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A.J. Clemente's first day at his new job couldn't have gone any worse. The new weekend news anchor for KFYR, the NBC affiliate in Bismarck, North Dakota, managed to kick off his on-air career with a live mic gaffe consisting of two of the seven dirty words which George Carlin famously explained you can never say on television.

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) is alerting customers in its service area of a phone scam that based on initial reports, appears to be targeting Hispanic households, but has the potential to affect all customers.

The Tyler Fire Department is once again offering smoke alarm installations within the City of Tyler for residents who meet certain criteria.

Police in Dothan, Alabama are searching for a missing 15 year old girl, Ailene Lander, who was abducted from a medial facility on September 17th. Police believe her abductor is her stepfather, Charles "Dean" Partin, and a female named Julie Bethke. Authorities are asking for your help as they believe they may all three be in East Texas or West Louisiana.

You can't find many bigger winners than this guy -- and right here in East Texas, no less.

Officials at Holly Lake Ranch near Hawkins and Big Sandy recovered the body of a teenaged boy who drowned Sunday after he attempted to swim across the lake.

Stephen Cannada, 38, was arrested after police spotted two small children left in a vehicle at a Longview motel, one child was holding an open can of beer.

Be careful if you're in Kilgore and you hook up with a lady with a lot of booze, because there's a cross-dressing liqour store robber on the loose!

Twelve people are jailed following a federal investigation that uncovered a two year drug trafficking operation in East Texas.

In a unanimous vote, the Smith County Commissioners on Tuesday cleared the way allowing voters to decide this November on the sale of beer and wine in JP Precinct 2.

It was April 1st when Jacky Wayne Johnson, better known as "ZZ" by his friends, was killed while turning into his driveway on Highway 64 east near New Chapel Hill. Johnson was riding his motorcycle. Authorities say the driver of the truck never stopped. Now his family is offering a reward if the person responsible is brought to justice.

Law officers in Henderson County say one person is dead and another victim was kidnapped following a shooting Thursday night in Coffee City.