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Saturday November 23, 2024
LONGVIEW – A Longview man has been arrested in connection with a fatal Gregg County accident last Friday. Arrested Saturday and charged with intoxication manslaughter is Michael Dean Buenrostro, 61. He was involved in a two vehicle accident on State Highway 42, about two miles south of White Oak. The Department of Public Safety says his car crossed over into the opposite lane of traffic hit a pickup driven by Kim Yvonne Hayes, 61, of Wagoner, Oklahoma. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
WHITEHOUSE – County Road 2171, also known as Willingham Road, will be closed starting Thursday for a bridge replacement. Workers will be replacing the existing bridge with a new box culvert structure, located just south of the Whitehouse city limits. Work on this project is anticipated to last about four months, depending upon weather. The road will be closed to through traffic so drivers need to seek alternate routes while construction is underway.
LONGVIEW – The Longview Chamber of Commerce has been named a finalist for the 2019 Chamber of the Year award. It is presented annually by the Alexandria, Virginia based Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.The group is an association of more than 8,000 professionals from 1,300 chambers of commerce, including 93 of the top 100 U.S. metro areas. The Chamber of the Year winners will be announced July 15 at the group’s annual convention in Long Beach, California.
SMITH COUNTY – An arrest has been made in a weekend Smith County death. James Robert Smith III, 27, of Tyler, is in the Smith County Jail charged with murder. His bond was set at $750,000. He is charged with Sunday’s murder of Donnavon Reese, 27, of Tyler. His body was found in a car that was parked in front of a convenience store on Highway 64 West at Thompson Lane. He had been shot to death. The two men are said to have had altercations in the past.
WHITE OAK – One person has been killed in a two vehicle accident in Gregg County. Dead at the scene was Kim Yvonne Hayes, 61, of Wagoner, Oklahoma. She was killed when a car crossed over into her lane and hit her pickup. The car’s driver, Michael Buenrostro, 61, of Longview, was injured. He’s in stable condition in a Longview hospital. The accident happened just before 7:15 Friday morning on State Highway 42, about two miles south of White Oak.
HENDERSON – A woman pretending to have a broken down car has been arrested for robbery in Rusk County. Authorities say Brittney Allgood, pretending to be a “damsel in distress” had the hood up on her car near the intersection of Farm Road 3053 and Farm Road 1639. She conned a motorist into helping her. When they returned from a nearby gas station, a man wearing a mask, came out of the woods and robbed the motorist. Investigators were able to identify the couple and arrested Allgood and Miguel Huerta. They have been charged with aggravated robbery. They are now in the Rusk County Jail, each under a $85,000 bond.
PALESTINE – The City of Palestine has rescinded the boil water notice for the 300 block of Palm Drive. It was put into place because of the replacement of a flush hydrant. Then the city issued a boil water notice for the areas of Sylvan Avenue between Angelina Street and Colorado Street and the area of Brazos Street between Sylvan Avenue and Michaux Avenue. Crews will be working to make fire hydrant repairs after a traffic accident at Sylvan Avenue and Brazos Street. During this time, residents may experience low to no water pressure.
LONGVIEW — Citywide cleanup continues in Longview after midweek storms brought widespread damage. The city continues to say no specific needs have been identified, so donations are not currently being accepted. If needs arise, the city says it will communicate those needs and how to assist. Read the rest of this entry »
EAST TEXAS – East Texans are invited to take part the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. It is held annually on the second Saturday in May. This marks the 27th year that letter carriers have held the drive, the largest one-day food drive in the nation. It is easy for East Texans to participate. Just leave non-perishable food donations in a bag near your mailbox on Saturday. While all non-perishable donations are welcome, foods that are high in protein are most needed. Food collected during Saturday’s drive will be delivered to local community churches, food banks and food pantries for distribution.
TYLER – It’s life for a Tyler man in the death of his 4 month old daughter. Andres Guadalupe Ibarra, 20, has pleaded guilty to capital murder. A Tyler jury on Friday sentenced him to Life in prison without parole. Last June he told sheriff’s department investigators that he hit Sofia in the ribs and abdomen with his fist four or five times and then threw her. He then went outside and smoked marijuana and then went to sleep. He discovered the next morning the child was pale and not breathing normally and took her to a Tyler hospital. She was later transferred to a Dallas hospital, where she died after being taken off life support.
TYLER – With more rain to usher in the weekend, there is some concern about flash flooding since the ground is saturated. Some Longview firefighters, who are trained in swift-water rescue, have been sent to Smith County. The men are from the Texas A&M Task Force 1. This is a statewide search and rescue team. It is under direction of the Texas Division of Emergency Management. Wednesday was the wettest May 8 on record in Tyler. The National Weather Service says 1.92 inches of rain was recorded Wednesday. The previous record was 1.54 in 1995. The rain fall has also increased lake levels. At last report, Lake Palestine was 25 inches above full pool and Lake Tyler was 10 inches above full pool.
SMITH COUNTY – The storms that came through East Texas Wednesday afternoon continue to leave challenges in their wake in Smith County. In the most recent development, County Roads 2186, 26, 247 and 1133 are closed because of wash outs and culvert damages. Crews have continued to deal with trees down, road hazards, and utility problems throughout the county. County Road 2273 has one lane closed because of a partial wash out. Portions of Smith County Roads 26 and 2186, which were already closed from recent rains, remain closed.
EAST TEXAS – Some area roads remain closed because of the storms that passed through the area Wednesday afternoon. TxDOT crews continue to monitor road conditions and will open roadways to traffic once the water recedes and it is safe to do so. Current road closures include:
GREGG COUNTY- State Highway 135– north bound and south bound closed at Farm Road 2207 in Gladewater due to water over the road. Caution advised as this location typically floods and recedes several times before it’s totally clear of water. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER – A Tyler robber is heading to prison. A Tyler jury, after finding Brant Miller, 19, guilty of aggravated robbery, sentenced him to 50 years in prison. Miller was arrested a short time after the robbery which occurred in the parking lot of the Foundry Apartments on Varsity Drive last November. He had ordered pizza and then robbed the delivery driver of his money and the pizza. When arrested, officers recovered the pizza and the gun used in the robbery. The gun had been reported stolen during an auto burglary five days earlier.
MARSHALL – The National Weather Service confirms that an EF1 tornado touched down north of Marshall, in Harrison County, during Wednesday’s storms. It caused no damage. Thousands are still without power because of the storms. While many have had power restored, there are many still without it, and SWEPCO says it could be days before the power is completely restored. Our news partner KETK reports Longview alone had a peak of 32,000 residents without electricity during the storms. SWEPCO is estimating it will be Monday night before all of Longview’s power has been restored.