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    A new winter peak demand record for electricity use was set Wednesday morning due to the extremely low temperatures across Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says that the previous winter peak demand record was 62,855 megawatts. The new record, 65,731 megawatts, was set between 7:00 a.m. …

    A crash on Daingerfield Street in Pittsburg Wednesday morning between a passenger vehicle and an 18-wheeler cost the driver of the passenger vehicle his life. Investigators say a Ford driven by Randy Huitema got out of control on a patch of ice and struck the tractor-trailer driven by …

  Authorities have identified the victim of a Mineola Motel fire. The 32-year-old Gerardo Valdez’s body was sent to a Tyler lab for an autopsy. He was reportedly a visitor from Mexico. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Fire officials have been unable to get inside the motel …

  Updated Thursday 6:15 am Schools not on this list did not report Road Conditions http://conditions.drivetexas.org/current/   Avinger – ISD Thursday and Friday Closed Cumby – ISD Thursday and Friday Closed – flu Daingerfield – ISD 2-hour delay Thu Hughes Springs – ISD 2-hour delay Thu Paul Pewitt – CISD …

    CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris Counties is hosting the “Fairy Dust Princess Ball of 2018” as their fundraiser at the Titus County Civic Center tomorrow from 6:30 – 8:30 and Saturday from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. All ages are welcome. The cost is $17. The event …

    Betty Freeman SCSO An 83-year-old East Texas woman was found dead Wednesday after wandering away from her home near Lindale and succumbing to cold temperatures. Betty Freeman was last seen about 1:00 p.m. Tuesday. It is believed Freeman suffered from dementia. She was found about a mile from …

  Fire heavily damaged a major East Texas factory Wednesday, but no injuries were reported. The blaze at Trinity Industries’ rail plant near Hallsville produced smoke visible in Longview. There were reports of an explosion before the fire but officials don’t yet know if that was the cause. The fire …

    Anthony Allen Shore TDCJ Death Row A Houston-area man who was convicted of capital murder for strangling a woman, and who also confessed to strangling a nine-year-old girl and two teenagers, is set for lethal injection in Huntsville this evening. Anthony Allen Shore was known as the “tourniquet …

  Wednesday was the first day for candidates to sign up for the May 5 Texas municipal elections. At stake are seatings on school boards and city councils. The final day to sign up is February 16.

  A new winter peak demand record for electricity use was set  Wednesday morning due to the extreme low temperatures across Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas  says that the previous winter peak demand record  was 62,855 megawatts. The new record, 65,731 megawatts, was set between 7:00 a.m. and …