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Tuesday Midday Forecast: Heat Advisory Until 8:00 P.M.
A stray shower or storm is possible this afternoon. Otherwise, TODAY: Sunny & Hot. High 98. Heat Index Up To 109. Wind S 5-10. TONIGHT: Mostly Clear. Low 77. Wind S 5.WEDNESDAY: Sunny & Hot. High 98. Heat Index Up To 106. Wind S 5.The rest of the week and the weekend will be Sunny […]
Major water leak in Grand Saline to cause outages, officials say
GRAND SALINE, Texas (KETK) — The City of Grand Saline said on Tuesday a major water leak will impact residents who live near the intersection of North Spring Street at Wolfe Street. According to the city, the water leak stems from a 12-inch water main and will cause water outages especially to the north-west section […]
East Texas State Fair announces 2024 music lineup
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The East Texas State Fair announced on Tuesday the headliners for the 2024 season. This year’s fair is set to take place from Sept. 20-29, and will feature the following headliners: Friday, Sept. 20: Cody Canada & The Departed Saturday, Sept. 21: Josh Ward Sunday, Sept. 22: Payton Howie Monday, Sept. […]
Proposed Kilgore College policy would change who has final say in property disposal after music dumping incident
KILGORE, Texas (KETK) – The Kilgore College Board of Trustees received an update Monday night on the ‘music dumping incident’ that happened earlier this summer. The school issued an apology in June, after irreplaceable music scores, CDs and vinyl records were found in a dumpster on campus. Executive Vice President Mike Jenkins proposed an amendment […]
Tuesday Morning Forecast: Heat continues to build today
TODAY: Mostly sunny with a 10% chance of showers and storms mainly in Deep East Texas thanks to the sea breeze. Highs in the upper-90s with the heat index topping out between 105 and 110 degrees. Wind: S 10 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear to start, becoming partly cloudy late. Lows in the mid-to-upper-70s. Wind: S […]
Tyler Legacy Red Raiders powered by experienced offensive line
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Every football season brings new questions, but for the Tyler Legacy Red Raiders, they already have a few answers, namely the strength of their team, which is an offensive line, with all five returning starters. “It’s huge, you know, this game starts up front, big men rule the world, that’s my […]
Rep. Nathaniel Moran addresses teachers, transparency with DC ahead of school year
ARP, Texas (KETK) – East Texas Congressman Nathaniel Moran encouraged more than 350 teachers, administrators and school board members at a teacher appreciation address ahead of the school year. As more than half of the East Texas school districts head back to the classroom this week, Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas) wanted to reassure our educators […]
‘It Ends With Us’ author visits East Texas theater
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas (KETK) – “It Ends With Us” premiered in theaters across the nation on Friday and its East Texas author made a cameo. East Texas native, Colleen Hoover, released the bestselling novel “It Ends With Us” in 2016 and since then it has sold thousands of copies and incited conversations. Hoover, who was […]
Tyler Lions prepare for year two under coach Rashaun Woods
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — There’s excitement surrounding the Tyler Lions football program, and after putting in the groundwork in year one, head coach Rashaun Woods feels his team can get off to a faster start in 2024. “Just the guys understanding what the standard is, it’s a good feeling,” said Woods. “Get back in the […]
Monday Night Forecast: Warmest week of the year so far expected
TONIGHT: Mostly clear with a few passing clouds. Low: 76. Winds: S 5-10 MPH. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot. High: 98. Winds: S 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid. Low: 77. High: 99. Winds: S 10 MPH. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny & hot. Low: 78. High: 99. Winds: S 10 MPH. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny, […]
Upshur County man gets 50 years for child pornography
GILMER, Texas (KETK) – A man was sentenced to at least 50 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of possesion of child pornography on Monday, Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd said. Clinton Scott Yale, 36, has been sentenced to two 50 year sentences in state prison for the child […]
East Texas’ Biggest Labor Disputes: The Lumber Wars of 1911–1912
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – Did you know that the Piney Woods of East Texas and Louisiana were once the site of some of the most violent labor struggles in the region’s history? The struggles and labor disputes in KETK’s series East Texas’ Biggest Labor Disputes tell the story of how workers from all different industries […]
Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame looking for nominees
ATHENS, Texas (KETK) – The Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Athens is currently trying to find the next person or organization to join their hall of phenomenal fishers. Any person or group that’s made significant contributions fishing in Texas can be nominated through a form online until Nov. 1. “The Texas Freshwater Fishing […]
East Texas inmate found unresponsive, dies at hospital
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — A Smith County inmate has died at a local hospital after being found unresponsive in his cell, the Smith County Sheriff’s Office said. According to the sheriff’s office, at around 8:13 p.m. on Sunday, 57-year-old inmate Albert Lee Moore was found unresponsive in his cell. A code blue was reportedly […]
East Texas man stung by ‘hundreds’ of bees life flighted
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – An East Texas man was life flighted to a hospital on Monday after being stung by “hundreds of bees,” the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said. Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson said the man was stung outside of Rusk in the Reklaw community and the man’s condition is unknown at this […]
Angelina Arts Alliance tickets on sale for 2024-25 season
LUFKIN, Texas (KETK) – Single tickets have gone on sale for the Angelina Arts Alliance’s 2024-2025 season of entertainment at the Temple Theater and the Pines Theater. Tickets are available for purchase for each event on the Angelina Arts Alliance website. The 2024-2025 season includes a number of shows and artists spanning several genres so […]
East Texas forester wins Smokey Bear award for fire prevention efforts
HUDSON, Texas (KETK) – A Texas A&M Forest Service Forester who works in Hudson was honored with a bronze Smokey Bear award recently. Michelle Moore received the award for her creation of a wildfire prevention resource guide, a first-of-its-kind invention. Her “Introduction to Fire Prevention” virtual resource guide is a Texas-specific guide designed to help […]
‘The future is yours’: Nursing pinning ceremony held for 23 Angelina College students
LUFKIN, Texas (KETK) — Angelina College held a pinning ceremony including the traditional candle lighting ceremony and the Nightingale Pledge for 23 new nurses. “We take their success personally,” Dean of Health Careers, Dr. Winifred Ferguson Adams said. “We think we’re their mothers, fathers, grandmothers, aunts – all that. We have seen them grow so […]
Monday Midday Forecast: Heat builds throughout the week
THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny skies. Highs in the mid-to-upper-90s with the heat index topping out between 102 and 108 degrees. Wind: S 10 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with clouds increasing towards daybreak. Lows in the mid-70s. Wind: S 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper-90s. Heat index topping out between 103 and […]
Sunday Night Forecast: Seasonably Warm & Dry This Week
Sunny skies and seasonably warm temperatures will dominate East Texas this week. High temperatures will range from 98 to 102 degrees with lows in the upper 70S. Winds will be light southerly. Rain is not expected.
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