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Nacogdoches County sheriff investigates multiple car burglaries over past week

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — Several investigations have been launched by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office due to multiple car burglaries that have taken place over the past week.

According to the sheriff’s office, four car burglaries have been reported across the county since May 14, which have led to several guns being stolen along with other valuables. The most recent incident occurred on Tuesday on Country Road 826 when three cars were burglarized, and one pistol magazine was stolen.

The sheriff’s office said that three juveniles were identified as suspects in an earlier incident, but authorities do not believe the suspects were involved in other burglaries across the county. Although several arrests have been made in relation to the burglaries, the sheriff’s office said they are looking to identify suspects who may live in a different county.

“We are asking the public to remain vigilant during the summer months,” the sheriff’s office said. “Please always lock your vehicle and remove any weapons from it. These thieves are mainly looking for two things: cash and weapons. I have several investigators working on these cases, and the Sheriff’s Office will remain proactive in seeking to bring these criminals to justice.”

Anyone with information about the burglaries is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 936-560-7777 or Crime Stoppers at 936-560-INFO.

Man wanted in Tennessee for 16 child-sex charges arrested in East Texas

TRINITY COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — A man wanted out of Tennessee with several felony warrants, including counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, was arrested in Trinity County on Monday.

According to the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, they assisted the United States Marshals Service in executing a high-risk felony warrant for 42-year-old Norman Haun.

Haun had several charges and felony warrants out of Greene County, Tennessee, including the following:

Sixteen counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Felony warrants alleging violation of sex offender registry requirements
Violations of community supervision for life

Haun was taken into custody without incident.

“Due to the serious nature of the allegations and the high risk classification of the warrant, additional precautions were taken by law enforcement personnel to ensure the safety of the public, officers, and all involved during the operation,” the sheriff’s office said.

Haun was taken to the Trinity County Jail, where he is being held with a $200,000 bond for failure to comply with sex offender registration and online solicitation of a minor sexual conduct. The sheriff’s office said Haun is pending extradition back to Tennessee.

“Crimes involving children are taken seriously, and law enforcement agencies across this country continue to work together to locate and apprehend those wanted for serious offenses,” the sheriff’s office said.

County animal shelter to get upgrade

SMITH COUNTY – The Smith County Commissioners Court approved a contractor Tuesday for the Animal Shelter project. Casey Slone Construction was one of six bids received. Construction will begin immediately and is expected to be completed by the end of November. The shelter upgrade will cost about $1.8 million, including architect’s fees, and will be paid for by ARPA funding.

The project cost came in above what was planned, partially because of the amount of work that will need to be done underground, including a new sewer system. The project will include renovating the Animal Shelter building and the building next door, which previously housed the Facility Services Department. Continue reading County animal shelter to get upgrade

‘The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?’ arrives on Hulu

The key art for 'The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?' (ABC News Studios)

The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn? is now available to watch on Hulu.

This two-part docuseries from ABC News Studios follows a whirlwind romance that spirals into a bitter custody battle with allegations of abuse and parental alienation that gained national attention in 2023. It hails from the creators of the Emmy-nominated documentary Take Care of Maya, Caitlin Keating and Henry Roosevelt.

Ty Larson and Brynlee Larson are the children of Brent Larson and Jessica Zahrt, who are divorced and spent years in a bitter custody battle.

"Facing a court order that could send them to a controversial reunification program and the possibility of being forced to live with their father, whom they allege abused them — an allegation the father denies—siblings Ty and Bryn barricade themselves for months, livestreaming the standoff and igniting a viral national reckoning," according to an official synopsis of the docuseries.

The docusereies draws on never-before-seen archives, police interviews and court records to tell the story of this Utah family with an unprecedented look at what exactly unfolded.

In a press release, Keating and Roosevelt shared a note about this newest project of theirs.

"This film is, at its core, an intimate portrait of a family in crisis thrust into a viral social media battle. It explores the fractures within the family court system, the lasting impact of warring parents, and the relentless search for what is truly in the best interest of the children."

The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn? is now streaming on Hulu and on Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Hulu.

Gaten Matarazzo to star in ‘Rent’ revival on London’s West End

Gaten Matarazzo of 'Pizza Movie' poses for a portrait during the Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by IMDb and IMDbPro at SXSW 2026 on March 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Robby Klein/Getty Images for IMDb)

Gaten Matarazzo is trading Hawkins for the stage.

The Stranger Things actor is set to make his London stage debut in a new revival of the Jonathan Larson musical Rent. Matarazzo will play Mark in the production, which will be directed by Luke Sheppard.

Performances start on Sept. 26 with an opening night of Oct. 8 at the West End's Duke of York’s Theatre.

A video on the production's official Instagram called the upcoming revival "a powerful celebration of community, connection and a call to live every minute as if it were your last."

Additionally, a post announcing Matarazzo's casting was captioned, "Are you ready? Hold that focus steady! @gatenmatarazzo is Mark. #RENT returns to the West End, directed by Luke Sheppard."

