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Tyler Police Have Identified the Occupants of a Vehicle That Crashed Sunday Morning After a High-Speed Chase Stemming From a Shooting Incident.
Pima County Officials Are Investigating the Credibility of a Recently Reported Note Nearly Eight Months After the 84-Year-Old Vanished From Her Arizona Home.
A Combination of Pacific Moisture and an Approaching Cold Front Is Expected to Bring Widespread Showers and Thunderstorms, with Rainfall Totals Potentially Exceeding Two to Three Inches in Some Areas.
Robert Ashton Fasang's Bond Has Been Reduced From $1 Million to $500,000 Following a Grand Jury Indictment Related to a September Collision on Virginia Avenue.
A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Used a Precision Immobilization Technique to Stop a Vehicle Linked to a Reported Shooting in Tyler.
A Police Pursuit Initiated After a Shooting in Tyler Concluded with a Fatal Crash on Highway 31 East Early This Morning, Resulting in Four Deaths.
Region Expects Higher Temperatures and Humidity Today, with Early Week Remaining Mostly Dry Before Significant Rain Chances and Flooding Potential Emerge by the Latter Half of Next Week.
Officer Josiah Baxter, Injured in a Collision with an Alleged Intoxicated Driver, Departed Christus Mother Frances Hospital for a Rehabilitation Facility on Friday, September 25, 2026.
Hundreds of People Honored Victor Bravo-Lopez, 19, in a Memorial Cruise Through Waskom, Following His Shooting Death in Flint Last Month.
The U.s. Drug Enforcement Administration Intends to Classify Concentrated 7-Hydroxymitragynine, or 7-Oh, and Related Compounds as Schedule I Controlled Substances, While Texas Strengthens Its Own Regulations.
A Significant Weather Pattern Change Is Expected to Bring Widespread Rain Chances and Cooler Temperatures in the 80s to the Region Starting Wednesday.
After a Brief Return to Mid-90s This Weekend, Significant Showers, Thunderstorms, and Cooler Temperatures Are Forecast for Next Week, Offering Relief From Ongoing Drought Conditions.
Testimony From Police and a Witness Detailed the Events Surrounding the October 2025 Shooting of Demonta Jaquis Brown, with the Accused Claiming Self-Defense.
Cooler Air and Lower Humidity Are Expected Through Friday, with a Stronger Cold Front and Widespread Rain Possible by the Middle of Next Week.
Victor Bravo, a Waskom High School Salutatorian, Was Found Dead Friday Night at a Home on County Road 1215, Prompting an Ongoing Investigation by the Smith County Sheriff’s Office.
Tre'veon Jackson Was Captured by U.s. Marshals After Eight Days on the Run, Following His Escape From a Shreveport Hospital That Prompted a Caddo Parish Sheriff's Admission of Protocol Lapses.
Smith County Emergency Services District 2 Responded to Reports of a Fallen Power Line, Arcing Wires, and a Grass Fire, with Officials Attributing the Incident to a Dead Tree.
Victor Bravo, a 2025 Waskom High School Graduate and Current UT Tyler Student, Was Found Dead Friday Night After Deputies Responded to a Reported Gunshot Victim.
Two Individuals Have Been Arrested, One in Ohio, in Connection with the September 11 Armed Robbery of an Edom Game Room Where More Than $8,000 Was Stolen.
The Texas Department of Transportation Has Stopped Issuing Permits for Automated License Plate Readers, Including Flock Cameras, at the Direction of Gov. Greg Abbott.
High Temperatures Are Forecast to Persist Through the Weekend, with a Weak Cold Front Expected to Bring a Slight Chance of Rain and a Modest Temperature Drop Early Next Week.
A Significant Fire Engulfed a Wood-Frame Residence and an Outbuilding on County Road 157, Rapidly Extending Into Adjacent Woodlands and Endangering Nearby Properties.
Delano Davis Faces Charges After a June Altercation Near Flint-Gresham Where Authorities Say He Assaulted a Deputy and Attempted to Take a Weapon.
Despite a Cold Front Anticipated Next Week, High Temperatures Will Persist in the 90s, Though Showers and Thunderstorms Are Forecast for Monday Through Wednesday.
