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East Texas high school football player suffers severe head injury during homecoming game

According to First Baptist Church Troup, Cooper Reid, a junior at Troup High School was injured during Troup's homecoming matchup against Buffalo.

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TROUP, Texas — An East Texas high school football player has been hospitalized after suffering a head injury during a Friday night homecoming game.

According to First Baptist Church Troup, Cooper Reid, a junior at Troup High School, was injured during Troup's homecoming matchup against B ... Read more

Suspect injured after being shot by Troup police officer

TROUP, Texas (KLTV) - One person has been injured after being shot by an officer in Troup.

Sgt. Larry Christian said deputies were dispatched to assist Troup Police with “an urgent manner” shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 bl ... Read more

Affidavit: Overton man accused of burning Texas Bank and Tru

OVERTON, Texas (KLTV) - An Overton man was caught on Texas Bank and Trust security footage that clearly shows him putting a lit cigarette into the deposit box, according to the affidavit.

Randy Eugene Reid, 40, is charged with arson as a ... Read more

Texas College Football Coach On 'The Bachelorette' Is Motiva

Warning: This story contains spoilers from the Season 19 premiere of The Bachelorette.

The Bachelorette got a little taste of Friday Night Lights during the Season 19 premiere.

There's a Texas college football coach on the r ... Read more

Investigation reveals fire at Overton church building started in kitchen

OVERTON, Texas (KLTV) - The fire that destroyed the Overton First Baptist Church Family Life Center has been under investigation until now.

Rusk County Emergency Management Coordinator Terry Linder said their investigation is now complete.

He said the cause of the fire has been labeled as undetermined, but they concluded it was not intentionally set.

They have nailed down the origin to the kitchen area but were not confident enough to determine it began from any one item or appliance, Linder said.
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Bullard house hit by gunshots

BULLARD, Texas (KLTV) - The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a man claiming he was being shot at.

This happened Sunday afternoon in the Lakewood Subdivision off Hwy 346 in Bullard . The sheriff said when deputi ... Read more

Bullard VFD, Christus EMS receive new life-saving medical de

BULLARD, Texas (KLTV) - KLTV 7′s Kristine Guevara checked out the new life saving equipment at the Bullard Volunteer Fire Department and CHRISTUS EMS.

Peter Riley, Fire Chief at Bullard VFD, explains the benefits of mechanical chest co ... Read more

No one harmed after threat to Jacksonville elementary school

Law enforcement from across Cherokee County responded within seconds to ensure the kids weren't harmed, Williams said.

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JACKSONVILLE, Texas — Police say no one was harmed afte ... Read more