Andrew Culver spoke with Kerry Speicher, who is on the Board of Directors for the East Texas Balloon Club, about his life and inspiration for ballooning along with what goes into these competitions.

QUESTION: When I looked online, I saw that the Wichita, Tawakoni, Kitsai and Caddo Indians had once settled in the East Texas area. There was no mention of the Cherokee

Democratic candidate Dayna Steele, running for Texas District 36 of the U.S. House of Representatives, joined East Texas Now Thursday to discuss her policies ahead of the November election.

An East Texas man was given a life sentence on Tuesday after being found guilty of street gang activity in connection to the murder of Brandon Edwards on Wednesday. Kevin Dale Higgins, 58, was sentenced for his role as president of the Ugly Man Cossacks gang.

Frigid temperatures continue for East Texas before a slight warm-up comes later in the week.

LONGVIEW, Texas — Hundreds filed through the doors Wednesday at the Maude Cobb Convention Center for the seventh Homeless Resource Day in Longview. "What this event is designed to do is to bring resources and services together under one roof," Laura Hill, Longview's director of grant and human services, said.

Dr. Babajide Ogunseinde, a Harvard-trained orthopedic spine surgeon with Longview Orthopedics Regional Clinics, collaborated to design a unique posterior medial to lateral technique (PML) for treating sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Competition in any environment is always a good thing. One of those competing grocery chains many East Texans want is a modern H-E-B experience. While the conspiracy theories run deep as to why, it is proven time and again why East Texans want it.

The mobile incident command post is equipped with the latest crime fighting computer, tracking and video technology.

Accumulation of snow is not looking likely for most of East Texas this week, the National Weather Service of Shreveport said Monday morning.

When locals go to Brookshires, they have noticed that for about a month, a rooster has begun hanging out in front of the store. He’s become an unofficial mascot that some folks call Big Tex, some call Ol’ Red, and everyone seems to like, based on our conversation with a local resident who is a chicken farmer, herself.

It was recently discovered that one of the most popular malls in East Texas is up for sale, the Longview Mall. The Longview Mall was opened in 1978 and was also the birthplace of the Great Texas Balloon Race that same year.