Carrie Provinsal is a native Texan. In her younger days, she danced with the Dallas Ballet, canned fish in Alaska, studied philosophy in Belgium, and worked for the Big Apple Circus in New York.
Making East Texas her home in 2003, she taught English at Boulter Middle School. Bit by the news bug, she earned her journalism degree from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Carrie’s passion for story-telling led her to join KLTV in 2019 as a digital writer and producer. She lives in Tyler with her two sons, a dog, and two cats. Fun fact: the female cat snores.
A registered sex offender, Jeremy Nobles, 45 of Warren, was arrested at the residence on Highway 69, south of Warren where the search took place, Tuesday at approximately 7:30 a.m.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) submitted the attached preliminary report on the causes of generator outages and power reduction during the February 14-19 extreme cold weather event.
Police report the Criminal Investigation Division obtained an Aggravated Assault Felony 2 warrant for Aziz Pleasant, 19, from Nacogdoches after obtaining probable cause that he was the suspect that shot Markeith Tryome Roberts.
The governor cited Major League Baseball’s (MLB) decision to move the MLB All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new election integrity laws.
Jackie Webster Dennis, 41, was arrested after being tracked by the dogs. Dennis was placed in the Rusk County Jail and charged with Burglary of a Habitation with a $60,000 bond.
2019 census data was used to identify populations eligible for assistance. Tyler is considered a metropolitan city and will receive $21.8 million, Longview $17.35 million, and Marshall $9.01 million. The city of Houston will receive the highest amount $615.44 million.
Anna Marie Todd, 21, the mother of the child victim, turned herself in to authorities on a warrant for the offense of Injury to a Child W/ Intent Serious Bodily Injury 1st Degree Felony, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday, March 10, Narcotics Detectives located Lou Ann Hudson aka; “Momma Lou”, just off of E Capps Rd. Detectives searched the home and found eight people in possession of methamphetamine and items used in the distribution of illegal narcotics.
The Sept. 6, 2019 fire resulted in two employees being injured, five OSHA violations, four considered “serious”. The initial penalty amount was $48,500 which was contested, leading to a settlement for three $12,145 violations.
On Tuesday at about 9:30 p.m., Josef A. Lustig turned himself into Jacksonville Police officials and was arrested in connection with the death of a pedestrian on Sunday.
Both the Texas Senate and House of Representatives will hold hearings Thursday examining extreme weather condition preparedness and circumstances that led to the power outages directed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
VirLinda Stanton an actress and gospel singer joined Kayla Lyons on East Texas Now to talk about her book Souled Out, Volume 2: Inspirational Stories on Beating the Odds.
The new public protection rating of class 1 for Tyler Fire is the highest rating a city can receive and will positively affect homeowners’ insurance prices and premiums.
Blacklands Railroad received a Federal Railroad Administration CRISI Grant, (Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety), of over $8 million in September 2020 and plans to begin improvements in the next six months.
