Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:46:11 GMT
Flash floods took over several streets in Athens, TX as a line of storms moved into East Texas Tuesday night. A designated flood area had high and fast moving water near Trinity Valley Community CollegeMore >>
Buildings in Gilmer and Whitehouse are damaged, trees are down in several areas, and many are without power.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:23 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:23:13 GMT
A Tyler home was damaged by fire early Wednesday morning.Firefighters believe a power outage may have been the spark that caused the house fire.Firefighters got the call around 2:45 a.m., in the 800 blockMore >>
A Tyler home was damaged by fire early Wednesday morning.More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck her,More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.More >>
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.More >>
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.More >>
A Senate panel says Apple Inc. is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes, but the world's most valuable company says it is complying with the laws and pays "an extraordinary amount" in taxes to the...More >>
Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take...More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:00 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:00:18 GMT
More veterans could soon be driving on more Texas toll roads for free. A bill that passed through the Texas House of Representatives was added to the senate's voting calendar Tuesday morning.More >>
More veterans could soon be driving on more Texas toll roads for free. A bill that passed through the Texas House of Representatives was added to the senate's voting calendar Tuesday morning.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:16:08 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:20:37 GMT
When a natural disaster strikes, East Texans are always among the first to ask, "how can we help?" Here is a list of dropoff locations and other ways to assist the residents of Moore, Oklahoma, as theyMore >>
When a natural disaster strikes, East Texans are always among the first to ask, "how can we help?" Here is a list of drop off locations and other ways to assist the residents of Moore, Oklahoma, as they face months of struggle to rebuild their lives. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:05 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:05:26 GMT
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A Chinese-born Canadian citizen is being held for stalking the family of Academy Award-winning actress and Louisville native Jennifer Lawrence. The Indian Hills Police DepartmentMore >>
The Indian Hills Police Department said Han Cong Zhao contacted the brother of Jennifer Lawrence more than 200 times and left a threatening voice mail message.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:30 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:30:09 GMT
JOPLIN, MO (RNN) - Two years after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, MO, new landscape is emerging, but there is still work to be done. Joplin was hit by an EF-5 tornado on May, 22, 2001, thatMore >>
Two years after a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, MO, new landscape is emerging, but there is still work to be done.More >>
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...More >>
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 8:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 00:16:40 GMT
The Department of Public Safety cancelled the Amber Alert just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights, saying the baby had been found. No other details were immediately available.More >>
The Department of Public Safety cancelled the Amber Alert just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights, saying the baby had been found. No other details were immediately available.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:38:51 GMT
We're all familiar with the underground storm shelter. Now there is an alternative to digging a hole in your yard. We found a man who can turn an interior closet into a debris-proof safe room. Rudy WrightMore >>
We're all familiar with the underground storm shelter. Now there is an alternative to digging a hole in your yard.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:48 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:48:48 GMT
An investigation into several burglaries in the Woden and Melrose communities has led deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office to three arrests and a seizure of drugs, several thousand dollarsMore >>
An investigation into several burglaries in the Woden and Melrose communities has led deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office to three arrests and a seizure of drugs, several thousand dollars worth of tools, counterfeit cash and fake Social Security cards.More >>
The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week.More >>
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program as part of a major five-year farm bill.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:36 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:36:08 GMT
After further investigation of the October 12, 2012 shooting death of a16-year-old Livingston boy by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers, the husband of the woman originally accusedMore >>
After further investigation of the October 12, 2012 shooting death of a16-year-old Livingston boy by the Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers, the husband of the woman originally accused of the crime was arrested Monday and charged with murder.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:20:37 GMT
From the U.S. Attorney's Office:A 55-year-old Tyler, Texas, building contractor has been sentenced for federal arson related charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. BalesMore >>
A 55-year-old Tyler, Texas, building contractor has been sentenced for federal arson related charges in the Eastern District of Texas.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:05 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:05:57 GMT
Good afternoon, everyone! We know you are all watching the skies and are concerned about the potential for severe weather this afternoon. We are working hard, on the road in our KLTV StormTracker vehicleMore >>
Good afternoon, everyone! We know you are all watching the skies and are concerned about the potential for severe weather this afternoon. We are working hard, on the road in our KLTV StormTracker vehicleMore >>
As soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV, I had to leave the office right away. I had photographed about a dozen tornados in my decade in Oklahoma and if I didn't get into my car before the funnel cloud swept...More >>
I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a residentMore >>
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:15 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:15:40 GMT
