produced by Harrison's son Dhani, the collection will include 70 tracks stretching across five CDs (or eight LPs), including 42 previously unheard session outtakes, studio jams and demo recordings. An accompanying scrapbook features archival notes, track-by-track annotations, rare photos and more.

Andy Summers is seen in a new video reading a story from his upcoming book, Fretted and Moaning. In the tale, titled “Hotel,” he recounts the experience of a “shagged out” musician who’s played “too many shows” on a tour and has another one to deliver, even though it was supposed to be a day off.

For most East Texans, a beach trip to Galveston is an easy Summer getaway. There's nothing better than putting your toes in the sand, chasing crabs on the beach or digging for seashells. Not far from Galveston is a cool place to visit that showcases some of Texas' history, Fort Travis, one of the oldest forts in Texas.