Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:05:23 GMT
Tyler police have released video surveillance footage from Saturday morning's murder at the American Inn Motel. In the first segment of the video, which is in color, two suspects are seen walking. TwoMore >>
Tyler police have released video surveillance footage from Saturday morning's murder at the American Inn Motel.More >>
Mario Chalmers broke out of a shooting slump to score 10 points, lifting the Miami Heat to a 27-25 lead over the San Antonio Spurs after one quarter of Game 6 in the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.More >>
LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:28:56 GMT
A wall of honor lines the inside of VFW Post 1183 in Longview. That wall is full of East Texas men who have fought and fallen for their country. "People just don't understand the magnitude of war andMore >>
Veterans at Longview Post 1183 say integrating women into elite combat won't be easy, some say the battlefield is no place for a woman. More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:10:12 GMT
East Texas fire crews had to respond when the engine of an 18-wheeler caught fire on Tuesday night. It happened at about 7:15 in the 300 block of Kilgore Drive in Henderson, near the intersection of HighwayMore >>
Highway briefly shut down while fire crews respond.More >>
A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bills, and the woman was beaten and forced to get pain medication for her...More >>
A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" - then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along...More >>
The abortion wars return to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.More >>
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:11 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:11:57 GMT
(RNN) – Rapper Lil' Wayne is attempting to stomp his way out of controversy after a clip of him walking on the American flag went viral over the weekend. A behind-the-scenes clip of the music video GodMore >>
Rapper Lil' Wayne is getting attention for a viral video some are calling unpatriotic.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:22 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:22:26 GMT
Tuesday, law enforcement officers from across the state gathered in East Texas to learn more about keeping their communities safe from gangs, drug cartels and school violence.More >>
Tuesday, law enforcement officers from across the state gathered in East Texas to learn more about keeping their communities safe from gangs, drug cartels and school violence.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:13 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:13:02 GMT
When David Sanders decided it was time to renovate the K&D Car Wash, at Ted Trout Drive and the loop in Lufkin, he had an inspiration. "I have a dog and he needs to be washed," said Sanders. With theMore >>
When David Sanders decided it was time to renovate the K&D Car Wash, at Ted Trout Drive and the loop in Lufkin, he had an inspiration. "I have a dog and he needs to be washed," said Sanders. With theMore >>
Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines.More >>
Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:08:42 GMT
There are two angles when reporting Monday's shooting. We first told you about the incident itself. Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office deputies say they were forced to shoot John Mark Stevens when heMore >>
There are two angles when reporting Monday's shooting. We first told you about the incident itself. Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office deputies say they were forced to shoot John Mark Stevens when he shot at them Monday night. As is the practice, the two deputies are now on administrative leave as a Texas Ranger's investigation continues.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:48 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:48:58 GMT
The Bullard Solar Car Team is preparing to represent East Texas in a driving competition from Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth to Los Angeles, California, but they still need to raise $7,000 before they can compete.More >>
The Bullard Solar Car Team is preparing to represent East Texas in a driving competition from Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth to Los Angeles, California, but they still need to raise $7,000 before they can compete.More >>
Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.More >>
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:34:44 GMT
Four people have charged for holding a mother and her child captive for years. Jordie Callahan, Jessica Hunt, Daniel J. Brown and a fourth person are accused of engaging in human trafficking. AccordingMore >>
Four people have been arrested for holding a mother and her child captive for years in Ashland.
According to the charges, the suspects used beatings, threats of death and threats of attacks from pit bulls and large snakes to hold a woman and her child against their will for two years.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:20:19 GMT
A pop-up thunderstorms hammered northwest Tyler before moving north along Highway 271 towards I-20. When it hit the 9600 block of Highway 271, the storm grew in intensity and even produced a little hail. OurMore >>
A pop-up thunderstorms hammered northwest Tyler before moving north along Highway 271 towards I-20. When it hit the 9600 block of Highway 271, the storm grew in intensity and even produced a little hail.More >>
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.More >>
The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:16:51 GMT
From the U.S. Attorney's Office:TYLER, Texas – A 63-year-old Tyler, Texas eco-tourism guide has pleaded guilty to smuggling live snakes into the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.More >>
From the U.S. Attorney's Office:TYLER, Texas – A 63-year-old Tyler, Texas eco-tourism guide has pleaded guilty to smuggling live snakes into the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:03 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:03:47 GMT
Good afternoon, everyone! We have a lot to share with you today!Here are a few stories to get you started:1. We have been keeping you informed about a story in Tyler that took place over the weekend.More >>
Good afternoon, everyone! We have a lot to share with you today!Here are a few stories to get you started:1. We have been keeping you informed about a story in Tyler that took place over the weekend.More >>
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament because of a lower back injury.More >>
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:10:44 GMT
WWL-TV reports there has been a possible explosion in Washington Parish early Tuesday morning. The station stated on its website officials are on their way to the town of Isabel to investigate. According toMore >>
There was a gas line explosion early Tuesday morning, according to Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal. The gas fire is out, but trees in the area are still burning. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:46 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:46:53 GMT
A weak cold front is setting across East Texas on Tuesday afternoon. With daytime heating isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. As we have seen in western Smith County today,More >>
With daytime heating isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:35:49 GMT
A dog battling cancer managed to hang on long enough to see her owner return from a deployment overseas. According to Jennifer Ralston's YouTube channel, Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, wasMore >>
Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, was diagnosed with oral melanoma just a month after her owner, Eric, was deployed overseas.More >>
In an ongoing effort to protect Texans from the costly destruction caused by feral hogs, Ag Commissioner Todd Staples announced the Texas Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications to assist regional efforts to control feral hog populationsMore >>
