President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. The move, short of a full pardon, is sure to alarm critics who have long railed against the president’s repeated interventions in the nation’s just
Two window washers stranded 13 stories above the ground after the platform they were standing on gave way are thankful for the Boston Fire Department for rescuing them.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Omnicare, a CVS Health company, is partnering with the State of Texas to provide COVID-19 point-of-care testing for assisted living facilities and nursing homes throughout the state.
An East Texas state representative has sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott urging him to request that the U.S. Department of Education waive the STAAR requirements again because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Jarvis Christian College has altered its plans for sports and academics for the upcoming fall semester, and have instituted several plans to help students financially and academically.
The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid.
According to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a disturbance in progress with gunshots on Van Zandt County Road 2204, just outside the City Of Canton on Thursday.
Matthew Kyle Landua pleaded guilty in Judge Jack Skeen’s courtroom Thursday and received the 11 year sentence as part of a plea deal. He was charged with second-degree possession of child pornography.
Over 15 superintendents from around East Texas joined East Texas Now today to talk about the plans, challenges and uncertainties heading into the fall of 2020.
When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections.
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MARTHA MENDOZA and JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press
Sports in college as we know it will change this fall. The NJCAA on Monday will vote on switching Fall sports to Spring and Spring sports to the Fall. All in the name of COVID-19. First-year Athletic Director of TJC Kevin Vest weighs in.
International students worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being unnecessarily exposed during the coronavirus pandemic and being able to finish their studies in America.
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SUMAN NAISHADHAM, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and HILARY POWELL
An elderly East Texas man had to crawl out of his burning house to safety as fire crews arrive. This morning, crews from four fire departments were called to the 13-thousand block of FM 1662, a remote rural area south of Henderson.
According to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies were dispatched to the area of FM 198 and FM 1651 in reference to shots fired and two shooting victims being injured. Sheriffs Deputies and Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers arrived in the area, located the shooting victims and re
