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Tyler Soldier Killed in Iraq

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:18AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 29-year-old Fort Bliss soldier from Tyler is dead after a vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq. ... More

Azalea Trail Kickoff

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:18AM
TYLER -- The 51st annual Tyler Azalea Trail kicks off this morning and runs through April 4th. ... More

Mobile Home Burns

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:18AM
LINDALE -- A Smith County mobile home has been destroyed by fire. ... More

Controlled Burn Spreads

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:18AM
WHITEHOUSE -- Nearly a dozen cars have been destroyed by a fire at Tomlin's Auto Sales on Highway 110 south of Whitehouse. ... More

TMF Ranks in Top 100 Most Integrated Health Care Networks

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
TYLER -- Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics was listed as one of the top integrated health care networks in the 2010 SDI IHN 100. ... More

Doctor's License Temporarily Suspended

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
AUSTIN -- An eye surgeon who practices in Palestine and Waco has had his medical license temporarily suspended. The action was taken against Dr. Alan Shiller, 47. ... More

Young Children Test Positive for Meth

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
LUFKIN -- An Angelina County woman was arrested after two of her kids test positive for methamphetamine. ... More

Child Porn Indictment

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
BEAUMONT — A federal grand jury in Beaumont has indicted a 59-year-old Lufkin man for possessing child pornography. ... More

Birdie Park Temporarily Closed

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
LONGVIEW -- The City of Longview Parks and Recreation Department announces the temporary closure of Birdie Park, 701 W. Niblick. The park will be closed beginning Monday. The park is undergoing a drainage improvement project to help control erosion on the property. The project is funded by the City of Longview’s Community Development Block Grants. To provide for the safety of park users, the park must be closed during construction. The park will reopen following construction, which could continue for approximately two to three months. ... More

STATE NEWS

Schools Prep for Expected Loan Changes

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:49AM
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas schools are prepping for what could be the biggest change in college assistance programs since Congress created them in the 1960s. Changes proposed in Washington would mean federally guaranteed student loans only offered by the government, ending a role for banks and other for-profit lenders who charge fees. The Austin American-Statesman reported Friday that Texas universities are joining thousands across the country abandoning the bank-based system. The University of Texas this week announced it is cutting the program under which students borrow from private lenders. ... More

Plane in Lake Lewisville

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:49AM
THE COLONY (AP) -- The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate a float plane that overturned in a north Texas lake, leaving the male pilot dead and a female passenger injured. It happened during a landing attempt yesterday on Lewisville Lake. ... More

Search For Juarez Killers

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
EL PASO (AP) -- A sweep in El Paso called "Operation Knock Down" is meant to find new leads into Saturday's shooting deaths of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Juarez, Mexico. More than 200 law officers have been picking up suspected members of the Barrio Azteca gang. ... More

Helicopters Ordered to the Border

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
AUSTIN (AP) -- Governor Rick Perry has ordered National Guard helicopters to the border to help block Mexican border violence from spreading to Texas. His office says the OH-58 Kiowa and UH-72 Lakota aircraft will fly between Brownsville and El Paso. ... More

Cancer Lawsuit-Death

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
SOMERVILLE (AP) -- A worker who claimed he got cancer from exposure to chemicals while working at a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tie plant has died. Dennis Davis was appealing a June court decision that rejected his lawsuit against the Fort Worth-based railway. Davis was 57 when he died at his Somerville home over the weekend. ... More

EPA to Study Drill Method

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will study potential human health and water quality threats from a drilling technique that's been used to tap natural gas in the Barnett Shale in west Texas. So-called "fracking" injects massive amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground. ... More

Gravestone Vandals Charged

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
CORSICANA (AP) -- Three men face felony criminal mischief charges after more than 80 tombstones were vandalized this month at a Corsicana cemetery. The suspects range in age from 19 to 21. Navarro County Sheriff's Detective Hank Bailey says the suspects were located based on items left at the scene, which showed evidence of a party. ... More

Appeal Rejected in Selena Case

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:19AM
AUSTIN (AP) -- A Texas appeals court has upheld the conviction of a woman serving a life sentence for killing Tejano singing star Selena in 1995. Yolando Saldivar once led Selena's fan club. She lost an appeal last year because it was filed in the wrong county. ... More

New Penalty Against American Airlines

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:20AM
DALLAS (AP) -- Federal regulators are hitting American Airlines with $300,000 in new penalties over maintenance issues. The FAA says mechanics put off maintenance last year on a part designed to ensure that pilots get accurate readings on speed. American has 30 days to appeal. ... More

Continental Seeks Exemption of Delay Rule

Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 7:20AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Continental Airlines has asked regulators for an exemption from new rules to punish airlines for long tarmac delays. Houston-based Continental says construction at New York's Kennedy Airport will slow operations at two other nearby airports. Fort Worth-based American Airlines is also seeking an exemption. ... More

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Texas Stunned by Wake in OT

Texas Stunned by Wake in OT

From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith’s last shot meant one final collapse for Texas.

