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Smith County Volunteer Firefighter Dies from Injuries

Dave Goldman — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:44:49 +0000

An East Firefighter who was responding to a call last week has died of his injuries from a rollover accident. Authorities say 19-year-old Jalen Smith, a Smith County firefighter with Jackson Heights Volunteer Fire Dept. had been hospitalized since Friday November 30th. Smith and two other firefighters were on their way to the fire station [...]

Convicted Killer Put to Death for East Texas Slaying

Dave Goldman — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:47:07 +0000

Texas recorded its 12th execution of the year Wednesday night after 41-year-old Donnie Lee Roberts was put to death for the 2003 murder of his girlfriend at her East Texas Home. Roberts was given a lethal injection Wednesday for fatally shooting 44-year-old Vicki Bowen and taking items from her Lake Livingston home to sell or trade [...]

East Texas Man Wanted in Fatal Accident Turns Himself In

Dave Goldman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:23:58 +0000

Justin Lee Echols, 30, who left his passenger pinned under his truck, has turned himself in to Upshur County authorities. The Diana man is jailed and charged in connection with his passenger’s death, 27-year-old Michelle Allen of Harleton. DPS says Allen was ejected from Echols’ vehicle when he struck a tree on County Road 217 [...]

Did a Meteor Strike Near East Texas?

Dave Goldman — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:52:27 +0000

Authorities are attempting to identify if a meteor streaked across Texas skies and then slammed into northwest Louisiana late Monday night. According to the Houston Chronicle, A fireball was reportedly spotted in the skies near Killeen and Temple, and about 11:30 p.m. a loud, earth-shaking boom was heard and felt in Webster Parish, La., officials [...]

Former NFL Player, 'Blazing Saddles' Star Actor Alex Karras Dies

Dave Goldman — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:46:57 +0000

Alex Karras, former NFL defensive lineman who later found roles in acting, has died at the age of 77. NFL superstar Alex Karras, who played for the Detroit Lions and then had a great career as an actor, was suffering from kidney failure and dementia. He died at his California Home and was under Hospice care. [...]

Four People Dead in East Texas Plane Crash

Dave Goldman — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:01:18 +0000

Federal Aviation Administration authorities say four people have died in the crash of a small plane that went down in East Texas after it departed from a regional airport near Roanoke. Authorities identify two teenagers and two adults who died in the crash. Brothers 17-year-old Paul and 13-year-old Mason Ledet of Southlake were aboard the [...]

Overnight Shooting Near UT Tyler Leaves Two People Seriously Wounded

Dave Goldman — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:00:30 +0000

Two people are being treated for gunshot wounds after they were shot early Tuesday morning while sleeping in their car in the parking lot at the Cambridge Apartments on Old Omen Rd. Tyler Police say the two victims involved in the shooting that occurred are identified as Kendrick Harper, 24, of Dallas, and Brandon Rainwater [...]

Week-Old Panda Dies at Washington National Zoo

Dave Goldman — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:55:04 +0000

Preliminary findings are expected on what killed a week-old giant panda cub at the National Zoo in Washington. The unnamed cub was found dead Sunday. A necropsy was performed and the zoo was set to present preliminary findings Monday on the cause of death. Zoo officials said the 4-ounce cub showed no obvious signs of [...]

Crazy Texas Laws That You Didn't Know About

Leslie Reynolds — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:01:27 +0000

I overheard a girl at the office the other day about how using margarine is illegal in Wisconsin. I told her how that has to be the dumbest and craziest law out there. So I did some research and the laws I found throughout the US was ridiculous. So I narrowed it down to the craziest laws in Texas and this is what I found.

Rivals John Tyler and Lee Face Off In Rose City Rivalry

Leslie Reynolds — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:16:32 +0000

We enter the third week of the high school football season, and there are plenty of big games to go around in East Texas. Here’s a few big stories to look at from our friends at ETSN.fm: John Tyler battles Robert E. Lee in the ETSN.fm Dairy Queen Game Of The Week at Trinity Mother [...]

Rare Spider Shuts Down Texas Highway Project

Dave Goldman — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:30:53 +0000

The discovery of a rare spider not seen in more than 30 years has halted a San Antonio highway construction project indefinitely. The San Antonio Express-News reports the Braken Bat Cave meshweaver was discovered in the middle of a $15 million underpass project on Texas 151 at Loop 1604 in northwestern San Antonio. Biologist Jean [...]

Two More East Texans Die from West Nile Virus

Dave Goldman — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:15:12 +0000

The Texas Department of State Health Services confirms a person has died in Harrison and Cass County as a result of West Nile. A total of five people have died from the illness in East Texas. Gregg, Panola, and Cherokee Counties each reported a death resulting from the mosquito-borne virus. That brings the 2012 West [...]

Where Were You on 9/11? Our Staff Shares Our Memories

Leslie Reynolds — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:00:36 +0000

September 11, 2001 is one day that no American will ever, ever forget. Whether you were in New York City, at work, at home, at school - you will always remember where you were the moment that you heard about the Twin Towers being hit. Something as traumatic as that is not something that you forget. We asked around at the station to see where people were and how they felt on that day.

70 Dogs Rescued from 'Filthy' East Texas Puppy Mill

Dave Goldman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:02:35 +0000

Nearly 70 dogs were rescued from a puppy mill located in Harrison County. Harrison County Constable Robert Wood, who made the discovery, said the puppies and a few adult dogs were being kept in portable buildings with little ventilation and were living in what he called “deplorable, filthy conditions.” Wood said a tip led him [...]

PETA Wants OJ Simpson's House For A "Meat Is Murder" Museum

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:53:20 +0000

O.J. Simpson's Florida home is facing foreclosure and there is one unusual source that has showed great interest in the property. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are appealing to JP Morgan bank, which is repossessing the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Miami and asking them to donate it to be turned into a 'Meat Is Murder' Museum.