Raquel Torres
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Tyler activist follows grandmother's footsteps in advocating for change, standing in solidarity with Black community
Editor's Note: This is part of a series of stories highlighting influential Black community members in honor of Black History Month. → Read More
East Texas Advanced Manufacturing Academy offers free classes to help employ low-socioeconomic groups
A Longview academy is helping East Texas adults further their skills and education with free classes. → Read More
East Texas Advanced Manufacturing Academy offering free classes to help employ low-socioeconomic groups
A Longview academy is helping East Texas adults further their skills and education with free classes. → Read More
Smith County's active cases decline for the first time this year
Active COVID-19 cases in Smith County have decreased for the first time in 2022, according to public health data. → Read More
UPDATE: Tyler police say dump truck fled scene after hitting pole
A driver crashed into a pole and fled the scene Monday, according to Tyler Police Department. → Read More
PATH announces 2022 Mardi Gras court in fundraising benefit event
PATH (People Attempting To Help) has announced the 2022 Mardi Gras Celebration and its court. → Read More
Gregg County new cases, spread levels of COVID-19 decline; active cases up
Community transmission levels and newly reported cases of COVID-19 in Gregg County residents have declined in the past several days as the county recovers from a single-month record of new → Read More
PHOTOS: Shoppers hit grocery stores as winter weather arrives
Tyler grocery stores were filled with East Texans on Wednesday night who were rushing to grab last-minute materials. The shoppers were preparing in light of closures and reports of winter → Read More
Gregg County on track for pandemic-high month of new COVID-19 cases
Gregg County remains on track to reach a pandemic-high month of new cases of COVID-19 with health data released Monday that shows the county’s active cases were more than 18 → Read More
2021 report: Northeast Texas home to higher mortality rates compared to the state, country
Northeast Texans experienced higher mortality rates compared to the state and the country, recent data shows. → Read More
PHOTOS: Therapets visit with nurses, patients at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital
Therapets Waverly, Sugar, Rayna and Leon visited with patients and nurse staff Wednesday night at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. → Read More
Six 'Women with a Voice' selected as 2022 Women in Tyler honorees to be recognized in March
The Women in Tyler Committee has announced this year’s honorees who will be recognized in March. → Read More
Family of missing 21-year-old Tyler man: 'We feel like we're still at Day 1'
Tyler Police Department investigators are continuing their efforts to get “everything they can” in the case of missing 21-year-old Marcus Daniel Rodriguez, who was last seen Dec. 23 at the → Read More
Gregg County COVID-19 transmission levels remain near pandemic-high
Transmission levels of COVID-19 remained near a pandemic-high Monday in Gregg County as public health officials announced more new cases in county residents in the past four days than in → Read More
East Texas churches stay connected, follow protocols in response to latest COVID-19 surge
East Texas churches are doing their part in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 among their congregations. → Read More
Upcoming blood drives allow donors to help with critical blood shortage
East Texas blood centers are facing a significant drop in donations as the rest of the country is going through the “longest national blood shortage,” putting local patient care at → Read More
COVID-19 testing in East Texas: Where to go
As the contagious omicron variant spreads through East Texas, local drugstores have been in short supply of at-home COVID rapid tests and testing clinics are often backed up for several → Read More
Local experts offer tips to follow through on New Year's resolutions
According to a 2021 study, about two-thirds of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions within a month. The study also found most resolutions involve either diet or exercise and people → Read More
NET Health's COVID-19 vaccine hub to relocate after new year
The Northeast Texas Public Health District’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic is relocating after the new year. → Read More
NET Health COVID data: Smith County has highest community transmission rate in district
COVID-19 community transmission levels are rising in East Texas as other areas of the country are seeing a surge. → Read More