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Smith County firefighters contain fire north of Tyler

Red Springs, Smith County — Fire officials say the fire was started near an oil pad, but they don't know how it started. One abandoned shack was destroyed off Hitts Road in Red Springs.

Smith County deputies find missing Chapel Hill woman

CHAPEL HILL — UPDATE 4:33 P.M. - Smith County authorities say they have found Elsie Young in good condition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

Fire destroys over 500 bales of hay outside Nacogdoches

KETK's news partner The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel reports, about 500 bales of hay were destroyed during a fire on Sunday. It happened on County Road 233 east of Nacogdoches.

Lufkin man pleads guilty to dumping waste

LUFKIN, Texas – A 48-year-old Lufkin man has pleaded guilty to disposing of hazardous wastes without a permit in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

TPD: Don't be a victim of auto-buglary!

In 2010, Tyler Police Department investigated 1,200 auto-burglaries. That total is almost cut in half from the previous year of 2,104 auto-burglaries in 2009.

Shootout in San Antonio over price of Taco Bell burrito

The price of the Beefy Crunch Burrito had gone up from 99 cents to $1.49 and the man at the Rigsby Road Taco Bell drive-thru had just ordered seven.

Fires flaring up across Texas

Texas Forest Service responded to 8 fires for 161 acres on Friday. Saturday there were 16 requests for assistance from Texas Forest Service (TFS) resources.

'Suspicious' Fire at Colonial Hills Baptist Church interrupts service

TYLER — Around 11:30 Sunday morning, the congregation at Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Tyler had just settled into their seats to listen to the pastor's sermon. But this Sunday, something was a little off...

Four-car pileup on Highway 31

SMITH COUNTY — An early morning accident sent one person to a local hospital. It happened off the 16,500 block of Highway 31 E, one block east of Johnson's Grocery.

Former Bullard officer indicted for sexual assault

A former Bullard police officer was indicted on one charge last week. The Texas Rangers say Steven Morris was indicted on a charge of sexual assault of a child.