Texas State

Marshall, TX

Beckville, TX

BECKVILLE, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas student is working to earn the rank of Eagle Scout by giving his small town a place to play again. Abram Aguilar, an 8th grader at Beckville ISD, is currently building a playground on the site where two previous playgrounds were destroyed in separate fires.

Beckville Boy Scout rebuilds playground following destructive fires

Houston, TX

Hawkins, TX

HAWKINS, Texas (KLTV) - An FFA team from a small East Texas town has won big at the largest livestock show in the world. The Hawkins FFA team attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and the 2-A school came away with a blue ribbon in every category they entered.

Hawkins FFA takes home 19 blue ribbons

Tyler, TX

An emergency drill held at an East Texas high school campus was critical practice for those who would respond in the event of public exposure to a biological agent or disease outbreak. Updated: 5 hours ago. KLTV's Jamey Boyum talks with Antonio Kelly, a cousin of murder victim Lashekia Kelly,...

Tyler Homicide Investigation

Alabama State

Timpson, TX

TIMPSON, Texas (KLTV) - Timpson’s star player Terry Bussey has officially become a 5 star recruit. Bussey is known to be fast, agile, and has tremendous balance. This makes for a dangerous combination that big name universities value. The schools keeping an eye on him are the usual big...

East Texan student athlete Terry Bussey becomes 5 star recruit

Dallas, TX

Gun Barrel City, TX

SHERMAN, Texas (KLTV) - Ophthalmology provider group, Arlington Ophthalmology Association, P.L.L.C. d/b/a Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers (“K&E”), with offices located in Arlington, Dallas, Plano, Southlake, Mount Pleasant, and Gun Barrel City, Texas, has agreed to pay $2,902,505 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it offered and paid kickbacks to optometrists to induce referrals of patients who were candidates for cataract surgery in in violation of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.

Ophthalmology practice with East Texas locations agrees to pay nearly $3M settlement

Longview, Texas (KLTV) - Thursday was day three at the Gregg County Courthouse in the criminal trial of Kendall Damaal Johnson, of Tyler, who prosecutors say influenced a friend to stab Lashekia Shardae Kenney to death in September of 2021. That friend, Calvin Marcelus Anderson, of Henderson, pleaded guilty to...

Victim’s sister takes the stand in Kendall Johnson trial

Carthage, TX

CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - A video of a Carthage High School softball player creatively avoiding being tagged out at home plate is going viral. The video was captured during Carthage’s Tuesday night game against the Center Roughriders. It shows senior player Jada Walton evading the catcher by briefly doing somewhat of a dance behind the plate. She eventually slides in after distracting the catcher by pointing to first base.

‘Look over there!’ Video of Carthage softball player creatively evading catcher goes viral

A new TV series revisits the case of a Tyler hospital serial killer, William Davis. Criminologist Dr. Bryanna Fox speaks about her death row interview with him for the show. State Historical Foundation honoring Cavender family with Star of Texas award. Updated: 2 hours ago. The Cavender family will accept...

Kendall Johnson Murder Trial

Longview, TX

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Another vehicle has struck the Green Street bridge in Longview. A driver from Shreveport hit the Green Street bridge at Nelson Street on Friday. He said he was attempting to deliver a load of tires to a local shop when his truck struck the overpass. The...

Truck hits Longview Green Street bridge

Strong emotions were on display in an East Texas courtroom today as allegations were made of a jilted ex-boyfriend, a crime of passion, and manipulation to commit murder. According to a National Association of Realtors report, the median price of a U.S. home was lower in February of this year than in February of 2022. That hasn’t happened in a decade. But is the national study the same for East Texas? According to Dwell Realty owner David Kurtz the real estate market in the Tyler area has seen a drop in pricing, but not a large one.

Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades to begin in 2024

WebXtra: Local realtor explains recent shift in housing prices

Gilmer, TX

GILMER, Texas (KLTV) - A Gilmer ISD school bus was involved in an incident with a passenger vehicle Thursday afternoon. No injuries were reported. According to Gilmer ISD Superintendent Rick Albritton, a school bus carrying more than 20 children was involved in a crash involving another vehicle on State Highway 49 in Gilmer around 5:20 p.m. Albritton said that all passengers are safe and that neither driver involved in the incident was ticketed. A second school bus was called in to take the remaining children home.