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More >>
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual...More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:10:14 GMT
From the Texas Department of Public Safety: AUSTIN, TX - Robert Anthony Lopez, 48, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Tango Blast gang member, is now in custody after being arrested on Friday in SanMore >>
Lopez has an extensive criminal history that includes aggravated sexual assault of a child, assault causing bodily injury, injury to a disabled person, violation of protective order and prohibited weapons.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
A driver is now facing charges for the death of a man dribbling a soccer ball along the West Coast with a mission of making it to the World Cup. Richard Swanson, 42, of Seattle, was hit from behind byMore >>
A driver is now facing charges for the death of a man dribbling a soccer ball along the West Coast with a mission of making it to the World Cup.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:02 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:02:42 GMT
One East Texas Fire Academy has some new training equipment thanks to a generous donation, and on Tuesday morning, you can watch them use it in a free, live training demonstration.More >>
One East Texas Fire Academy has some new training equipment thanks to a generous donation, and on Tuesday morning, you can watch them use it in a free, live training demonstration.More >>
The Chicago Blackhawks suffered a key loss moments before a scoreless first period of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals when Marian Hossa was scratched from the lineup.More >>
Tuukka Rask watched most of the action at the other end of the ice. And when the Blackhawks did make a late charge, he was ready.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:31 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:31:17 GMT
According to a Smith County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, the man accused of shooting and killing his father told investigators he had just returned home from camping at the lake with his childrenMore >>
According to a Smith County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, the man accused of shooting and killing his father told investigators he had just returned home from camping at the lake with his children when he got into an argument with his father.More >>
There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.More >>
There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.More >>
A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.More >>
Forecasters say a tropical depression is dumping heavy rains on Central America and could be near tropical storm-strength when it reaches the eastern coast of Mexico.More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles.More >>
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.More >>
The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter...More >>
The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the...More >>
Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet.More >>
Thailand's Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet.More >>
A Portland, Ore., man whose cat had been missing since last year will soon be reunited with the well-traveled feline, courtesy of the transient who's been caring for her more than nine months.More >>
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.More >>
Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.More >>
Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.More >>
Republicans in the Texas Senate have abandoned attempts to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy, but are pressing forward with new restrictions on the procedure.More >>
Republicans in the Texas Senate have abandoned attempts to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy, but are pressing forward with new restrictions on the procedure.More >>
A dental office manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $353,000 from her employer and using the money for such things as Beyonce and Lil Wayne concert tickets, a limousine rental to take her...More >>
A dental office manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $353,000 from her employer and using the money for such things as Beyonce and Lil Wayne concert tickets, a limousine rental to take her to...More >>
The Texas child welfare agency under investigation for its mishandling of a toddler's death last year has disciplined two workers after discovering a supervisor had "an inappropriate relationship" with the...More >>
The Texas child welfare agency under investigation for its mishandling of a toddler's death last year has disciplined two workers after discovering a supervisor had "an inappropriate relationship" with the child's...More >>
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when the space shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7. In this image, Dr. Ride sits in the aft flight deck mission specialist's seat during deorbit preparations.More >>
We asked you to submit your weather photos and you did! Take a look at some of the images captured as thunderstorms moved through East Texas on Monday. More >>
In an ongoing effort to protect Texans from the costly destruction caused by feral hogs, Ag Commissioner Todd Staples announced the Texas Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications to assist regional efforts to control feral hog populationsMore >>
The Mount Pleasant Police Department is advising citizens of Mount Pleasant that an alarm company will be selling residential alarm systems door-to-door over the summer months.More >>
Georgie Gwyther posted this fun video on YouTube this week; she said, "As we waited for Green Day to start, Bohemian Rhapsody started to play and the crowd loved it!"More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 7:31 PM EDT2013-06-17 23:31:17 GMT
According to a Smith County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, the man accused of shooting and killing his father told investigators he had just returned home from camping at the lake with his childrenMore >>
According to a Smith County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit, the man accused of shooting and killing his father told investigators he had just returned home from camping at the lake with his children when he got into an argument with his father.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:10:14 GMT
From the Texas Department of Public Safety: AUSTIN, TX - Robert Anthony Lopez, 48, a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Tango Blast gang member, is now in custody after being arrested on Friday in SanMore >>
Lopez has an extensive criminal history that includes aggravated sexual assault of a child, assault causing bodily injury, injury to a disabled person, violation of protective order and prohibited weapons.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 1:40 PM EDT2013-06-18 17:40:08 GMT
(CNN) - New research shows just how critically important parents are, and how much influence they have in the fight against childhood obesity. Children tend to model themselves after their parents, accordingMore >>
Children tend to model themselves after their parents, according to Duke University researchers.More >>
Dersunapfuhrdat is the place you'll find the coolest new apps available for your smartphone, as seen on East Texas News at 4 and 4:30.More >>
Dersunapfuhrdat is the place you'll find the coolest new apps available for your smartphone, as seen on East Texas News at 4 and 4:30. More >>
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Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds -- though the nation has a way to go before we're all consulting Dr. Smartphone.More >>
Plenty of Americans are eager to use their mobile phones and tablet computers to better manage their health care, a new poll finds -- though the nation has a way to go before we're all consulting Dr. Smartphone.More >>