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**Tyler Residents Crown Favorites in 2023 'Best of Tyler' Restaurant Poll** **TYLER, Texas** – Tyler residents have cast their votes, and the results are in for the 2023 "Best of Tyler" restaurant awards, as determined by a reader poll conducted by KNUE.com. The annual poll highlights the community's top dining and culinary destinations, with several […]

**East Texas Wildfire Crisis Deepens as Blazes Force Widespread Evacuations** **TYLER, Texas – January 3, 2026** – East Texas is battling a rapidly escalating wildfire crisis described by officials as "dire" and "unprecedented," with massive blazes continuing to spread across the region, leading to widespread evacuations and significant property damage. The **Pine Ridge Fire** in […]

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas – A 34-year-old man is in critical condition following a multi-vehicle pile-up involving three 18-wheelers early Wednesday morning on Interstate 20 in Van Zandt County. The crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of I-20 near mile marker 565, just east of Farm to Market Road 1995 (FM 1995). […]

Steven Dale Calhoun, a devoted family man and longtime fixture in the Tyler business community, passed away on May 29, 2024, at UT Health East Texas in Tyler. He was 72. Born on May 24, 1952, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Mr. Calhoun was the son of the late Dale and Barbara Calhoun. He graduated from […]

**Longtime Tyler Historian Mary Sue Walker Plank Completes Landmark Digital Archive Project** **TYLER, TX –** After three years of dedicated effort, local historian and beloved community volunteer Mary Sue Walker Plank has officially completed the Smith County Historical Society's ambitious digital archiving project, making thousands of local historical documents, photographs, and artifacts accessible to the […]

**SPCA of East Texas Launches "Operation Kindness Rescue," Takes In Dozens Amid North Texas Shelter Crisis** The SPCA of East Texas has launched "Operation Kindness Rescue," taking in nearly 75 dogs and cats from an overwhelmed Operation Kindness shelter in Carrollton, Texas, as North Texas grapples with unprecedented animal overcrowding and widespread disease outbreaks. The […]

**Tyler to Lose Three Restaurants by End of December** Tyler, Texas – Tyler's dining landscape is set to change significantly next month as three popular local restaurants prepare to close their doors permanently by the end of December 2023. The closures span various culinary offerings, impacting the city's vibrant food scene. Prime Cut Steak & […]

**Fatal Shooting at Tyler Bar Leaves One Dead, Four Injured; Rival Gangs Suspected** Tyler, TX – One man is dead and four others were injured following a chaotic shooting incident early Sunday morning, December 28th, at The Garage Bar and Grill in Tyler, an event Sheriff Larry Smith has attributed to rival gang activity. Nicholas […]

**Noonday Lounge Shooting Leaves Longview Man Dead; Brother Charged with Murder** A Longview man was fatally shot early Sunday morning outside a Noonday lounge, leading to the arrest of his brother on a murder charge. Demarion Lamas Miller, 24, of Longview, was identified as the victim in the shooting that occurred around 1:30 AM on […]

TYLER, Texas – A Tyler man died Friday night after being struck by a truck in an auto-pedestrian crash on South Donnybrook Avenue near Paluxy Drive. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on May 24. Tyler Police identified the deceased pedestrian as 31-year-old Jairo Torres, a resident of Tyler. According to preliminary reports, Torres was […]