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Wildfire Forces Evacuations

A wildfire along the eastern shore of Possum Kingdom Lake that prompted that prompted evacuations Monday night was 70 percent contained as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.

BREAKING: Legendary ETX football coach Jerry Bennett announces retirement

Jerry Bennett told Smoaky.com on Tuesday night he will retire from coaching at the end of this school year.

SPECIAL REPORT: Digital Distraction

July 5, 2008 was just another day to many people, but for Michael Wheeler it was a day he will never forget.

Video: Galloway & Big Mac don't miss Josh Hamilton

Do you miss Josh Hamilton? The Big Mac Blog doesn't.

Why Tyson Chandler should have been paid

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram covers the Mavericks. Oh, what might have been.

Structure fire reported in Chandler

UPDATE: There were no injuries in the fire. Fire officials are still investigating the fire and the cause of the fire is still unknown at this time.

Vacation Bible School plans heat up in ETX

As regular school starts to wind down, another kind of school is about to kick off again. Churches all across East Texas are getting ready for Vacation Bible School.

Billie Sol Estes, the ‘King of Texas Wheeler-Dealers,’ dies

Billie Sol Estes, a West Texas millionaire, con man and friend to politicians and mobsters, was found dead Tuesday morning at his home in Granbury, his daughter, Pamela Padget, said. Estes was 88.

2 dead in 3-vehicle ETX crash

Two people are dead after a wreck in Diboll. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m., Monday afternoon on US Highway 59 North across from the Diboll Depot. The wreck involved three vehicles.

VIDEO: Willie Nelson raises $125,000 for West, Abbot VFD

Country music star, Willie Nelson, raised $125,000 for West, Texas and the Abbot Volunteer Fire Department. Nelson organized a benefit concert after a deadly explosion at the fertilizer plant last month.

DPS memorializes fallen TX Peace Officers

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today honored 10 Texas law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty during the last year. The lives of these officers, including DPS Sgt.

Cornyn files amendment to address TX water shortage, engage Mexico on treaty compliance

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization to address Mexico’s failure to take action to uphold its water obligations to the U.S.

CBP seizes 436 lbs. of marijuana

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations officers working at the Presidio port of entry seized 436 pounds of marijuana Saturday, officials said. The estimated street value of the seized contraband is $348,800.

Longview Public Library to host New London explosion book author

The author of Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History, David M. Brown, will discuss his book at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, at the Longview Public Library, 222 W. Cotton St.

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