Tickets for the upcoming production are now on sale at rentthemusical.com. Additional casting for the production has yet to be announced.

Sheppard recently won an Olivier for directing Paddington: The Musical on the West End. Matarazzo has acted many times on Broadway, most recently starring as Tobias in the 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd.

Angelina County structure fire leaves home with major damages

ZAVALLA – An Angelina County home was left with substantial damage after a fire broke out for unknown reasons on Monday morning, officials say. According to the Huntington Volunteer Fire Department, several VFDs were dispatched to assist Zavalla VFD at a structure fire on Kitchen Cemetery Road. The majority of the fire was contained to the attic space, but the home sustained major damage.

The cause of the fire is unknown to fire officials at this time, Huntington VFD said. No injuries were reported and several valuable items were saved.

Police probe injury to a child

MARSHALL — An educational aide has been terminated from Marshall ISD after being arrested for allegedly swinging a student by her feet last week. The Marshall ISD Police Department was made aware of an incident involving former educational aide Rachel Kirspel and a student at the Marshall Early Child Hood Center on May 14.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by our news partner KETK, Kirspel had hung a 5-year-old student upside down by her feet and “had swung her side to side and then up and down,” hitting her head. Kirspel told investigators that she was trying to help get the kids on their mats for nap time but one student did not and instead was “playing around.” Kirspel put the student over her shoulder but when that didn’t work, she hung her upside down.

The student told investigators that Kirspel had pulled her nap mat from underneath her and flipped her over before picking her up by her feet, swinging her, and calling her “ugly.” Continue reading Police probe injury to a child

Woman shoots boyfriend twice in head

CHEROKEE COUNTY – A woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting her boyfriend twice in the head near Alto on Monday. According to our news partner KETK , Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a residence in rural Alto at around 7 p.m. Sheriff Brent Dickson said the shooting was initially reported as an accident.

33-year-old Alanna Bilbo, and her boyfriend were in an argument about their relationship when her boyfriend started “yelling at her to shoot him,” the affidavit said. Bilbo then reportedly shot him between the eyes with a .22 caliber revolver and then again in the back of the neck after he turned to the left. After being flown to a Tyler hospital, the victim remains in stable condition as of Tuesday morning, Dickson said.

Bilbo was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, family violence and is being held at the Cherokee County Jail with a $150,000 bond.

Biblo and her boyfriend were allegedly using narcotics, Dickson told KETK News.

Nashville to host Super Bowl LXIV in 2030

Exterior view of Nissan Stadium and downtown Nashville on December 24, 2023. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

(NASHVILLE) -- Super Bowl LXIV is heading to Music City.

Nashville, Tennessee, will host the final game of the 2029-2030 NFL season at the new Nissan Stadium, the National Football League announced Tuesday.

This marks the first time Nashville will play host to the big game, where it will welcome football fans from far and wide for the season finale.

"The 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville was one of the greatest fan events in our history,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

"Super Bowl LXIV at the new stadium is the next step in this remarkable football journey," he continued. "We can’t wait to put on an unforgettable show in 2030.”

He also thanked the Tennessee Titans and their controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk for hosting the Super Bowl.

The 2019 draft held in Nashville brought in 600,000 fans.

"We are thrilled that the new Nissan Stadium will host Nashville’s first Super Bowl in 2030,” Strunk said in a statement. "This is an exciting moment for our city and our entire state. We cannot wait for our community to experience an event of this magnitude and for the world to see the energy, hospitality, and culture that make our city so special on a global stage."

The announcement was made at the NFL Spring League meeting taking place in Orlando and was the result of a "vote by full ownership."

Nissan Stadium is scheduled to open in 2027.

The final steel beam of the stadium was raised in November 2025 and commemorated in a ceremony attended by Goodell.

Los Angeles, Atlanta and Las Vegas will also host future Super Bowls.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ spinoff series set in Texas ordered at ABC

Ellen Pompeo stars in 'Grey's Anatomy' season 22. (Disney/Anne Marie Fox)

A spinoff of Grey's Anatomy is headed to ABC.

The network has ordered a currently untitled Grey's Anatomy spinoff series set in Texas for the 2026-27 season, ABC Audio has confirmed.

The new series is described as "an edgy drama about a team at a West Texas rural medical center — the last chance for care before miles of nowhere," according to its official logline.

ABC has given the one-hour drama a straight to series order. It is co-created by Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis. The pair also executive produce the show alongside Betsy Beers and the original show's star, Ellen Pompeo. The new spinoff series is produced by Shondaland and 20th Television.

“I am incredibly excited to expand the Grey’s Anatomy universe. This opportunity will bring new characters and stories to life that will embody the same heart, emotion and connection audiences have loved from Grey's for more than two decades — all set in my home state of Texas," Marinis said. "I am so grateful to Shonda Rhimes for creating this dynamic world and feel so fortunate that I get to be a part of it.”

