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2 weeks ago | 
ketk.com | Hannah Walker |Rachel Davis
UPDATE: According to the Nacogdoches Police Department, officers are still investigating the three family members that died in a home on Mystic Lane in Nacogdoches. Officials said the investigation is focusing on possible air pollutants in the home that might have caused the deaths. The family members have been identified as Amy Manning Kirk, 52, William Manning Kirk, 22, and John Standley Kirk, 17.
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2 weeks ago | 
ketk.com | Hannah Walker |Christa Wood
BULLARD, Texas (KETK)– One person is dead after an alleged drunk driver’s vehicle flipped over onto a fence on Wednesday night in Bullard, an arrest affidavit reveals.
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2 weeks ago | 
ketk.com | Symone Sheppard |Hannah Walker
RUSK, Texas (KETK)– The execution date has been set in September for an East Texas man who helped murder his girlfriend’s baby with a hammer in 2008. According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), 35-year-old Blaine Milam of Gregg County is set to be executed on September 25 for his involvement in the murder of his girlfriend’s 13-month-daughter during what they described as an “exorcism.”On Dec.
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2 weeks ago | 
ketk.com | Hannah Walker |Rachel Davis
CAMP COUNTY, Texas (KETK)– A man was killed after a tree fell through his mobile home on Sunday night near Pittsburg, officials said. According to the Camp County Sheriffs Office, around 11:48 p.m. deputies responded to a mobile home on Farm to Market Road 556 where a fallen tree left 55-year-old Kevin Ford dead and his mother injured. “It wrecked his truck, wrecked our house and killed him,” Kevin’s mother Carol Ford said.
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3 weeks ago | 
ketk.com | Symone Sheppard |Hannah Walker
HENDERSON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — As Henderson County battles flash flooding, some roads have been shut down for the safety of East Texans. According to Henderson County, flash flooding is possible with heavy rains, so the county encourages residents to turn around if they encounter a flooded road. “Never walk, swim, or drive through still or moving floodwaters,” the county said. “The water may be hiding dangers such as debris, tree branches, power lines or damage to the road.
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1 month ago | 
ketk.com | Hannah Walker |Daisy Escatel
Graphic Warning: The following contains graphic content that some might find disturbing. Discretion is advised. HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — An affidavit from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office sheds new details on themurder of a 16-year-old who was found near a riverbank with his left hand missing in early May. Officials believe Michael Ortiz was killed on April 29 in the area of Mt. Olive Baptist Church on County Road 4020 in Crockett.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
ketk.com | Tori Bean |Hannah Walker
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KETK)– A cockfighting ring involving hundreds of people was discovered in Mount Pleasant on Saturday and local authorities did nothing to stop it, animal organizations said. According to Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), over the weekend they presented to Titus County Sheriff’s Office with evidence of a cockfighting event but deputies did nothing to stop it.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
ketk.com | Symone Sheppard |Hannah Walker
TYLER, Texas (KETK)– Nestled inside the Bluebird Antique Mall, Tyler’s only independent bookstore offers a welcoming space for East Texas book lovers. To celebrate Women’s History Month, KETK news visited the owner of The Headless Librarian, Katy Perez who has created a “dark academia and cottage core” themed book boutique. “It’s not necessarily the traditional way to open a bookstore, but I think it’s when you can’t do it one way, you just find another way,” Perez said.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
ketk.com | Hannah Walker |Rachel Davis
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — The Smith County Animal Control and Shelter euthanized 10 dogs on Monday after they were saved from a dog fighting ring last year. “I mean those dogs deserve to live from what they went through, I’m just heartbroken about what happened on Monday, I’m just absolutely heartbroken” animal advocate Karen Hale said.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
ketk.com | Tori Bean |Hannah Walker
TYLER, Texas (KETK)- The highly contagious measles virus kills more than 200,000 each year, according to the Mayo Clinic. UT Tyler Health Science Center Chief of Infectious Disease Dr. Richard Wallace explained what East Texans should know about measles and how to identify the “severe rash disease”. Measles is a virus that spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
