Sarah Thomas

With the power still out to many homes, some East Texans are seeing temperatures inside their homes drop into the 30s and 40s. An extreme conditions expert shares some tips to help stay warm.

The patent is for a device that supports physical and mental health exercises and weight training, particularly in older adults and the disabled.

Treatment with convalescent plasma is reserved for COVID-19 patients who are critically ill.

It was a decades-old family tradition one Franklin County man was hoping to pass on to his son. But in 2007, Sgt. Paul Timothy Sanchez was killed in action while serving in Baghdad.

The Restore sells a variety of home construction items, including flooring, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and lighting fixtures. The Restore also sales furniture.

The once divided cemeteries date back to the late 1800s, according to Jim Phillips of the Mineola Landmark Commission.

Hutson said canceling the Yamboree fireworks and the festival is in the best interest of public health and safety — especially since more than half the population in Gilmer is 55 and older.

The bee box is in the arboretum’s gift shop, and members of East Texas Beekeepers and the Longview Beekeeping Association were there Monday morning to install the bees.

Depending on business, they’ve got enough beef for about two more weeks.

The guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include funerals where social distancing means the usual gestures of love and comfort are gone.

“I was one of his biggest champions, one of his biggest fans because he had such a great voice," Neal McCoy said.

“This is not a game. This is not a movie set. People die in this business," said Dr. Lane Rolling, director of the Clinical Education and Research Tropical Pathology and Infectious Disease Association.

Tommie "Tonea" Stewart's television and screen credits include "In the Heat of the Night", "A Time To Kill", "Touched By An Angel", "ER" and "Mississippi Burning."

On Tuesday, Smith County Judge Nathaniel Moran briefed commissioners about the results of a public survey and potential sites for the new building.

The ceremonial tree planting celebrates Ed Moore’s years of service as a council member.

The East Texas 100 Club board voted to make firefighters, jailers, detention officers and prison guards eligible for benevolent funds.

Can You See Me? is a includes a series of billboards depicting scenarios of the most common forms of human trafficking.

They use it to quantify the drag that happens on various objects.

The commanding officer of the U.S. aircraft carrier that shot down an Iranian military drone in the Strait of Hormuz landed in Tyler on Tuesday morning.

Seventeen contestants will compete in four categories — talent, modeling, judges’ interviews and personal philosophy.

Longview residents who qualify for food assistance through Longview Community Ministries’ Food Box program can now request a bag of dog or cat food once a month.

Some East Texas health care providers are looking back on the life of the man credited with creating the current model of health care in East Texas.

Lt. Josh Tubb with the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office said Monday there are ways to reduce your risk of falling victim to what’s commonly referred to as porch pirates.

Meantime, work at the compost site is piling up, and crews can’t pick up any of the remaining debris still littering yards and roadsides.

It sounds like an oxymoron, but what’s known as ‘ethical hacking’ is growing in popularity as more companies deal with cyber security threats.

Caitlyn Warren, 7, is now planning the trip of a lifetime thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas.

The families of three East Texas boys scouts electrocuted on Lake O’ the Pines have testified in favor of a bill that would create specific safety and inspection requirements for certain utility companies.

Mobberly Baptist Church is calling on volunteers — especially those with chainsaws — to come out and help with cleanup efforts throughout the city.

The toppled steeple created an engineering challenge Thursday morning. It’s sheer weight forced crews to bring in a second crane to help with the removal process.

The Tyler Classical Academy on East Grande Boulevard is in the middle of its third expansion.

The Judson Metro Volunteer Fire Department is an all-volunteer department that operates primarily on donations. Becoming an ESD means the department would be tax funded.

A Texas bill written to give animal cruelty laws sharper teeth is making progress in Austin. House Bill 940 was passed approvingly by the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.

It started with a small loan and two calves. Now the Clower Meat Market in Kilgore is celebrating 50 years in business.

Texas native Gary Nicholson is one of Nashville’s most esteemed songwriters, producers and performers, with a list of credits that few others can match.

Tyler’s Southside Park will soon be stripped of all playground equipment to make room for equipment that’s accessible to more kids.The playground will be replaced with equipment that can be used by kids with mobility issues.

There were fewer crimes reported in Tyler last year, according to the Tyler Police Department’s 2018 Crime Statistics Report.

Crews have replaced more than 30 broken poles, fixed about 50 crossarms and repaired or replaced thousands of feet of wire.

First it was drought, then army worms, then too much rain. Now, hay producers and users are dealing with another threat to hay supplies across East Texas: feral hogs.

A wreck between a motorcycle and another vehicle has caused traffic congestion on westbound Loop 281.

A set of murals painted in 1941 are now back in their original location at The Old Post Office in Kilgore.The New Deal Murals, painted by Xavier Gonzalez, were moved from The Old Post Office a year after the office ceased operations in 1998.

An East Texas lawmaker is taking aim at the opioid crisis in Texas. State Rep. Jay Dean, R-District 7, has filed multiple bills focused on three strategies: increase the availability and the visibility of drug take back locations, target criminals and empower people.

It’s a small device that helps firefighters do their job, and now some East Texas fire departments are reporting them stolen.

Everyone is always on the lookout for something different on Valentine’s Day, including retailers. Bear Creek Smokehouse thinks it’s come up with a winner: A Bacon Bouquet.

Hallsville police are investigating whether a home invasion and attempted home invasion are related.

The Kilgore Public Library is giving residents a chance to check out seeds. The library is hosting a grand opening for its new seed library on Saturday, Feb. 16

She’s spent the past two years sharing her musical talents at the University of Texas at Tyler. Now senior Raquelle Langlinais is sharing her music beyond campus.

Chocolate. Pecan. Buttermilk. Pumpkin. Sweet Potato. Those are just a few of the pies Tammy Harden makes at her pie shop appropriately named Just Pies.

An Athens ISD elementary school student is reportedly out of the ICU following a fatal crash involving a school bus and a train.

A tiny house open house will be held in Longview Tuesday and Wednesday. Andrew Pleban of American Tiny House says it’s an opportunity to check out the features in a tiny home.

Pieces of a massive canopy headed to one of the biggest and busiest airports in the world, is stuck in Longview. The 79,000 pounds of steel won't make it to Atlanta, Ga., in time for Super Bowl.