Sources tell ABC Audio that Netflix is, and continues to be, the home of Shondaland. This new ABC show gives Marinis and Rhimes the opportunity to continue telling stories from the Grey's Anatomy universe, and to honor the original show's legacy and its loyal fans.

The upcoming TV season marks the second year in a row that ABC is set to increase its scripted slate, which includes the 23rd season of the original Grey's Anatomy.

Disney is the parent company of ABC and ABC News.

In brief: ‘Ella Enchanted’ TV series in development and more

Tracee Ellis Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in the Broadway production of Every Brilliant Thing. She will take over the role from Mariska Hargitay, who is also set to make her Broadway debut in the production, taking over for Daniel Radcliffe May 26. Ross starts performances on July 7. Every Brilliant Thing is nominated for best revival of a play at the 2026 Tony Awards ...

It seems Ella Enchanted is getting a TV series adaptation. Deadline reports that a series based on the 2004 Miramax film that starred Anne Hathaway is in development at Disney+. Hathaway is set to executive produce the show, which the outlet reports is being written by Anyone But You scribe Ilana Wolpert ...

A24 has acquired the film Club Kid after it premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Jordan Firstman wrote, directed and stars in the film, which follows a washed-up party promoter who's forced to turn his life around when he finds himself responsible for his 10-year-old son. "Bringing @jtfirstman’s CLUB KID home from Cannes," A24 wrote in its announcement post ...

Scoreboard roundup — 5/18/26

(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Spurs 122, Thunder 115

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (East 2nd round, MTL wins series 4-3)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Braves 0, Marlins 12
Orioles 6, Rays 16
Reds 4, Phillies 5
Guardians 8, Tigers 2
Mets 16, Nationals 7
Blue Jays 6, Yankees 7
Red Sox 3, Royals 1
Astros 3, Twins 6
Brewers 9, Cubs 3
Rangers 6, Rockies 7
Athletics 1, Angels 2
White Sox 1, Mariners 6
Dodgers 0, Padres 1
Giants 2, Diamondbacks 12

Kennedy Ryan on why ‘Score’ was ‘one of the hardest books [she’s] ever written’

'Score' by Kennedy Ryan (Hachette/Forever)

Hollywood is calling to Kennedy Ryan, in more ways than one.

In addition to a TV show in the works at Peacock and a first-look deal with Universal, the romance author has released the latest book in her Hollywood Renaissance series, Score.

The story, a follow-up to 2021’s Reel, centers on the second chance romance between screenwriter Verity Hill, who’s living with bipolar disorder, and musician Bellamy “Monk” Wright — former college lovers who reunite on the set of a period film called Dessi Blue.

“I think I related to Verity as a writer. And I really related to her desire specifically around the Black community, around Black art and Black history,” Ryan says. “Really that's the soul of what this whole series is.”

Ryan also took great care to make sure Verity’s bipolar disorder was represented accurately. She says it was “one of the hardest books I've ever written” for that reason.

“In media, we have seen bipolar disorder sensationalized, misrepresented, harmful representation,” Ryan says. “And I really didn't want to perpetuate that, which meant really digging in with people who have the diagnosis, their family, their partners, their psychiatrist, their therapist. And that's really the foundation for the representation in this book. And I'm very, very proud of it.”

While her books cover some heavier topics, Ryan promises her readers that by nature of the romance genre, they’ll never get “hurt without healing.”

“There is someone who will walk with you through hurt to healing,” she says. “It is also to encourage people who have actually lived those experiences that joy is a possibility for us in life.”

Teens held for car theft, other crimes

PALESTINE – Three teenagers were placed under arrest on Sunday after driving a vehicle stolen from Jacksonville. According to our news partner KETK and the Palestine Police Department, officers on Sunday observed a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle recently reported stolen being driven near North Sycamore and West Pine Streets.

While the officers attempted to make a traffic stop, the driver sped off, prompting a police chase. The vehicle pursuit ended after the vehicle struck a curb, leaving it disabled.

The suspect, who was identified as a minor, and two other teenage boys proceeded to exit the car and attempted to leave the scene on foot. Two of the boys were located and arrested shortly after the incident on Sunday, while the third was taken into custody on Monday morning. Continue reading Teens held for car theft, other crimes

Bullard Elementary principal named

Bullard – Bullard has announced that Kristen Haynes will be the new principal of Bullard Elementary School. Mrs. Haynes currently serves as assistant principal and testing coordinator. She will step into the role following the retirement of the current principal, Amy Bickerstaff, this summer.

Mrs. Haynes has served in education since 2009 and has held teaching and administrative roles in Bullard ISD since 2015. Before becoming assistant principal of Bullard Elementary School in 2022, she served as a 6th-grade English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) teacher and team leader at Bullard Intermediate School and dean of students (grades 3-5) for summer school. Mrs. Haynes has also held teaching and administrative roles at Tyler ISD and Cumberland Academy.

Mrs. Haynes earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and a Master of Educational Leadership from Stephen F. Austin State University.