UPDATE: The fire in the Church Hill area has been extinguished and all Rusk County roads have been re-opened. Authorities say motorists should watch for smoke in the area.More>>
Current situation: Yesterday Texas Forest Service responded to 24 new fires for 1,154 acres. In the past seven days Texas Forest Service has responded to 179 fires for 170,686 acres. 250 of the 254More>>
East Texans can't stop singing praises for all of the fire fighters who have been fighting these fires. Everyone knows that praise is well deserved.More>>
Express your gratitude to all of the firefighters and first responders working hard to keep all East Texans safe from the rampant wildfires raging across the area.More>>
Thursday, September 8 2011 3:56 PM EDT2011-09-08 19:56:24 GMT
The Gregg County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old child died when they could not escape their burning home between Gladewater and Liberty City.More >>
The Gregg County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old child died when they could not escape their burning home between Gladewater and Liberty City.More >>
Thursday, September 8 2011 12:17 AM EDT2011-09-08 04:17:46 GMT
We're told most of the Moore fire near Gladewater has been extinguished. This was the fire that started burning Sunday night and charred both sides of 135 on FM 2207 and Swamp City Road.More >>
We're told most of the Moore fire near Gladewater has been extinguished. This was the fire that started burning Sunday night and charred both sides of 135 on FM 2207 and Swamp City Road.More >>
Thursday, September 8 2011 12:17 AM EDT2011-09-08 04:17:27 GMT
The United States Forest Service has joined the Texas Forest Service in battling East Texas wildfires this week with the help of some old war relics.More >>
The United States Forest Service has joined the Texas Forest Service in battling East Texas wildfires this week with the help of some old war relics.More >>
Thursday, September 8 2011 12:17 AM EDT2011-09-08 04:17:02 GMT
While all crews are working overtime to stop even the smallest fires, a lot of them have broken out in places fire engines and tankers can't easily reach.
While all crews are working overtime to stop even the smallest fires, a lot of them have broken out in places fire engines and tankers can't easily reach.More >>
Wednesday, September 7 2011 7:21 PM EDT2011-09-07 23:21:58 GMT
Communities all over East Texas are pulling together to collect donations for the firefighters who have been putting out these ferocious fires. Whitehouse First Assembly church has set up in front of the Brookshire's and is collecting items.More >>
Wednesday, September 7 2011 12:14 PM EDT2011-09-07 16:14:18 GMT
Cass/Marion Counties fire, also known as the Bear Creek Fire, has burned 15,000 acres at this time.More >>
UPDATE: Cass/Marion Counties fire, also known as the Bear Creek Fire, has burned 15,000 acres at this time. Firefighters have not yet contained this fire. We are being told that the smoke that hovering over all of E. Texas is from this massive wildfire.More >>
Wednesday, September 7 2011 11:48 AM EDT2011-09-07 15:48:57 GMT
As firefighters begin to contain the wildfire in Nacogdoches County, the focus has shifted to Cherokee County, as the fire jumped over the Angelina River on Tuesday.More >>
As firefighters begin to contain the wildfire in Nacogdoches County, the focus has shifted to Cherokee County, as the fire jumped over the Angelina River on Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, September 6 2011 11:48 PM EDT2011-09-07 03:48:34 GMT
UPDATE: Evacuees of Rusk County Roads 4110D, 4113, and 487 will NOT be allowed to return to their homes tonight. Updates will be posted tomorrow when it is safe for them to return.More >>
Tuesday, September 6 2011 8:26 PM EDT2011-09-07 00:26:26 GMT
East Texans in Anderson County have finally been able to return to their homes after they were evacuated. Fire officials say the fire is a hundred percent contained.More >>
East Texans in Anderson County have finally been able to return to their homes after they were evacuated. Fire officials say the fire is a hundred percent contained.More >>
Tuesday, September 6 2011 5:32 PM EDT2011-09-06 21:32:58 GMT
Officials have set up a road block at FM 726 and TX 154 in Diana to keep motorists and citizens out of harms way in the face of a large fire nearby.More >>
One person was injured and two homes destroyed as a result of a fast-moving fire near Diana.More >>
Tuesday, September 6 2011 9:14 AM EDT2011-09-06 13:14:26 GMT
With all the fires that have been burning around the East Texas area the past couple of days, downtown Tyler is sitting under a smoky haze this morning.More >>
With all the fires that have been burning around the East Texas area the past couple of days, downtown Tyler is sitting under a smoky haze this morning.More >>
Monday, September 5 2011 12:43 AM EDT2011-09-05 04:43:41 GMT
A large fire is burning in Van Zandt County sending smoke visible for miles. A KLTV 7 viewer reports the fire is a large pile of tires burning next to a power substation in the city.More >>
A large fire is burning in Van Zandt County sending smoke visible for miles. A KLTV 7 viewer reports the fire is a large pile of tires burning next to a power substation in the city. Multiple departments are on the scene of this massive blaze.More >>
Monday, September 5 2011 12:16 AM EDT2011-09-05 04:16:41 GMT
A fire destroyed three structures and forced several families out of their homes near Mount Enterprise. Four fire departments are fighting the fire that started around 5pm off of Highway 259.More >>
A fire destroyed three structures and forced several families out of their homes near Mount Enterprise. Four fire departments are fighting the fire that started around 5pm off of Highway 259.More >>
Monday, September 5 2011 12:01 AM EDT2011-09-05 04:01:43 GMT
East Texas firefighters are up against an inferno. Across the area, dozens of fires broke out, including four that are threatening homes and lives in Gladewater.More >>
East Texas firefighters are up against an inferno. Across the area, dozens of fires broke out, including four that are threatening homes and lives in Gladewater.More >>
Saturday, September 3 2011 10:34 AM EDT2011-09-03 14:34:23 GMT
A large structure fire in the Morningside Drive neighborhood in Northwest Tyler has prompted an evacuation of homes between Puckett and Loop 323.More >>
A large structure fire in the Morningside Drive neighborhood in Northeast Tyler prompted an evacuation Friday of homes between Puckett and Loop 323.More >>
A 53-year-old Emory, Texas woman pleaded guilty to federal firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.More>>
Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.More>>
A federal appeals court is weighing whether to lift an order blocking the state of Texas from enforcing a law requiring doctors to show sonograms to patients and describe the images before an abortion.More>>
A Nacogdoches man died Monday evening after getting hit by a vehicle while he was walking across the road on State Highway 21 East in Nacogdoches County.More>>
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