Gilmer ISD school bus involved in minor incident

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - Longview City Council members could approve expanding the Paul G. Boorman Trail. If approved, the new portion would stretch from Marshall Avenue, south to Loop 281. The city would ask for a 12 million dollar grant from the US Department of Transportation to help fund the project.

Longview City Council considers expansion of walking trails

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The City of Tyler has fixed a railroad crossing that caused damage to a Tyler man’s vehicle. Last week, Tony Maldanado spoke to KLTV about the damages done to his car caused by the faults in the road at the intersection of South Fleishel Avenue and South Beckham Avenue.

City of Tyler repairs intersection railroad crossing

RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - DPS has released the name of a Tyler man who died in a wreck with an 18-wheeler Thursday morning. Jose Manuel Robles, 42, died at the scene, which was on the intersection of U.S. 259 and FM 850, 8.1 miles northwest of Henderson. The wreck occurred at 6:45 a.m.

Tyler man killed after running stop sign, hitting 18-wheeler

Gregg County, TX

A new TV series revisits the case of a Tyler hospital serial killer, William Davis. Criminologist Dr. Bryanna Fox speaks about her death row interview with him for the show.

State of Gregg County

LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A jury has found a Tyler man accused of influencing a friend to stab a woman to death guilty of murder and sentenced him to 75 years. That friend, Calvin Marcelus Anderson, of Henderson, pleaded guilty to murder in January and will now be sentenced since a verdict is reached in the Johnson trial.

Jury sentences Tyler man to 75 years in death of ex-girlfriend

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Our friend Dudley Lang, owner of Dudley’s Cajun Cafe in Longview, joins us to share a great summer salad, jazzed up with his special bacon dressing. Keep this recipe on hand all spring and summer long. Broccoli salad with special bacon dressing. Ingredients. 6 cups...

Broccoli salad with special bacon dressing by Dudley Lang

Harrison County, TX

Karnack, TX

HARRISON COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Thursday evening in Karnack. According to a social media post by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff BJ Fletcher requested the investigation after deputies responded to a fight in progress on Lotta Road.

Texas Rangers investigating officer-involved shooting in Harrison County

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Tyler City Council has denied a store owner’s request for an alcohol permit due to the proximity of a school. The store, Super Diamond Eagle Inc. on the 1500 block of East 5th Street, is 290 feet from Bell Elementary School. The current distance required by zoning law in order for a business be eligible for a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) license is 300 feet.

Tyler store owner denied 10-foot grace on alcohol permit near school

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A new docu-series revisits the case of a Tyler hospital serial killer, William Davis. Criminologist Dr. Bryanna Fox speaks about her death row interview with him for the show. In October 2021, a jury found William Davis, the former East Texas nurse, guilty of murdering patients...

Criminologist talks about interviewing Tyler hospital serial killer William Davis

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A wreck on South Broadway Avenue near the Cumberland Road intersection has blocked traffic. One white, mid-size vehicle sustained damage to its front. The condition of the driver is not yet known. Police are on scene directing traffic. Please use caution and avoid the area if...

Crash at S. Broadway Ave., Cumberland Rd. in Tyler delays traffic

Atlanta, TX

LINDEN, Texas — The deaths of three children in East Texas now are being investigated as homicides. Autopsy reports for all three girls indicate evidence of strangulation; and they suffered lacerations to their faces, the Cass County Criminal District Attorney’s Office reported Thursday, March 23. Zi’Ariel Robinson-Oliver, 9,...

3 girls’ deaths now considered to be homicides

Scottsville, TX

Woodlawn, TX

Hallsville, TX

Harleton, TX

Jefferson, TX

Jonesville, TX

Elysian Fields, TX

Easton, TX

Tatum, TX

Waskom, TX

De Berry, TX

Smithland, TX

Bethany, LA

Judson, TX

Lodi, TX

Greenwood, LA

Diana, TX

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ETBU, B.H. Carroll Theological Institute to merge

MARSHALL, Texas (News Release) - The presidents of B. H. Carroll Theological Institute in Irving and East Texas Baptist University in Marshall announced Feb. 6 that...

ETBU, B.H. Carroll Theological Institute to merge

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