LOCAL NEWS
Soldier's Relatives Want Iraq War to End
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:51AM
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MICH. (AP/Staff) -- Relatives of a soldier from Tyler who died after a vehicle rollover while serving in Iraq say they hope the U.S. can soon end the war.
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Azalea Trail Kickoff
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:50AM
TYLER -- Following a ribbon cutting at Tyler City Hall's Sister Cities Garden, the 51st Azalea and Spring Flower Trail is off and running.
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Carrier's Possible Downsizing
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:49AM
TYLER -- Tyler’s Carrier plant may be downsizing. The company announced Friday they are considering closing some of their manufacturing lines at the Tyler plant.
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Meeting on Lake Tyler Master Plan
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:48AM
TYLER -- The City of Tyler will hold a public meeting to gather input on the future of Lake Tyler and Lake Tyler East on Monday, March 22 at 6 p.m. at the Tyler Rose Garden Center, 420 Rose Park Drive.
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ArtWalk Deemed a Success
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:48AM
TYLER -- Downtown Tyler's second ArtWalk is being deemed another success by organizers.
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Marijuana Operation Discovered
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:48AM
RUSK COUNTY -- A hydroponic marijuana growing operation is busted Thursday.
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Quitman Woman Named to State Panel
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:46AM
AUSTIN -- Governor Rick Perry has appointed a Wood County woman and two other new members to the One-Call Board.
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Bullet Holes in Church
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:43AM
NEW BOSTON (AP) -- Changing a light bulb at a church in the New Boston area led to the discovery of nearly three dozen bullet holes along some eaves.
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TxDOT Work Picking Up Speed
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:41AM
TYLER -- With warmer weather on the horizon, work is beginning again on many road construction and maintenance projects that lay dormant during the winter months.
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STATE NEWS
Prison for Another Polygamist Group Member
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:36AM
SAN ANGELO (AP) -- A 75-year prison sentence was handed down yesterday to a fourth convicted member of a polygamist group whose West Texas ranch was raided in 2008. Merril Leroy Jessop of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was convicted earlier in the week of sexual assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
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White’s Income Tax Return Released
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:36AM
AUSTIN (AP) -- Democrat Bill White's 2009 income tax returns show he made nearly $660,000 in adjustment gross income last year. White's campaign released the tax returns yesterday after days of pressure from Republican Governor Rick Perry's campaign.
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Copy of Pardon to Man's Family
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:35AM
FORT WORTH (AP) — The family of a Texas man who died while imprisoned for a rape he didn't commit has been given a framed copy of the state's first posthumous pardon. The document from Governor Rick Perry finally proves Timothy Cole's innocence. Cole died in prison after serving more than 13 years for a 1985 rape.
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Plane Crash Victim Identified
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:34AM
THE COLONY (AP) -- Tarrant County authorities have identified the woman killed in a small plane crash in Lewisville Lake as Kristin Kolby of Dallas. Kolby and Kenneth Gedney of Dallas were aboard the plane when it crashed Thursday into the lake near Dallas. A Parkland Memorial Hospital spokeswoman says Gedney is in good condition.
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Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:34AM
DALLAS (AP) -- A tax preparer in Dallas will be sentenced in June after pleading to fraud. Prosecutors say Anthony Barber of Plano met with clients, then changed returns without their approval and hiked his own fees. The plea agreement says the IRS was shorted almost $5 million.
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Big Damage Award in Texting Lawsuit
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:33AM
FRANKLIN (AP) -- A Texas A&M student has been ordered to pay $22 million in damages after a jury decided his texting while driving caused an accident that killed a Houston woman. Reed Vestal's vehicle struck another vehicle head-on near Calvert in the 2007 accident, killing Megan Small. Records found Vestal sent and received 15 texts and made seven calls in the 45 minutes before the crash.
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Two Welders Injured
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:33AM
DECATUR, Texas (AP) -- Two workers have been injured in an explosion at an oil and gas site in Wise County about 35 miles northwest of Fort Worth. The workers were welding at the tank farm and were taken to hospitals for treatment of burns.
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Rig Numbers Up
Posted: Saturday, 20th March 2010 3:31AM
HOUSTON (AP) -- Houston-based Baker Hughes says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 20 this week to 1,427. Texas gained five rigs.
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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
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
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
Flyers Hold Off Stars, 3-2
Philadelphia goalie Brian Boucher made 27 saves a few hours after the Flyers learned that top goalie Michael Leighton will be out at least eight weeks because of a high ankle sprain, and Philadelphia rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night at… More
Rangers’ Washington Used Amphetamines, Pot as Player
A day after apologizing for using cocaine last season, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington said that he used amphetamines and marijuana during his playing career.
Washington was randomly selected for a drug test by Major League Baseball last summer and tested positive for cocaine. After… More
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
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
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
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
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
East Texas Traffic Report
Posted: Friday, 19th March 2010 3:40PM
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
Click here to listen to the broadcast of You Tell Me on Friday, March 19, 2010.
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 [...]
Recent Post From The Cowboys Blog
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
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 [...]