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Spike in gun sales across East Texas Spike in Gun Sales across East Texas By Bob Hallmark | April 7, 2021 at 4:31 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 12:46 PM LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A combination of factors is driving up the sale of firearms in East Texas. Talk from some lawmakers about more ‘gun control measure’, and even ‘stimulus checks’, have gun shops doing great business. A new shipment of guns and supplies has come in to ‘Arl-La-Tex’ guns in Gilmer. But owner Logan Green says ...

Victim of fatal Upshur County fire identified Body found in Upshur Co. house fire identified By KLTV Digital Media Staff and Bob Hallmark | January 29, 2021 at 10:18 AM CST - Updated January 31 at 5:07 PM UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Thomas Scott Green was identified by authorities as the victim of a deadly house fire in Upshur County on Thursday. Authorities have identified Thomas Scott Green, of Gilmer, as the victim of Thursdays fatal house fire in Upshur County. (Source: Bob Hallma...

97-year-old East Texas man gets COVID-19 vaccine “If you’re filled with fear, you’re not going to accomplish anything.” - Army Air Corps Maj. Paul W. Harrington Army Air Corps Maj. Paul W. Harrington (Source: KLTV) By Bob Hallmark | January 6, 2021 at 3:57 PM CST - Updated January 7 at 1:41 AM MINEOLA, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas man took his turn getting a Covid-19 vaccine shot today, at the age of 97. Arriving at ‘Christus Health’ in Mineola, 97 year old Paul Harrington, a...

Its the season of lights, garlands and trees, but one East Texan has come up with a different kind of decorating for the holidays. A casual drive along Pineland street in Longview, and you come across and unusual holiday display. The inspiration of homeowner Rusty Johnson.