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Wednesday November 27, 2024
TYLER — It was successful search for a missing Tyler boy. According to our news partner KETK, 9-year-old Jordan Pickett went missing around 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Initial police reports say Jordan jumped out of family member’s car at an apartment complex on S. Fleishel Ave. However, he was found safe and unharmed shortly before 11:00 p.m.
LAIRD HILL– The Rusk County Sheriff’s Office said that they seized what they suspect to be heroin and methamphetamines during an investigation Wednesday in Laird Hill. According to our news partner KETK, arrested was Roy Westley Lick of Overton. Charges against Lick are manufacture and delivery of a substance, possession of a controlled substance, both penalty group 1. He was also charged with resisting arrest, search or transport. Lick is being held in the Rusk County Jail on a $102,500 bond. Officials said that they expect more arrests in this ongoing investigation.
TYLER – With extreme cold weather settling into our area, several locations are already to open as shelters and warming centers. Our news partner KETK will be continuously updating the list of available locations here.
TYLER – After Thursday night storms, several thousand people in East Texas are without power. Our news partner KETK has compiled a list of counties with power outages from ONCOR, SWEPCO, and several electric co-ops. You can find the list here.
RUSK – Rusk Rural Water Supply Company issued a boil water notice affecting a portion of their customers. According to our news partner KETK, customers of Rusk Rural WSC are affected on Highway 69 N, FM 2972, Meadowlark Lane and the following roads.1501, 1502, 1503, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1523, 1524, 1525, 1526, 1527, 1528 , 1536, 1537, 1539, 1540, 1541, 1608 , 1609, 1618, 1619 and 1620.
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SMITH COUNTY– All non-emergency Smith County offices will be closed Monday January 15. observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to a press from the county, offices will be back to normal business hours on Tuesday January 16.
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TYLER – After closing arguments and deliberations Tuesday, Daniel Nyabuto was found guilty of intoxication manslaughter in the death of Smith County Sherriff’s Deputy Lorenzo Bustos. On Wednesday, Nyabuto was sentenced to 32 years in prison. According to our news partner KETK, prosecutors said in July of 2022, Nyabuto was driving drunk when he rear-ended a patrol car causing the death Deputy Bustos. Bustos was completing the final night of his training when he died.
TEXAS – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a weather watch on Wednesday for two days next week. According to our news partner KETK, ERCOT said the weather watch was issued for Jan. 15 through Jan. 17 due to a forecast of extreme cold weather across their region, higher electrical demand and the “potential for lower reserves.†To monitor the power grid, you can go to the ERCOT website.
TYLER – Tuesday marked Texas College’s 130th year providing higher education. According to our news partner KETK, Texas College was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers from the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, now the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, in order to provide post-secondary education for the city. According to Texas College, they are the oldest higher education institution in the city of Tyler. The school started in a four-room frame house on the same grounds that the school currently stands, starting with a class of only six students. By the end of the first year, enrollment had increased to over 100 students.
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WHITEHOUSE – One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Whitehouse on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Andre White, 30. The Whitehouse Police Department said that they responded to 502 W. Main St., Pecan Woods Apartments, for a disturbance around 12:15 p.m. According to our news partner KETK, a summary of the incident, as stated in a custodial death report, indicates that White yelled “let’s get this party started†before shooting a handgun at officers, with two rounds hitting the patrol car. The report stated that one officer returned fire and shot White, who died at the scene. “It is not clear at this time why the suspect began firing a weapon at the officers and complainant,†the report stated. “The officers had only been on scene approximately 15 seconds before the shoot[ing] occurred.†Texas Rangers are still investigating the shooting and the officer was put on administrative leave, per policy. A witness told KETK they believe the disturbance was between a couple, which lead to police being called and ultimately the shooting.
TYLER – With strong winds making their way through East Texas, over 3,500 customers are without power as of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Our news partner KETK, has a county by county list of those impacted on the ONCOR and SWEPCO service maps and other electric co-ops as well. You can find the list here.
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