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.
Education
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Kristine Guevara
"I just got up there and I got to shake hands with him, and it hit me that I was up on stage with them when I turned back around and I saw the crowd. It was an amazing experience," Coleman Goelz said.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Kristine Guevara
Kari’s Law was proposed after a 2013 tragedy in a Marshall hotel room. Kari Hunt was murdered by her estranged husband. Her nine-year-old daughter dialed 9-1-1 just like she had been taught. But she didn’t know she had to dial another number first to get an outside line. She tried four times, but the call went nowhere.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 11:47 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
Nick McGrew organized Wednesday night’s vigil. He says Sims was instrumental in helping him connect with the community.“And I thought because he doesn’t have family in the city, and even though they say the brain activity is not there, I remember when I was in a situation and it was the love of my family that pulled me through.”
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
“I was always obsessed with storytelling, you know, whether it was sitting around the campfire or listening to all the adults talk. I was really, I was always intrigued by that. And, you know, it’s part of our culture, part of my family’s culture, and I think film was just a way of getting to that in some creative way," Tye Sheridan said.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 11:02 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara has more on what East Texans can expect from the Simulated Patient Program.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 7:32 AM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
If you suspect animal cruelty or neglect, call your local animal control.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:29 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
A major Rusk County highway is back open after a fatal crash Thursday morning.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
“Without bees ... you’re going to miss out on a lot of foods that you like," - Erin Garner, Keep Tyler Beautiful
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
Alex Smith says she hopes to make a difference for East Texans through this beauty school. “And just continue to grow, see as many students come through here and get licensed and actually not just get licensed, but to be really skilled at whatever field they choose to do.”
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:25 AM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
The spring show will pay tribute to the history and legacy of the belles, as well as wrap up their 75th anniversary of being a team.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 11:31 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
KLTV’s Kristine Guevara spoke to him about what he wants to see done at this crossing.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By Victoria Lara, KLTV News Staff and Kristine Guevara
A woman is hospitalized after teenagers and first responders pulled her from a car submerged in a pond near Bullard.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara and KLTV Digital Media Staff
With the region’s most recent power outages, stores and companies are seeing a spike in generator sales.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 7:15 AM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara
Fire officials say the fire started in the basement due to an electrical issue.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 5:09 PM CDT
|By Kristine Guevara and Brittany Hunter
A shooting took place at a location on Old New Harmony Road, causing what authorities described as a “chaotic scene.” Five guns were confiscated, and three suspects were detained.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:42 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara and KLTV Digital Media Staff
The Tyler Junior College Apache Belles will be traveling to Dublin, Ireland for the second time since 2000.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 7:28 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
"I love just seeing women on bikes. No matter whether they’re racing or just out there riding and having fun," said Lynnette Wood. So she decided to start up this event and encourage other women to join in on the sport.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 9:14 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
The Bell-Jones House on College Avenue was built in the late 1840′s and has not been occupied in over 20 years. A former ETX senator decided to buy it and preserve what he could of it.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:35 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
The deadline to apply is March 26. Applicants will be notified two to three weeks after the deadline if chosen.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 11:27 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
It was a normal day in November at Crunch Fitness. Gillispie came to take his regular spin class... But something felt off. “Twenty minutes in the class I started coughing, sinus drain, I choked, shut off the oxygen to my brain. My heart stopped..."
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 12:05 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
“Help wanted.” You see it across the board in many industries now. It’s no different for one of East Texas’ largest employers. Tyler’s Trane Technologies is responding by reaching out to the future workforce.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 9:03 PM CST
|By KLTV Digital Media Staff and Kristine Guevara
A quick-moving storm blew through Mineola Wednesday morning with winds gusting at about 50 mph.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:49 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Parade goer Mary Alice Guidry said, “I love that, you know, we’re kind of starting to catch on to the fun and festivities of Mardi Gras here in East Texas, and it kind of makes me feel like I’m back at home a little bit.”
