Kristine Guevara
Reporter/MMJ
East Texas
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Kristine Guevara is a multimedia journalist for KLTV 7. She is a Tyler native and a graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in 2018.
She then attended the University of North Texas and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Converged Broadcast Media May 2022.
Throughout her time at UNT, Kristine danced for three years on the North Texas Dancers spirit team.
She was also involved with North Texas Television, UNT's student run TV station, where she gained lots of experience in broadcast!
A few of Kristine's interests include dancing, shopping, watching movies, and baking.
Kristine is excited to be back in her hometown and is looking forward to serving her community!
Connect with Kristine on social media @KristineGuevaraKLTV
If you have any story ideas you would like Kristine to share, you can contact her through email at Kristine.Guevara@kltv.com or direct message on her socials.
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KLTV′s Kristine Guevara spoke with the teacher of the class, John Winn, who is also a long-time referee himself.
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“Everybody thinks that trafficking is being kidnapped at the back of van and instead it’s, ‘hey do you want to hang out at the Four Corners and here’s my friend...’ and that’s how it starts,” Assistant DA Bryan Jiral.
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Wiseman Ministries is merging with Sonshine Lighthouse in Overton to become Wiseman Lighthouse.
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Country Place Senior Living in Jacksonville broke ground Friday for their new memory care residence located right behind their assisted living building. It will serve East Texans who suffer from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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City council accepted a $100,000 donation from RDM Management LLC at Thursday evening’s meeting. The city plans use the donation towards constructing six bus shelters.
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The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage, a critically low blood supply level that has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August.
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“The past 2 years have been difficult. If I could go back and change things, I would,” Sandoval said.
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Tuesday morning, Wood County Commissioners approved the contract between the County and BASS LLC as they will host the upcoming Bassmaster Elite Series tournament in the Spring of next year.
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“The update is actually going to go with our nominees, who our nominations are this coming school year from last school year’s data. It’s to reward a teachers that are in the classroom on a daily basis, working hard and making those improvements that we are seeing day in and day out.” said Tyler ISD Human Resources Executive Director Sheri Barberee Taylor.
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A year after suffering a serious brain injury in a football game, Cooper Reid is the homecoming king.
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Friday was the first meeting for the Andrews Center Veteran Suicide Prevention Task Force, where different resources from all across East Texas collaborated on the topic of suicide as the trend increases.
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Sentencing testimony began in a Smith County court Thursday for a Dallas man convicted of sex trafficking.
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On Wednesday, Tyler City Council received a presentation from Tyler Water Utilities and Halff about the city-wide water system model and master plan study. KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara was at the meeting and shows us what those future plans are.
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Coffee City held a city council meeting on Monday night to discuss results from an investigation into Chief Johnjay Portillo.
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Pets Fur People in Tyler is one of the shelters who can relate to the issue. They receive an overwhelming number of calls a day, but 90 percent of those are people wanting to give up their animals, according to Executive Director Gayle Helms. It's a problem for all area shelters, as well.
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The Longview Police Department began a new program last month to provide identification cards to those who don’t have other forms of valid ID.
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KLTV’s Kristine Gguevara has more with the owner and what you can expect to find inside the store.
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The trial of a man accused of human trafficking in Smith County continued Thursday.
The trial of a man accused of human trafficking in Smith County continued Friday with witness and investigator testimonies.
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Korwin Jerard Jones, 34, also known as De’Vonta BMT, was accused of participating in human trafficking in April 2020.
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Tuesday night, the Tyler transit department hosted a public meeting to give a breakdown of what they’re proposing for the coming months.
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“There’s not just people beating down your door with five or ten years of experience. So it’s always a challenge to find people to do a high demand job.” said ETR Service Manager Jamie Lowe.
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The homeowner said they don't plan to stay in their home due to the danger the tree now presents.
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“Most of the time it’s insignificant. But in the summer time, the numbers of the organisms can increase dramatically in areas with very high temperatures. So in the South, July and August.”
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Tuesday morning, Smith County commissioners filed the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
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The trial for a former Smith County district court coordinator will take place in Smith County, after a judge denied a motion to change venue.
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Thursday evening, the City approved moving forward by submitting a $250,000 grant to the U.S. Department of Transportation. If awarded, a traffic study will be conducted.
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The Tyler City Council received the proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year Wednesday with the theme “future ready.”
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According to Capt. Craig Harrington, the wreck occurred between the Joy Wright Mountain Road exit and Mount Pisgah exit on the eastbound lanes of the interstate.
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Gregg County commissioners have issued a burn ban for the county as of Monday.
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With the upcoming school year approaching, Kilgore ISD is implementing new safety and security measures for their students and staff.
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Retired OBGYN doctor Lourell Sutliff and his wife Lynda donated the monument. “The loss of a child in my clinical practice was probably the saddest thing that any patient or I personally encountered in otherwise usually happy situations.” said Dr. Sutliff.
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With concerns of broadband access, affordability, and usage, the Texas legislature created the Broadband Development Office to help communities across the state.
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A man accused of killing a Panola County Sheriff’s Deputy in 2019 has requested he be tried in a different county.
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Trane Technologies in Tyler is working to close the national gender gap when it comes to the lack of women in science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM.
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Edith Martinez was leaving the Woodcrest Mobile Home Park when she saw something mysterious across the street.
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With the new school year approaching, students and parents are getting ready for back-to-school shopping. However, the continued increase of school supply costs are not only affecting students, but also teachers.
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As temperatures begin to reach triple digits outside, so too can the temperatures inside of your car. KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara spoke with the Longview Police Department about the dangers of leaving pets, children, or anyone inside a vehicle. Officer Brandon Thorntorn also gives tips to avoid this problem.
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A Tyler man accused of injuring one person in a 2022 shooting had a court hearing Monday.
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Maternal mortality is on the rise in the United States. A report from the CDC counted 1,200 women who died of maternal causes in 2021.
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Taxpayers continue to fall prey to online scams regarding bills or tax refunds, whether it be through email, text or social media.
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The attorney representing a Tyler man accused of killing a woman with a machete withdrew from the case Thursday.
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“It’s important for children, whether or not they have the cochlear implant, to always have visual examples of language. It’ll help them understand English and reading better and it’s great to introduce sign language to children and use speech as well.”
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Following the recent SFA cyber attack, KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara spoke with a tech security expert about ransomware cases and what you should do to protect yourself.
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“We’re not in a position to dismantle a board that we really don’t know what they’ve done. We have that allegiance and responsibility. They’ve done a good job of what they have,” said Crockett Mayor Dr. Ianthia Fisher.
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With the approval of Longview City Council, the Longview Police Department is upgrading the 20-year-old software system in their units.
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“And you think about the number of puppies that unneutered and unspayed animals can produce every year and that’s in the thousands and thousands and thousands."
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KLTV's Kristine Guevara talks with the Smith County Sheriff's Office about Athena Alert, the new, regionally-focused missing child alert system.
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SNAP recipients with food lost or destroyed by the June 14 through 16 storms have until July 14 to apply for the SNAP food replacement benefits.
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The Tyler Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center has relocated to a new facility off of Loop 323.
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