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Complete but unofficial results are in from yesterday's Texas primary, and the contested races did their job of bringing voters to the polls.

J.D. Pooley, Getty Images Today's the day to get out and vote. It's a great reason to get out of the office and stretch your legs for a bit.  And candidates in 22 races in Smith County are waiting for you to decide their fate.

With thousands hitting the road this weekend in East Texas, the risk of traffic accidents increases. And it's not speeders that present the biggest problem, it's the red light runners. And what are the most dangerous intersections in Tyler?

Every member of Lon Morris College’s faculty and staff was fired this morning via email and the school’s president has resigned in the midst of the ongoing financial crisis that has riddled the Jacksonville-based junior college.

Memorial Day weekend unofficially kicks off the beginning of summer and there will be many celebrations and parties throughout the weekend. Many of those parties will involve some form of alcohol and with that comes responsibility on your part. If you plan to drink at a party this weekend, designate a driver or risk going to jail and racking up numerous fines. Tyler police and agencies all across

I don't mind the occasional telemarketing phone call from time to time, whether it be political or business, but I was under the impression that telemarketers were not supposed to call your residence after 8 p.m. Apparently that is not the rule, because my phone rang last night (Sunday) at 10:33 p.m.

Tyler Independent School District opened up access to YouTube last week, with the intention students will be able to learn from the site. There's information there on preparing for standardized testing, along with other tools teachers might find helpful.

Funeral services are pending for a Hawkins High School student who died Thursday after sustaining a head injury earlier this week while playing flag football at the school.

As you drive by the old People’s National Bank Building in Tyler you can look at it fondly now as a Tyler Historic Landmark. The designation became official in a ceremony yesterday as part of National Historic Preservation Month.

Rural post offices across the country will remain open but with shorter hours. The announcement came today during a news conference where Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said the decision comes after wide concerns from rural residents who opposed the closing of thousands of post offices.

The Randall Noe Auto Group is opening East Texas’ first Fiat dealership in Tyler this month and plans to begin selling the Italian-built car within in the next several weeks, the dealership’s general manager confirmed Thursday.

Brian Lamb, a student at Tyler Junior College, was inspired to do his part to “Replenish” the world’s water supply, and he’s starting right here in East Texas.