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Twenty-seven alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into East Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said Monday. According to the TWPD, the turtles were seized in Louisiana from a fish hatchery in 2016 after being poached in Texas and transported to the neighboring state. Alligator snapping turtles, a rare species of large turtles that weigh up to 150…

Three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas this week met up with one of the victims under the pretense of buying a gun from him but planned to steal it, authorities allege.

Three men were arrested on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of four people at a home in East Texas, authorities said Wednesday.

An alligator briefly shut down an East Texas taco stand last week when it came out of the water and got in line in the drive-through.

One person was killed in the Monday crash of a small airplane in East Texas, officials said.

One person was killed after severe weather, including a tornado, caused damage in several communities in East Texas, authorities said Sunday.

A tornado watch has been issued for East Texas til 11 p.m. Saturday. Storms appear to be moving northeast. North Texas remains calm with some showers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It appears all of the storms Saturday evening will stay east of DFW. Clearing and a little cooler Sunday but warming up again Monday and Tuesday. A low...

Over a week after severe winter weather in Texas, landowners in East Texas are seeing signs of freeze damage to forest trees.

Accomplishing the logistical feat of vaccinating the masses and with only weeks to do it meant turning to the experts. Dr. Glenn Barnes is a former U.S Army Green Beret officer who now develops policies for the state’s Infectious Disease Response Unit. He also happened to be teaching at UT Tyler, when they received word to prepare a mass...

Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith gave an un update Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, on a shooting at the Starrville Methodist Church. The pastor of the East Texas church was fatally shot Sunday morning by a man who was hiding in the church after a pursuit, Smith said.

The pastor of an East Texas church was fatally shot Sunday morning by a man who was hiding in the church after a pursuit, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said.

Two men, including a Dallas resident, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in in East Texas, U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox announced Tuesday.

The energy industry is assessing damage caused by storm surges and high winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path across the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana, making landfall early Thursday.

Residents in East Texas have started preparing for Hurricane Laura’s arrival. After making landfall the tropical system is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds to the area known for its pine trees. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero takes a look at the preparations in Harrison County.

Municipal crews were digging up a fence between two adjacent but separate historically Black and historically white cemeteries in Mineola, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) east of Dallas.

A 40-year-old pilot died when his small plane crashed as he tried to land on a private runway in East Texas early Saturday morning, officials said.

A U.S. attorney in Texas who was appointed by President Donald Trump announced his resignation Tuesday, providing no explanation for his unusually abrupt departure.

The first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in East Texas was confirmed Tuesday in Gregg County. The announcement by the Northeast Texas Public Health District comes following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmation of COVID-19 in a patient who recently traveled within the continental U.S. Gregg County includes a large western portion of the city of...

Two reproductive rights groups are suing seven small East Texas cities that have declared themselves “sanctuaries for the unborn” with anti-abortion ordinances that prohibit them from operating within city limits. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the Texas Equal Access Fund and the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity in U.S. district court for...

Kaycee Ivey was back at Children’s Medical Center Dallas Friday, her family didn’t know if she would survive a deadly crash that killed her mom and aunt, but she’s beating the odds, and is back on her feet serving as an inspiration for others.