Smith County Sheriff's Department responded a short time ago to a call from west Smith county.The call was in the 100 block of Patton Street, south of 64W. When deputies arrived, they say they were toldMore >>
Smith County Sheriff's Department responded a short time ago to a call from west Smith county.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:07 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:07:53 GMT
The suspect in Monday night's police chase and shooting in Longview has died.According to Longview police, 28-year-old Jose SiFuentes died from injuries received after being shot by police during thatMore >>
The suspect in Monday night's police chase and shooting in Longview has died.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.More >>
By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's...More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement.More >>
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to...More >>
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only...More >>
An Arizona restaurateur's online rants against unhappy customers has become an Internet sensation - and taught small businesses an important lesson about keeping customers happy.More >>
It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.More >>
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.More >>
A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.More >>
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than 2 days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.More >>
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park...More >>
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song...More >>
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from...More >>
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.More >>
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle.More >>
Houston police have arrested a second suspect in an apparent botched drug deal that left a boy and a woman dead and the child's father critically hurt.More >>
Houston police have arrested a second suspect in an apparent botched drug deal that left a boy and a woman dead and the child's father critically hurt.More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.More >>
The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform.More >>
The head of a federal safety board says federal agents and the state fire marshal are blocking the board from investigating a deadly Central Texas fertilizer plant blast.More >>
This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System satellites. More >>
Amidst the devastation of her home after the Moore tornado, an Oklahoma woman was speaking with a reporter when she got a wonderful answer to prayer.More >>
With the threat of severe weather heading to East Texas, you should take a few seconds today to download the KLTV Weather App, if you haven't already.More >>
Several animal rescue groups, plus an LA neighborhood, collaborated to save Biggie, a German Shepherd who was trapped without any way out. See how the rescuer gained his confidence and ultimately got him safely out.
Several animal rescue groups, plus an LA neighborhood, collaborated to save Biggie, a German Shepherd who was trapped without any way out. See how the rescuer gained his confidence and ultimately got him safely out.
Not only are they delicious, they are so great for your health, too! Load up on these beauties this month while they're in season and reasonably-priced.More >>
According to the National Institutes of Health, the types of vegetables or fruit that most often appear to be protective against cancer are raw vegetables, followed by allium vegetables, carrots, green vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, and tomatoes.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:46:11 GMT
Flash floods took over several streets in Athens, TX as a line of storms moved into East Texas Tuesday night. A designated flood area had high and fast moving water near Trinity Valley Community CollegeMore >>
Buildings in Gilmer and Whitehouse are damaged, trees are down in several areas, and many are without power.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:38:51 GMT
We're all familiar with the underground storm shelter. Now there is an alternative to digging a hole in your yard. We found a man who can turn an interior closet into a debris-proof safe room. Rudy WrightMore >>
We're all familiar with the underground storm shelter. Now there is an alternative to digging a hole in your yard.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:00 AM EDT2013-05-22 04:00:18 GMT
More veterans could soon be driving on more Texas toll roads for free. A bill that passed through the Texas House of Representatives was added to the senate's voting calendar Tuesday morning.More >>
More veterans could soon be driving on more Texas toll roads for free. A bill that passed through the Texas House of Representatives was added to the senate's voting calendar Tuesday morning.More >>
Students who survived the powerful tornado in Oklahoma are recounting moments of fear and acts of bravery by their teachers.More >>
The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up.More >>
Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's...More >>
Egyptian security officials say they have deployed additional military and police, along with helicopters and rocket launchers, to the northern Sinai Peninsula as part of a buildup in response to the kidnapping of...More >>
Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants.More >>
Top lawmakers and officials say the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.More >>
Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.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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Seeking to toughen the allowable alcohol limit for drivers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on states to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05 or lower from the current 0.08.
Seeking to toughen the allowable alcohol limit for drivers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on states to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05 or lower from the current 0.08.
Pregnant women with specific alterations in two genes may be at increased risk of suffering depression after giving birth, a small new study suggests.More >>
Pregnant women with specific alterations in two genes may be at increased risk of suffering depression after giving birth, a small new study suggests.More >>
Justin Bieber took home two trophies at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, but he certainly wasn't a winner when it came to the audience vote.More >>
Justin Bieber took home two trophies at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, but he certainly wasn't a winner when it came to the audience vote.More >>
By Sadie Gennis, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have broken up, People reports. According to a source, the Twilight stars have parted ways after more than three years of dating.More >>
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have broken up, People reports. According to a source, the Twilight stars have parted ways after more than three years of dating.More >>