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 6:41 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Funding for Texas food banks is needed now more than ever. The cost of produce items is at an all-time high, and increased pandemic SNAP benefits will soon fall back in March.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 6:14 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Louisiana isn’t the only state celebrating Mardi Gras this weekend. Jefferson put on the purple, green and gold as community members gathered for the annual event.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 3:14 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
It took firefighters about five hours to put out the fire as the high winds made it difficult to extinguish. Hogue says no injuries were reported and the building was not occupied.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 10:38 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
U.S. Congressman Nathaniel Moran is back in East Texas and toured the Master Woodcraft Cabinetry facility in Jefferson. He made the visit to see the work being done and learn about the problems the workers face.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 7:08 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara spoke with the department about the $31,000 grant given to the city for this live-saving training.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:53 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Local businesses along Highway 110 kept up their Kansas City Chiefs decorations in honor of their win, and of course, Patrick Mahomes. Community members were eager to share their thoughts about Sunday night’s game.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:54 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
The chief deputy said they have been forty employees short since the start of the pandemic. He added that this kind of crisis is occurring not only in Gregg County but across the State of Texas.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:58 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Whitehouse mayor James Wansley says this year’s Super Bowl is special as Mahomes has ties with the city.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 12:15 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
If you had to throw out the food in your fridge last week, you’re not alone. After the ice storm, power outages and debris cleanup are hitting East Texans in the wallet, not to mention the high cost of replacing food.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
East Texas cook Lankston Malone is carrying on his family’s legacy of running a restaurant.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 11:19 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
It all started with their coach, Donnie Oden, who set ethnicity aside and focused on skill.“The coach we had was very fair, so we knew that if we competed and we did our best and, you know, we could get a shot.” said Bobby Dunn.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 3:50 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office is upgrading their current body camera system. The new WatchGuard cameras will be purchased using ARPA funds in the amount of $78,881.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:06 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
East Texas native David Maberry has put Tyler on the map after appearing on “Wheel of Fortune” on February 2nd.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:11 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara and Vanesa Olvera
An East Texas family is working through a struggle that’s hard to imagine. Their twin girls, born last August, were conjoined, sharing a heart and liver with only a slim chance of surviving.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:56 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
The Martin House Children’s Advocacy Center is expanding with the help of a million dollars in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.According to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Texas, over 61,000 children were served in Texas in 2020. But in 2021, that number jumped to 68,000.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 3:26 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara speaks with Gregg County Auditor Rebekah Acres about where the remaining ARPA funds will go now that $2.5 million is no longer needed for investing in broadband infrastructure.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 2:04 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
David Maberry said he tried out for Wheel of Fortune because his wife made him promise to during her battle with breast cancer.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 7:22 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
To control the feral hog problem, a contraceptive bait was created and placed on the market in June of 2021. And after a year and a half, the creators of the bait say ranchers are seeing the benefits.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:35 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
According to the Chairman of Longview Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund, Kolby Beckham, the city would run out of funds in 30 years if no action had been taken.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:22 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Apollo Wiggins, a 34 pound labradoodle, is changing the atmosphere at the workplace.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:40 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
It was built in 1921 and is the third oldest AME church in Texas.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara and KLTV Digital Media Staff
Palestine fire crews were still on-site putting out hot spots as of Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
“Each of these events that take place during the year, they will be focusing on the 150th, and so you will see possibly planes from the past and then planes like today.” says Reed.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 11:31 PM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara spoke with SPCA’s Deborah Dobbs and an Andy Woods 5th grader about the fundraiser. "...they probably needed more money because it’s pretty expensive to to feed dogs and give them baths.”
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 11:17 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
Tyler Fire Marshal Paul Findley talks to KLTV 7 News about how the newly purchased washer-extractor equipment will prevent firefighters' exposure to harmful substances that could increase their risk of getting cancer.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:54 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
A Tyler man accused in connection with third-degree burns to a child appeared in court Tuesday and said he was not willing to plead on the case.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:41 AM CST
|By Kristine Guevara
A Smith County judge has granted a continuance in the case against a former deputy constable who testified against her employer in December.
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