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Shreveport ministry to host back-to-school event
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A local ministry is set to host a back-to-school event on Saturday. Refreshing Point Ministries is gearing up to host an exciting Back-to-School Bootcamp on Saturday, July 27. This free event will be held from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 9279 Linwood Avenue in Shreveport.
Manufacturing startup turns trash into podiums and seating for Paris Olympics: 'It was an incredible opportunity'
"We're making something beautiful out of old trash that is cluttering the planet." The Olympic Games are notoriously wasteful, creating thousands of tons of trash and using tens of thousands of gigawatts of mostly nonrenewable electricity, for example. But with the upcoming Paris Games set to be the "greenest in...
More than 4,200 East Texans helped at Love Thy City in Tyler
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Love Thy City took over the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center on Saturday, to help out the East Texas community. “400 volunteers from various churches, nonprofit organizations. We got 55 or more churches represented,” Marvin Methodist Church pastor and Love Thy City board of directors member Doug Baker said. This was the first […]
Texas Rattled By 3 Earthquakes In Rapid Succession Near Hermleigh
Texans were rocked with three earthquakes within an hour and a half Monday night. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the three earthquakes were reported at 10:38 pm, 10:46 pm, and 11:56 pm all within the area of Hermleigh, Texas. The first one registered at a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter Scale with the second registering at 4.4 and the third at 3.1.
No prison for a nursing home owner who sent 800 residents to ride out a hurricane in squalor
NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation. Bob Dean Jr. also must pay...
Jasper’s McMillon picks up 4th win on Sunday
OMAHA, Neb. (KTRE) - Former Jasper Bulldog John McMillon grabbed his fourth win of the year on Sunday as the Storm Chasers knocked off Indianapolis, 3-2. The righthander entered the game in the ninth inning. McMillon replaced Carlos Hernandez with Omaha trailing 1-0. McMillon gave up a single to Gilberto...
CPSO arrested 43-year-old man after he turned himself in for a fatal hit and run
Shreveport, LA – According to the officials, on July 18, around 12:04 a.m., Caddo Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a fatal hit and run on Highway 789 near Elaine Drive, which resulted in the death of James Evans. Evidence at the scene suggested that a large truck traveling...
3 earthquakes, including a 4.9, rattle Texas late Monday night
HERMLEIGH, Texas — Three earthquakes hit West Texas late Monday night, according to officials. The earthquakes were registered near the town of Hermleigh, about 56 miles northwest of Abilene, at 10:38 p.m., 10:46 p.m. and 11:56 p.m., according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The first earthquake registered...
Texas Drivers (Again) Asked Not To Drive Their Cars
It's partly due to the summer heat but the possibility of Texas drivers being asked to leave their cars parked again will continue into winter. Warmer temperatures and certain weather conditions can lead to an increase in ozone levels which can be harmful. To ease these levels, millions of Texans are being asked ... for the 2nd time this month ... to leave their cars at home.
Chinese national indicted in largest fentanyl precursor seizure in Southern Texas
HOUSTON, Texas — A 48-year-old Chinese national has been indicted for his role in a conspiracy involving the importation of what is believed to be the largest amount of fentanyl precursors found in the Southern District of Texas and one of the largest in the country, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Texans will help conduct test runs for the next census in 2030
TEXAS, USA — A focus on counting "historically undercounted populations" will bring the U.S. Census Bureau to Texas in 2026. Officials say six places will host practice runs for the 2030 U.S. census. Residents in West Texas, along with portions of Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina and South Carolina,...
Summer feeding programs help reduce child hunger, keep Central Texas students healthy ahead of next academic year
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - For many children the cafeteria is a place to relax and refuel as they prepare to learn in class during the school year, and now that summer is here, Central Texas school districts have set up feeding locations to make sure their students stay healthy ahead of the new school year.
Former Texas State Representative Jim Pitts Passes Away at 73
DALLAS, Texas — Former Texas State Representative Jim Pitts passed away shortly before midnight on July 20, 2024, at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, surrounded by his loved ones. Jim Pitts dedicated his life to public service, representing House District 10 in the Texas House of Representatives from 1993 to 2015. His district comprised Ellis County, Hill County, and a portion of Henderson County. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of Appropriations from 2005 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2015. Representative Pitts was known for his commitment to education, fiscal responsibility, and advocating for the needs of his constituents.
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