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Living in Nevada for many years, I can certainly sympathize with this guy:

When I hear the name Rolling Stone magazine, I'm immediately thinking of those over-the-top head shots gracing the cover of the iconic monster publication.

Students torn between hitting the books and hitting the bottle can have the best of both worlds at one college.

A good commercial jingle is one that gets stuck in your head and makes you sing it at random moments.  You're doing laundry or taking a shower, or doing some other mundane task, and the next thing you know you're singing the jingle!  EVERYONE knows it. A group of four students in East Texas came just short of winning a national contest, but may have accomplished the creation of one of those "

Don't forget Dad on HIS day, Sunday, June 16. It's the one day each year he gets out of bed early, and expects to have some form of expression thrown his way.

Something small happened way back in 1885, and we barely hear one word about it, even though there is one day each year that is dedicated to this one reference point.

What if you could buy a lawnmower that goes just as fast as today's cars or trucks?  I'm not talking no ordinary 80, 90, or even 100 miles per hour.  We're talking speeds of...

If you have ever seen the movie "A Few Good Men" starring Tom Cruise, especially the scene where he spews the phrase "...the gallactically stupid..." (by the way, is "gallactically" a real word?), then when you get through reading this, you will come to realize what I'm talking about.

Firefighters from across Texas are heading to Houston to honor fellow firefighters killed in the line of duty last week.  East Texas firefighters are among those headed south to fill Reliant Stadium today at 10am for the tribute. We mentioned yesterday that the Houston Astros wore patches on their uniforms to honor the four lives lost.  Today, the football stadium will be fill with family, friends

The odds of winning are around one in 170 million, but hey, someone's got to win, right?

There are stories across the state of people heading to blood banks to donate blood after Wednesday night's deadly explosion at the fertilizer plant in West, TX. And there are more opportunities to donate blood today, and again tomorrow in Lufkin.

The news of the killings in Kaufman is making national headlines, and causing courthouses across the country to question security, and in some cases provide extra security for public officials. Kaufman is about 135 miles away from Nacogdoches.  Two months ago, Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was shot and killed on his way from the parking lot to his office.  The investigation