Today is
Monday June 15, 2026
EAST TEXAS – State troopers in Northeast Texas are joining with law enforcement agencies around the state and around the nation to conduct intensified commercial vehicle inspections. Through Thursday, Roadcheck 2017 is the annual drive to increase motor carrier, vehicle, driver and cargo safety and security. State troopers will be on the lookout for commercial vehicles, including 18-wheelers and buses, with serious equipment violations and drivers out of compliance with state and federal requirements. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – Texas College Road/34th Street in Tyler is currently open to local traffic only from WNW Loop 323 to Carter Boulevard. A contractor is onsite to repair a 42-inch sewer main damaged by a falling culvert on May 26. Work started Tuesday morning and is expected to be complete by approximately 8:00 Thursday evening.
GREGG COUNTY — A Longview man has been arrested after he’s accused of indecency with a child by sexual contact. According to KETK, Bradley Dewayne Smith, 38, was taken into custody around 5:15 Monday evening. The alleged crime occurred on October 23, 2016. Smith is being held in the Gregg County Jail without bond.
TYLER – Smith County authorities have officially identified a couple killed in a murder/suicide, and identified the shooter. They are Charles Moore, 55, who Sheriff Larry Smith identified as the shooter, and his girlfriend, Gwendolyn Dorsey, 25. They were found dead just after 1:00 Saturday afternoon at a home on County Road 272, in the Chapel Hill area. Their bodies were in advanced stages of decomposition. Smith said two handguns were located near the bodies and it appeared both had been fired inside the residence. An autopsy was ordered, but that report has yet to come back.
TYLER – A Dallas man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Tyler to drug violations. Sharjeel Jeff Ali, 29, pleaded guilty Monday in an appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nicole Mitchell. He had been charged with two counts of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and engaging in monetary transactions in a criminal activity. It is said to have occurred at a Tyler business. A co defendant, Saleem Jeffer Jiwani, pleaded guilty in the case last week. Their sentencing hearings have not yet been set. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – Tyler school trustees, Monday afternoon, named Gilmer coach Kurt Traylor at the new head football coach at Robert E Lee High School. Traylor has been Gilmer’s offensive line and running game coordinator for 17 years. In that time, the Buckeyes have been to the state championship 5 times, winning three state titles. And the team has won 15 district championships. Traylor becomes the fourth head coach at Tyler Lee since 2010. He succeeds Clayton George, who resigned from the Tyler Lee job May 25 after one season. He made the announcement following the team’s spring game. He told the district athletics director Greg Priest his resignation was family related. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – Cumberland Road from Old Jacksonville to Blue Mountain Road in Tyler will be closed till 5:00 this afternoon so Longview Road and Bridge can do base repairs. Both eastbound and westbound lanes will be closed, with one lane remaining open for traffic. Travelers may use Blue Mountain Road as a detour.
TYLER – A Van Zandt County man will have to spend time in jail for a gambling violation. John Borgstedt, 38, of Ben Wheeler, was sentenced Monday to six months in the Smith County Jail. He was indicted back in April for engaging in organized criminal activity. He had been accused of running an illegal gambling operation on Lindsey Lane in Tyler. He was arrested in late November after officers executed a search warrant at the location. Borgstedt is known for the book he wrote, “I Love you Mom, please don’t break my heart.” It is the true story of his journey through a childhood of physical, mental, and emotional abuse.
TYLER – Tyler’s municipal court now has a location in the south part of the city. Tyler residents will now find the court also housed in the Faulkner Park police sub station on Cumberland Road. It is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00am till noon and from 1:00 to 5:00pm. Should demand dictate, the number of days the court will be open could be expanded. There are no court cases heard at the south Tyler location, but you can pay fines, get your documents, and set a court date. If you have to see a judge, that will have to be done at the North Broadway site.
TYLER – Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the Week of June 5th. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues.
Smith County – Tyler Maintenance plans to perform base repairs on Farm Road 14 near the Sabine River. Spot seal operations could begin on State Highway 110North, weather permitting. Expect lane closures at both work locations with flaggers providing traffic control. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – The Salvation Army in Tyler is teaming up with some area businesses again this year for their annual Beat the Heat Fan Drive. The drive runs through the end of the month. Last year over 600 fans were handed out to those seeking relief from this East Texas heat. It may be hard to believe that there are residents who don’t have air conditioning. But agencies tell us there are many who don’t. And the fans that are handed out could literally be a life saver. Read the rest of this entry »
MARSHALL — A Harrison County mother and her parents have been indicted by a Harrison County grand jury in connection with the death of her 18-month-old son and negligence of his twin. According to the Longview News-Journal and KETK, the mother, April Lynn Gibbons, 34, was indicted on a murder charge. She also was indicted on charges of abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence. Her parents, Carla Darlene Evans, 57, and Gary Mitchell Evans, 60, were indicted on two counts of abandoning or endangering a child with criminal negligence. Read the rest of this entry »
SMITH COUNTY — Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a residence on CR 272, in the Chapel Hill area of Smith County, where two bodies were found. Sheriff Larry Smith said the bodies were in advanced stages of decomposition. He identified the two as Charles Moore, 55, and his girlfriend, Gwen Dorsey, 25. They were found dead inside the house just after 1:00 Saturday afternoon. Smith said two handguns were located near the bodies and it appeared both had been fired inside the residence. At this point in the investigation, Sheriff Smith said it looks like a murder/suicide. The bodies have been sent for autopsy.
LONGVIEW — A Longview man was arrested Thursday after police said he hit his boyfriend with a baseball bat and punched him in the eye. According to the Longview News-Journal and KETK, Christopher Alan York Jr., 29, was held Friday in the Gregg County Jail on $10,000 bond, charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Officers responded about 3 p.m. Thursday to the 1000 block of Webster Street in reference to an assault. Police said York and his boyfriend got into an argument, and York began assaulting him. Police said as the victim walked outside into the driveway, York approached him holding a knife and a baseball bat. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER — The City of Tyler Water Utilities recently experienced a wastewater collection discharge at West Northwest Loop 323 and Texas College Road that meets the notification requirements of the TCEQ. Subsequent to the significant rain event which occurred on June 2 and 3, the City of Tyler West Side wastewater collection facility discharged more than 100,000 gallons of domestic wastewater mixed with storm water (rain water) into Black Fork Creek. The location of the manhole where the discharge occurred is at West Northwest Loop 323 and Texas College Road, flowing north into Black Fork Creek. The discharge predominantly consisted of storm water which entered the wastewater collection system at a partially collapsed 42 inch sewer main. Read the rest of this entry »