JD Conte

3 weeks ago | ktre.com | JD Conte

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - After areas near Whitehouse got almost three inches of rain in two hours on Wednesday night, homeowners are finding roads in need of assistance. “This morning my husband had to come out and be late for work, to make sure he could get out of our driveway safely,” said Sabrina Hall, who lives on County Road 113 near Whitehouse. Hall says her husband used their tractor to make a temporary driveway after it washed away last night.

3 weeks ago | kltv.com | JD Conte

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texans who drive on one of the area’s most infamous highways will have to wait a while for change. “It’s the autobahn of East Texas, for sure. It’s earned the name Bloody 31 for a reason,” said Josh Joplin, Smith County Precinct 4 Constable. In 2017, TxDOT finished adding a turn lane to portions of Highway 31 East between Tyler and Kilgore. Now, the goal is to make it a four-lane highway with improved intersections.

3 weeks ago | kltv.com | JD Conte

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas ranchers are on the lookout for a pest that is making its way through Mexican cattle. The New World screwworm makes a home in the flesh of livestock, primarily cattle. Parasitic flies lay eggs in open wounds, spreading the larvae. “Try to put eyes on your herd, as much as possible, look out for anything abnormal,” said J. Scott Herod, who owns a ranch and beef company in Smith County. There have not been any reported cases in the United States.

4 weeks ago | kltv.com | JD Conte

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Downtown Tyler is about to see major changes, but the Liberty Hall Theatre isn’t going anywhere. The theater opened in 1930 and was one of the few in the Rose City to debut Gone with the Wind. “When you walk into these buildings, you feel history around you, and that’s why it’s important to preserve these buildings,” said Haleigh Franck with Main Street Tyler. Franck said there were once 11 theaters in downtown.

4 weeks ago | noticiasetx.com | JD Conte

AUSTIN, Texas (NOTICIAS DEL ESTE DE TEXAS) - Trey Carlock, originario de Dallas, tenía 28 años cuando se suicidó. Fue una de las al menos seis víctimas que sufrieron abusos sexuales en el campamento Kanauk, en Missouri. El responsable del campamento, Pete Newman, está cumpliendo actualmente múltiples condenas. Sin embargo, Trey firmó un acuerdo de confidencialidad (NDA, por sus siglas en inglés), que le obligó a guardar silencio y le hizo sentir como si se hubiera traicionado a sí mismo.