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TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Latosha Cleaver was 33 years old when she was laid off from her job. One day, she took her two sons to the YMCA to play. That’s when she says she became curious about powerlifting and met a personal trainer who encouraged her to start training.

East Texas powerlifting champion honors her late daughter through her sport

It’s a tool that can save a life. Narcan is relatively newly available drug used to treat opioid overdoses. The CDC estimates nearly 27,000 lives have been saved. It’s no secret that college is expensive. According to the Feeding Texas Network, 29 percent of four-year college students in Texas have experienced hunger because of tuition and high food costs. But, help may be on the way because of a couple legislative bills that will make students, even those enrolled in a vocational school, eligible for SNAP benefits.

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TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - One of the biggest changes to the foster care system in East Texas is underway: privatization. “This transition does create challenges, and there’s lots of need in our community,” said Smith County 321st District Court Judge Robert Wilson during the 4Kids4Families kickoff event at South Spring Baptist Church in Tyler.

Foster care system in 23 East Texas counties soon to be run by private entity

Nacogdoches, TX

A 95-year-old Nacogdoches man was honored on Monday afternoon with a plaque on Main Street. Bill which would transfer Central Heights water heard in committee. The Texas Senate Committee on Local Government considered a bill to transfer control of Central Heights Water System from the City of Nacogdoches to the Angelina River Authority.

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A 95-year-old Nacogdoches man was honored on Monday afternoon with a plaque on Main Street. Bishop Stephen Fowler is a well-known community leader. He was born in Nacogdoches in 1927, and his family said he has progressed from “slavery to sharecropper to land owner, and still living to talk about it.”

WebXtra: Nacogdoches honors former sharecropper who rose to prominence

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - The Texas Senate Committee on Local Government considered a bill to transfer control of Central Heights Water System from the City of Nacogdoches to the Angelina River Authority. Kelly Holcomb, general manager of the Angelina River Authority, spoke as a resource witness and said the water...

Bill which would transfer Central Heights water heard in committee

It’s a tool that can save a life. Narcan is relatively newly available drug used to treat opioid overdoses. The CDC estimates nearly 27,000 lives have been saved. Taking the project to space allows astronauts, “To grow fresh produce in spaceflight where astronauts are going for deep space missions and they really want fresh produce over this longer time,” UT Tyler Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Dr. Shawana Tabassum said.

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Animal advocate demands accountability to help with stray animal problem in Smith County. “We have an overabundance of animals,” said Coyle. “It keeps getting worse. And if we all don’t work together, we’re never going to get a result.”. Updated: 6 hours ago. |. “I mean,...

East Texans react to proposed changes to Old Jacksonville HWY in Tyler

Starving to learn: some college students can’t afford food, tuition

Longview, TX

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A married couple in Longview has found a way to share their church with members around the world. Virtual church services have become fairly common these days for obvious reasons. Back in 2019 there were not that many around, and a husband-and-wife team have created enough momentum in their ministry that members of their church built a house for a family in Ecuador, and more.

Longview couple finds way to share church with members worldwide

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The university has received a $100,000 grant from NASA to advance the fundamental understanding of plants in space. The Crop-FIT for space farming is comparable to a fitness watch, but for plants. “They can detect this hormonal radiations in real time so by looking at this...

UT Tyler one step closer to sending plants to space

Lufkin, TX

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Family Crisis Center of East Texas (FCCET) is a non-profit organization in Lufkin and Nacogdoches that strives to empower survivors of domestic violence. According to the organization’s website, they provide crisis intervention and advocacy services to those who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault.

Local non-profit aids domestic violence survivors, recognized with award

Alto, TX

ALTO, Texas (KTRE) - It’s a tool that can save a life. Narcan is a relatively newly available drug used to treat opioid overdoses. The CDC estimates nearly 27,000 lives have been saved by is to far. The North East Texas Healthcare Taskforce and the Anderson Cherokee Opioid Response...

East Texas area groups offer free Narcan training

What to expect from this year’s Smith County Junior Livestock Show. The event goes on until Friday culminating in a livestock auction at 11 a.m. It’s free to the public and the money benefits the students and the agriculture program. Smith County auditor warns of ‘tough’ budget process...

Longview barbershop owner surprised by wounded man begging for help

DEEP EAST TEXAS, Texas (KTRE) - On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Deep East Texas seeks to mend the scars of the unfair welcome received by Vietnam veterans. The Vietnam war was once the longest war in American history, stretching from 1955 to 1975. This war bitterly divided the U.S., and service members unfairly caught flak once they got home.

East Texans who served honored with Vietnam War Veterans Day events

East Texas animal shelter workers struggling with compassion fatigue

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - It has happened to me so many times; I take home a picture frame or another glass or ceramic item from whatever store I bought it from, only to find when I get it there the stickers on the glass don’t peel off easily. I love it when companies use the easy-peel stickers, but most do not, and you ruin your fingernails trying to scrape the paper and adhesive off the glass, and then you’re left with a mess to scrub off afterward, too.

ETX Kitchen Care: Hack for removing annoying stickers from glassware, ceramics

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3 Kilgore student-athletes sign letters of intent for college sports

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - Three Kilgore High School students signed on to participate in college play during a ceremony Thursday morning. Although these athletes were recognized...

3 Kilgore student-athletes sign letters of intent for college sports

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