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Sunday June 14, 2026
TYLER – A man has died at a Tyler hospital following a shooting. The shooting is said to have happened at the intersection of Lawrence Street and Mahon Avenue shortly before 7:00 Friday morning. No word on a motive and no arrests have been made. The victim’s name has not been released.
VAN ZANDT COUNTY — A Gun Barrel City teen has died, four others were injured, following a two vehicle wreck. According to the DPS report, it happened Wednesday night around 7:35 on VZCR 2801, about 10 miles north of Mabank. A Pathfinder, driven by James Jones, 16, ran a stop sign and struck a minivan. Jones and two other occupants were ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The other 16-year-old and a 14-year-old were transported to Dallas for treatment. The driver of the other vehicle and a passenger were taken to ETMC in Gun Barrel City.
EAST TEXAS — The first of three funeral services for the East Texas Boy Scouts killed in a boating accident at Lake O’ the Pines was held Thursday morning. Will Brannon, 17, of Hallsville, was remembered at the First Baptist Church in Hallsville. The boys were sailing in a catamaran Saturday when their 30-foot metal mast hit a power line. The contact caused them to be electrocuted. Read the rest of this entry »
LONGVIEW — An Athens woman has been sentenced to prison for driving while intoxicated. According to KETK, on Tuesday, Carol Hurley, 61, was given a 15 year prison sentence. On September 11, 2016, a DPS Trooper saw a car blocking traffic on the exit ramp of I-20 and Joy Wright Mountain Road, in Longview. Hurley’s blood alcohol content was .214, more than twice the legal limit. Hurley had four prior DWIs.
EAST TEXAS — The family of an East Texas Boy Scout is donating his organs. The Longview News-Journal reports Thomas Larry, 11, of Hallsville had been airlifted Saturday to LSU Medical Center in critical condition after being electrocuted when the mast of the sailboat he was on struck a power line. Fellow Troop 620 Scouts Will Brannon, 17, and Heath Faucheaux, 16, were killed at the scene near Alley Creek Camp. All three were at a camp out at a private residence near Alley Creek on the reservoir’s north shore when the accident occurred. Read the rest of this entry »
TYLER — Tyler police are following up on two early Tuesday morning shootings. Officers were called to ETMC around 12:45 regarding a man who had been shot in the face and hand at a home on Trezevant Street. Several people were in the home at the time. The victim is in stable condition. His name has not been released. A second shooting was reported around 2:15 on Vance Street. Numerous rounds were fired at a home. No injuries were reported. Witnesses at both scenes were not able to provide any suspect information.
AVINGER (AP/STAFF) — A third Boy Scout has died from injuries suffered when a sailboat struck an overhanging power line on an east Texas Lake. Thomas Larry, 11, died Monday at a Shreveport hospital. Killed Saturday in the accident were Will Brannon, 17, and Heath Faucheux, 16,. All are from Boy Scout Troop 620 in Hallsville. They were sailing in a catamaran when the mast struck the power line at Lake O’The Pines. The catamaran was on fire, with sails up, when game wardens arrived. It wasn’t clear Monday why the power line was hanging over the water, close to the boat. Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative, which owns the line, says it’s cooperating with the investigation.
HOUSTON (Staff/AP) — The memorial for former Texas Governor and Henderson native Mark White has been scheduled. The family says a service will be held Wednesday morning at 11:00 at Second Baptist Church in Houston, with burial planned Thursday afternoon at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms that included the landmark “no-pass, no-play” policy for high school athletes during his single term in office, died Saturday at 77. White was governor from 1983 until 1987.
TYLER — A 3-year-old girl was unresponsive after she was pulled from the bottom of a swimming pool. Tyler Police were called to The Residences Apartments on Frankston Highway around 7:45 Sunday night. A former military medic was at the pool and performed CPR on the child until first responders arrived. The child was transported to ETMC for further evaluation. Police said it’s the second incident in recent weeks where a small child slipped out of blowup water floats and sank. Supervising adults are reminded to always keep a watch on swimming children.
SMITH COUNTY — Three gunshot victims were found Sunday morning. Smith County Deputies responded to an area on County Road 246, off of Highway 31 east, around 2:30. The men were suffering from non life-threatening gunshot wounds to their legs. Two of the men have been released from the hospital. An uninjured witness at the scene told investigators that they had a flat tire and were stopped on the side of the road when a gray jeep passed them and pulled over. A man got out of the jeep and began shooting, hitting the 20-year-old driver and two 16-year-olds passengers that had also gotten out of the vehicle. No arrests have been made.
SMITH COUNTY — A two vehicle wreck on Toll 49 has left one person dead and four others injured. It happened around 1:15 Saturday afternoon on Loop 49 north of Hwy 64 west, five miles south of the city of Lindale. The DPS report said a northbound Mustang, driven by Zachery Jester, 20, of Klondike TX, crossed the center line and struck a southbound Ford F-150 truck. Jester (pictured) was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was identified as Eric Wallace, 32, of Winnsboro. Wallace was transported to ETMC-Tyler along with his passengers, Andrea Wallace, 25, and Andrew Wallace, 5, who was later flown to Children’s Medical Center in Dallas in serious condition. Read the rest of this entry »
LUFKIN — A Nacogdoches man charged with capital murder in the June death of a 1-year-old Lufkin girl is in the Angelina County Jail. The charge against Tarus Roshawn Arnold, 33, stems from the death of Unity Mitchell. Mitchell arrived at Woodland Heights Medical Center by ambulance on June 14 not breathing. She died the following day at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston of a massive head injury. Arnold, the boyfriend of Unity’s mother, had been babysitting while she was at work. Read the rest of this entry »
SMITH COUNTY — Two Smith County Deputies are recovering after undergoing transplant surgery. According to KETK, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said Thursday, Deputy Sherman Dollison received a kidney from Detective Josh Hill. Dollison was shot numerous times in the 2005 Smith County Courthouse shooting. “Sherman Dollison, who was then a court security officer for the sheriff’s office, was severely injured,” Sheriff Smith said. Twelve years later, doctors revealed to Dollison he was in need of a kidney transplant. In a twist of fate, his partner, Hill, was a match.
SMITH COUNTY — A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle wreck on Highway 110, south of Whitehouse, around 6:30 Friday morning. According to KETK, reports indicate a car heading south swerved into oncoming traffic, causing the wreck involving a motorcycle and a truck. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The other two drivers were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are not known. Identities have not been released.
LUFKIN (AP) — An East Texas minister and his family have been convicted of using hurricane relief funds to pay off personal expenses and fund operations of a 40-member Jasper church. Walter and Rosie Diggles and their adult daughter, Anita Diggles, were all found guilty Thursday of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Walter Diggles also was convicted of two counts of theft of federal funds, 11 counts of wire fraud and three of money laundering. Rosie Diggles also was convicted of 10 counts of wire fraud and one of money laundering. U.S. District Judge Ron Clark will determine the family’s sentences. Read the rest of this entry »