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A fatal crash involving six people and a single vehicle killed three people around 3:00 this morning. It occurred on FM 2661 south of Tyler. Family members on the scene reported that there were multiple fatalities. A later report from the Texas DPS confirmed that three of the six people …
Read More »Man Drowns In Van Zandt County
Three Payne Springs firefighters responded to a call at Enchanted Oaks about a man who had gone underwater and had not resurfaced. They found the person on the bottom of the lake in about seven feet of water. They gave the victim CPR and transported him to the hospital, but …
Read More »Lufkin HS Baseball Pitcher Killed In Crash
A pitcher with the Lufkin HS baseball team was killed Friday afternoon in a crash in Nacogdoches after spending the afternoon with teammates. Lance Modisette was set to graduate this coming Friday. Nacogdoches County Constable Roger Dudley says the two-vehicle crash occurred on US 259. Both vehicles involved ran off …
Read More »East Texas Woman Guilty Of Abusing Adopted Twins
Cheryl Lane Photo from KLTV After a four-day trial and hours of jury deliberations, they convicted a Whitehouse woman of abusing her twin 13-year-old adopted sons. In addition, they accused the nurse practitioner, 46-year-old Cheryl Lane, of four counts of injury to a child intending to cause bodily harm. The …
Read More »BBB Scam Alerts
Watch out for phony medical bills and debt collectors. If you get an unexpected message saying you owe money for medical services, think twice before paying. BBB Scam Tracker has received reports about phony medical bills and collections departments. How this scam works You receive a letter or a call informing you …
Read More »Do You Know What House Bill 2127 Does?
(The Hill) — A sweeping Texas bill stripping authority from cities passed the state Senate on Tuesday and is now headed to the governor’s desk. House Bill 2127 takes large domains of municipal governing — from payday lending laws to regulations on rest breaks for construction workers to rules determining whether …
Read More »Weekly Road Report
MILLIONS OF TEXANS STILL NOT WEARING SEATBELTS TxDOT partners with law enforcement to urge everyone to “Click it or Ticket.” ATLANTA – Not wearing a seat belt is a common mistake in Texas. In the Atlanta District in 2022, there were 102 motor vehicle traffic crashes in which unrestrained occupants sustained …
Read More »Texas Jobs Hit Record Count
Texas Job Growth Continues in April with Record Job Count Texas achieved 26 consecutive months of growth in total nonfarm employment in April 2023, with the state again eclipsing records for the most significant civilian labor force and the greatest number of people employed in state history. The seasonally adjusted …
Read More »MPISD – News
2022-2023 award-winning Wallace Middle School Band Contact: Kelly Cowan Wallace Middle School Band earns first division. The P. E. Wallace Middle School Beginner Band competed at their first contest at the Rockwall Animusic Music competition on Friday, May 5. The Wallace Band returned home with a division I, the highest …
Read More »Victim Of Fatal Sulphur Springs Crash Identified
Press Release From Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson On Thursday, May 18, at 5:07 pm, Sulphur Springs Police responded to the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and Airport Road about a significant crash. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche was northbound on Hillcrest Drive approaching the intersection …
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