Smith’s pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninth-seeded Wake Forest an 81-80 win over the eighth-seeded Longhorns in the first… More

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Baylor Pulls Away, Defeats Sam Houston State

Baylor Pulls Away, Defeats Sam Houston State

Baylor coach Scott Drew’s postgame locker room chat with his team dragged on longer than usual before he emerged — behind schedule — to discuss as big a victory as many Bears fans can remember.

“Sorry I’m late. We haven’t won a tournament game in… More

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2010 NCAA Tournament Broadcast Schedule

2010 NCAA Tournament Broadcast Schedule

KTBB is happy to be carrying the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships LIVE on 92.1 FM and ESPN Radio AM 1490.

Please keep in mind that as in year’s past, Westwood One’s coverage of the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament will constantly… More

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Bryant To Work Out for Cowboys, Changes Pro Day

Bryant To Work Out for Cowboys, Changes Pro Day

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant, whose draft stock is uncertain, will visit the Dallas Cowboys for a private workout on April 1, according to multiple sources.

Bryant will have a personal workout for NFL teams March 30, instead of working out March 25 as… More

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TJC Volleyball Coach Dana Hatch to Retire

TJC Volleyball Coach Dana Hatch to Retire

Coach Dana Hatch, the only women’s volleyball coach in Tyler Junior College history, has announced her resignation as the College’s volleyball coach, effective July 1.

Hatch, who started the program from scratch in 1996, has been one of the most successful volleyball coaches in the… More

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Rangers’ Washington Admits He Used Cocaine

Rangers' Washington Admits He Used Cocaine

Before he could end a long day unlike any in his professional career, Ron Washington had to prepare for a game.

Hours after admitting he made a “huge mistake” by using cocaine—he says for the first and only time—and failing a Major League Baseball drug… More

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LeTourneau Names Terri Deike New A.D.

LeTourneau Names Terri Deike New A.D.

Just four months after Terri Deike was named LeTourneau University’s senior woman administrator for athletics, she has now been named the new Yellow Jacket athletic director, according to Executive Vice President for Business and Administration Bill McDowell on Tuesday. Deike’s promotion is effective immediately.

Deike,… More

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Cayuga Wildcats Are State Champs!!!

Cayuga Wildcats Are State Champs!!!

History was made Saturday morning at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin as the Cayuga Wildcats became the first Class 1A school and the first East Texas school to win football and basketball state championships in the same school year. Preston Anderson scored 15 points,… More

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Whitehouse’s Trey Metoyer Commits to OU

Whitehouse's Trey Metoyer Commits to OU

Whitehouse four-star receiver Trey Metoyer says he’s heading north of the Red River to play college football. Like many highly sought after East Texas recruits that came before him, Metoyer announced on Friday that he will be an Oklahoma Sooner come the Fall of 2011.… More

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East Texas Traffic Report

Posted: Thursday, 18th March 2010 5:01PM

TYLER--

=155 Frankston Hwy between Greenbriar and Coffee City--roadwork.
=Broadway at Shelley--sidewalk construction.
=Hwy 69 north of Mineola--construction to widen the roadway.
=Hwy 69 at FM 344--ongoing overpass construction.


LONGVIEW--

=Hwy 259 north of Loop 281--construction.
=Hwy 31 north of I-20--construction scheduled.
=Judson Rd. between Loop 281 and Hwy 80--roadwork.
=Silver Falls between Birch and Pine Tree--road widening project.

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Recent Blog Post From You Tell Me

You Tell Me Health care has never been the issue.
As the dirge that is the health care debate drags on I would remind everyone that it’s not about health care. When and where and for how much you get your cataracts removed or your hip replaced or your arterial stent installed is at best of only incidental concern to those who are pushing this [...]

Recent Post From The Cowboys Blog

Dallas Cowboys Blog Mick Shots: Staring Down Postseason OT
By MICKEY SPAGNOLA IRVING, Texas – Nearly that time of year again for the NFL owners to hold their annual spring meetings, and this time they will take place in Orlando, Fla., March 21-24, and as you might imagine topping the agenda will be closed-door discussion on the collective bargaining agreement they must negotiate with the [...]

Recent Post From The Car Show Blog

The Car Show Blog (More to Love) 2010 Dodge 2500 Mega-Cab Laramie 4X4
Bigger is better, right? Just ask Bob. Seems to me everything gets bigger with each passing year. Ears, nose, knuckles, and prostates enlarge and become more noticeable. Well, it seems the automakers grow their trucks in size each year also. Take the all-new 2010 Dodge Ram 2500Mega-Cab 4X4 6.7 liter Laramie pickup. Hell, even the [...]
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The U.T. Health Science Center at Tyler - Health Connection

UT Heath Center's Health Connection Depression – Dr. Wyn Andrews
Everyone gets in a funk from time to time. It’s a natural part of being human. But for millions of Americans every year, it goes beyond being in a bad mood. It’s a debilitating disease called depression. For many sufferers, the first challenge is to recognize the problem. In this post, we’re joined by the [...] Go to the UT Health Connection website! »»

Betty Crocker Healthy Recipe of the Day

Betty Crocker Healthy Recipe of the Day Layered Yogurt Fruit Salad
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History.com - Today in History

This Day in History Today in History for 19th March 2010
Historical Events 1863 - The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exac... Read more ... go to HistoryOrb.com »»
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