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Donut Shop Employee Robbed

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:14 am
Donut Shop Employee Robbed

TYLER — Tyler police say the Donut Shop on 1627 South Vine was robbed around 4:30 this morning. Reports say two black men in their 20′s came in to the business with a gun and demanded money. The employee said she didn’t have any but she did reportedly give the suspects her purse. Officials say the two suspects were both wearing black hoodie’s. One had… Read more…

Jewelry Theft Suspects Arrested

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:16 am
Jewelry Theft Suspects Arrested


TYLER — Several suspects are in custody after allegedly stealing some jewelry from Murphey the Jewelr at 4921 South Broadway. It happened around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. Employees say a Hispanic female stole some jewelry and then left in a black Ford Expedition driven by a Hispanic male.

A vehicle matching the suspect’s vehicle was noticed by an investigator with the Smith County… Read more…

Longview Chief of Police Announces Retirement

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:13 am
Longview Chief of Police Announces Retirement

LONGVIEW — After 32 years with the Longview Police Department and 35 years total in law enforcement, Chief J.B. McCaleb announces that he will retire in January 2011. Chief McCaleb began with the department in 1979, and he has served as Chief of Police since 2003.

According to J.B. McCaleb, “It has been a privilege to serve the citizens of Longview for this number of… Read more…

Police Nab Suspect after Short Crime Spree

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:19 am
Police Nab Suspect after Short Crime Spree


TYLER — Police in Tyler say they’ve arrested a man following a brief crime spree. On Wednesday, Tyler Police were notified at 12:02 p.m. in reference to a 2003 SL 500 Mercedes Benz that had been stolen from 3872 Brighton Creek Circle — allegedly by the person hired to work in the yard while the home owner was away. Police say at 2:24 p.m.… Read more…

Crime Down in Tyler

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Crime Down in Tyler


TYLER — Tyler Police say overall crime is down close to 18% for the first half of the year. But acccording to KETK, police also say commercial and residential burglaries have increased by close to 8% this year.

Woman Reportedly Hits Man with Car

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 12:37 pm

TYLER — A Tyler woman reportedly sends her boyfriend to the hospital Tuesday night after accusing him of infidelity. According to KETK, it happened at a house in the 2800 block of Premera Road just outside of Tyler. Smith County Deputies say she hit the man with her car and fled the scene. Authorities are still searching for the woman. When she’s caught, authorities say… Read more…

Man Guilty in Cold Pill Case

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:16 am
Man Guilty in Cold Pill Case


TYLER – A Morris County man is the latest in a series of defendants to plead guilty in Tyler to federal violations involving methamphetamine manufacturing. Like the other defendants, Jimmy Ray Nix, Jr., 36, of Daingerfield, pleaded guilty to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine.

According to information presented in court, on April 27, 2009, Nix purchased cold pills containing pseudoephedrine… Read more…

LETU Gets $1.6 Million in NSF Grants

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 12:28 pm
LETU Gets $1.6 Million in NSF Grants


LONGVIEW — LeTourneau University has recently been awarded three National Science Foundation grants totaling nearly $1.6 million for engineering projects. “In the last 10 years, LeTourneau faculty members have been awarded nearly $6.5 million in grant funding by organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health,” said LETU President Dale A. Lunsford. “Our faculty members are doing exceptional work… Read more…

Smith County to Receive Best Practices Award

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:20 am
Smith County to Receive Best Practices Award


TYLER — Smith County will receive the Texas Association of Counties Best Practices Award for cost reductions made through the County’s Compensatory Time Management Program during a ceremony Thursday night. According to a county news release, each year TAC’s Leadership Foundation recognizes and highlights select county programs for outstanding innovation, achievement and delivery of services.

Officials say the Smith County Compensatory Time Management Program… Read more…

A Gift in the Battle Against Hunger

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:17 am
A Gift in the Battle Against Hunger


TYLER — Woodforest Charitable Foundation and Woodforest National Bank have presented a $12,000 check to the East Texas Food Bank. It’s the first gift to the food bank for Hunger Action Month. The check was presented Wednesday to Dennis Cullinane, executive director of the East Texas Food Bank. The gift will support the East Texas Food Bank’s BackPack and Kids Cafe programs in 10… Read more…

Plastics Services Firm Ends Texas Job Contract

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:19 am
Plastics Services Firm Ends Texas Job Contract


AUSTIN (AP/Staff) – A plastics compounding company operating in East Texas has canceled its state job creation contract. Alloy Polymers Inc. — which has a Crockett-area facility — is joining other firms that have quit or changed their pacts under Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund since the recession hit. Perry spokeswoman Lucy Nashed says Alloy Polymers canceled its enterprise fund contract on July… Read more…

STATE NEWS

Company Blamed in Pipeline Explosion

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:22 am
Company Blamed in Pipeline Explosion


FORT WORTH (AP) — The Texas Railroad Commission says a company didn’t adequately mark the path of a buried natural gas pipeline that exploded after it was hit by a drill. The massive June 7th explosion in rural Johnson County killed a worker. The commission says Enterprise Products Operating violated several state regulations.

