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As high heat indexes plague East Texas, brief relief is on the way ahead of a hot August

It’s hot — dangerously hot.  And while high heat indexes have plagued East Texas over the last couple…

Local

Authorities seek capital murder suspect after two victims found shot to death

UPSHUR COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are searching for a Gilmer man wanted in connection with a homicide…

Local

Video equipment to be installed in Gregg County constable’s vehicle

The sole Gregg County constable’s vehicle without the ability to record video will soon be equipped with a…

Local

Harrison County sheriff on ‘tragic’ hunting accident: ‘I hope we never see another one like it’

A hunter in Hallsville was adjusting his rifle Saturday — thinking the firearm was no longer loaded —…

Local

LIVE: Press conference about hunting accident that killed 11-year-old Hallville girl

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a press conference about the Saturday hunting accident in Hallsville involving…

Police

Long road to justice ends: Man gets life in prison for 2013 fatal stabbings at Longview hospital

Kyron Templeton sat motionless, his future of life in prison sealed, as his victims’ family members told how…

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Justice delayed: 5 years after Longview hospital stabbings, trial in sight

From Karen Bobo’s perspective, “the justice system has not been kind” in the five years since two people…