Texan Dies in Afghanistan

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:22 am
Texan Dies in Afghanistan


FORT CARSON, COLO. (AP) — The Defense Department says five Fort Carson soldiers, including one from Texas, were killed when their unit was attacked with an improvised bomb in Afghanistan. The Texan is identified as Staff Sgt. Jesse Infante of Cypress. He was part of the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team, which arrived in Afghanistan this summer.

Judge OKs $12M Settlement on Bad Peanuts

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:23 am
Judge OKs $12M Settlement on Bad Peanuts


LYNCHBURG, VA. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $12 million settlement for those sickened or killed in last year’s salmonella outbreak tied to a peanut processor. The outbreak was traced to Virginia-based Peanut Corp. of America’s plants in Georgia and Texas and linked to at least nine deaths and 700 illnesses.

Congresswoman Repays Foundation for Scholarships

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:23 am
Congresswoman Repays Foundation for Scholarships


WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas congresswoman who broke scholarship rules by awarding money to her relatives and an aide’s children has repaid about $31,000 to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson said in a statement Wednesday that she has repaid the funds in full. Johnson has said she unknowingly broke the rules.

Ex-Dallas Teacher Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:23 am
Ex-Dallas Teacher Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case


DALLAS (AP) — A former high school teacher in Dallas has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography and possessing it. Jon Leslie Lyons entered his plea before a federal magistrate yesterday. A school district employee in May notified authorities after finding images on a school computer assigned to Lyons, who taught English at Woodrow Wilson High School.

$10 Million Worth of Pot Seized

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:23 am
$10 Million Worth of Pot Seized


WAXAHACHIE (AP) — Law enforcement authorities south of Dallas say they’ve seized nearly 20,000 marijuana plants with a street value of nearly $10 million. Ellis County Sheriff’s Lt. James Saulter said Wednesday that the plants were found across four fields. The plants were mature and ready to harvest, ranging from 4 to 12 feet high. The plants were found near the border between Ellis… Read more…

Houston Company Faces 83 Alleged Citations

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:24 am

HOUSTON (AP) — A Goodman Manufacturing facility in Houston faces more than $1.2 million in proposed fines for allegedly failing to record and improperly recording work-related injuries and illnesses. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced 83 citations against Goodman’s air conditioning cooling facility.

Suit Against American Airlines

Posted/updated on: September 2, 2010 at 11:24 am
Suit Against American Airlines


SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state woman is suing Fort Worth-based American Airlines, saying she was traumatized when a plane ran off the runway at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in 2008. Jewel Thomas says she has suffered severe mental and emotional problems. The lawsuit contends that the flight crew should have diverted sooner since the plane had electrical problems.

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Rangers 4, Royals 3

Posted/updated on: September 1, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Rangers 4, Royals 3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rookie Mitch Moreland homered again and the Texas Rangers kept pulling away in the AL West, beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Wednesday night.

The Rangers increased their division lead to 9½ games over Oakland, which lost in New York.

Moreland homered for the second straight game, leading off the sixth inning with a shot that made it 4-2. He has… Read more…

Astros 5, Cards 2

Posted/updated on: September 1, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Astros 5, Cards 2

HOUSTON — Even their opponents are surprised by the St. Louis Cardinals’ slide.

Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and the Houston Astros completed a sweep of St. Louis with a 5-2 victory Wednesday, handing the slumping Cardinals their fifth straight defeat.

“Their backs are against the wall, not ours, and it didn’t look like they wanted to come out and beat us,” Blum said.… Read more…

Romo Not Playing Preseason Finale; McGee to Start

Posted/updated on: September 1, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Romo Not Playing Preseason Finale; McGee to Start

Tony Romo’s preseason is done.

Although Romo has led the Dallas Cowboys to only one touchdown in four games, coach Wade Phillips said Tuesday that his starting quarterback will not try working out the kinks in the final preseason game Thursday night.

Third-stringer Stephen McGee will be the starting quarterback instead against the Miami Dolphins.

Mickey Spagnola: Sportstalk 8-31-10

Posted/updated on: September 1, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Mickey Spagnola: Sportstalk 8-31-10

Dallas Cowboys.com’s Mickey Spagnola chats with KTBB’s Bill Coates and Jamie Lent during Sportstalk Tuesday afternoon – Listen Now

Jen Floyd Engel: Sportstalk 8-30-10

Posted/updated on: August 31, 2010 at 3:15 am
Jen Floyd Engel: Sportstalk 8-30-10

Ft. Worth Star-Telegram Columnist Jen Floyd Engel visits with KTBB’s Bill Coates and Jamie Lent on Sportstalk Monday afternoon 08-30-10 – Listen Now

UT’s Brown Backs Young if ’05 Heisman Vacated

Posted/updated on: September 1, 2010 at 3:07 pm
UT’s Brown Backs Young if ’05 Heisman Vacated

If the Heisman Trophy Trust takes back Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy, Texas coach Mack Brown believes Vince Young should get it.

“If they take it away, I think Vince should be awarded the trophy,” Brown said on Dan Patrick’s syndicated radio show on Monday.

“I think you have to go back and really give that choice to the Heisman Trust. If they take it… Read more…

Texans Trash Cowboys 23-7

Posted/updated on: August 31, 2010 at 3:15 am
Texans Trash Cowboys 23-7

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans may have finally found a dependable running back.

Arian Foster rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, Matt Schaub threw a TD pass to Jacoby Jones and the Texans routed the Dallas Cowboys 23-7 on Saturday night.

The Texans spent most of last season searching for a reliable runner to complement the league’s best passing offense. Foster worked his way… Read more…

High School Football Scores 8/26-8/28

Posted/updated on: August 31, 2010 at 2:05 am

Saturday 8/28 Scores

Euless Trinity 35
Tyler Lee 0 – Final

Brook Hill 27
Lake Worth 20 – Final

All Saints 28
Carrolton Christian 7 – Final

Friday 8/27 Scores

Lufkin 17
John Tyler 14 – Final

Longview 31
Marshall 9 – Final

Lake Highlands 49
Mesquite 38 – Final

Rowlett 22
North Mesquite 21 – Final

Coppell 13
Mesquite Horn 0 – Final

DeSoto… Read more…

SWJCFC Scores 8-28-10

Posted/updated on: August 31, 2010 at 2:04 am

Saturday 8/28 Scores:

(18) Coffeyville, KS 27
(14) Tyler Junior College 10

(11) Hutchinson, KS 41
Kilgore College 10

Trinity Valley CC 51
Independence, KS 16

Cisco 53
Dodge City 21

Garden City 32
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 23

Lon Morris 49
Monterey Tech 0

Thursday 8/26 Scores:

TJC Falls To Coffeyville 27-10

Posted/updated on: August 30, 2010 at 12:33 am
TJC Falls To Coffeyville 27-10

The Tyler Junior College Apaches fell in their season opener Saturday night losing to Coffeyville,KS 27-10 on the road in Veterans Memorial Stadium. The Apaches trailed 20-3 at halftime before cuttingt the lead to 20-10 in the 3rd but could never get any closer.

The Apaches lone touchdown came on a five yard grab from Lufkin’s Quin Trimble in 3rd. Trimble lead all receivers in… Read more…

#1 Euless Trinity Routs Lee in Season Opener 35-0

Posted/updated on: August 31, 2010 at 2:04 am
#1 Euless Trinity Routs Lee in Season Opener 35-0

The top ranked Euless Trinity Trojans defeated the Tyler Lee Red Raiders 35-0 on Saturday night at Trinity Mother Francis Rose Stadium and in front of an ESPNU national television audience.

Trojans RB Terrence Tusan scored two touchdowns and Brandon Carter caught two scoring passes for Trinity. Lee’s Chad Reese blocked a Trojan Field Goal attempt at end of first half.

The Red Raiders travel… Read more…

Lufkin Drops John Tyler In Opener 17-14

Posted/updated on: August 31, 2010 at 2:05 am
Lufkin Drops John Tyler In Opener 17-14

The John Tyler Lions opened up the 2010 season on the wrong end falling to East Texas power Lufkin Friday night 17-14 at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium in Tyler.

The Lions trailed 7-0 at halftime but rode a four yard score by DaMarcus Humber and a 30 yard fumble return by Triston Wade to take a 14-7 lead to the 4th. However, a 4th… Read more…

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Traffic Watch

Posted on: September 2, 2010 at 7:50 am
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TYLER–
=I-20 in various locations in Smith County–resurfacing work.
=Paluxy between Jeff Davis and Cumberland Rd.–resurfacing work.
=W. Loop 323 at 64 W. Erwin–roadwork.
=Hwy 69 north of Lindale–construction to widen the roadway.
=(Van Zandt Co.) US 80 between Grand Saline and Fruitvale–construction.

LONGVIEW–
=Hwy 149 between Hwy 322 and FM 2906–construction project.
=Hwy 80 between Fisher and Spur 63–resurfacing work.
=Cotton westbound between High St. and Green—construction in the outside westbound lane.
=High St. northbound between South St. and Tyler St.—outside lane closed.
=Center between Tyler and Cotton—outside lane closed for construction.
=FM 1845 between Silver Falls and Hwy 80–resurfacing work.
=Hwy 31 north of I-20–construction scheduled.

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