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Unemployment rate for Longview metro area unchanged in October at 3.6%
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aThe unemployment rate for the tri-county Longview metro area held steady in October at 3.6% while the rate statewide stayed at 3.4%, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday.
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Suspect named in shooting at Lake Cherokee-area store
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aGregg County Sheriff’s investigators have identified the suspect in a weekend shooting near Lake Cherokee as Hubert Earl Kindle, 34, of Easton and are seeking information about his whereabouts.
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Full house expected for 'An Evening with President George W. Bush' in Longview next month
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aA full house is expected at Longview’s Belcher Center for the kickoff event of a new speaker series for East Texas, organizers said Friday.
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Suspect arrested in Greenville shooting
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aGREENVILLE — A Greenville man has been arrested on a charge of capital murder in connection with a shooting that left two dead and 12 others injured Saturday night at an off-campus college party in Greenville.
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Trump set to nominate Texas cancer doctor to head FDA
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aPresident Donald Trump is poised to nominate Stephen Hahn, a top official at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, according to people familiar with the situation.
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'Complete chaos': 2 dead, 12 hurt after shooting at college party in Greenville
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aGREENVILLE — Authorities late Sunday were still seeking information that might lead them to the shooter who opened fire at a packed party just after midnight Sunday, killing two people and shooting six more before vanishing into the fleeing crowd.
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Memorial City Hall prepares for performances
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aThe city of Marshall has announced its line up for the Memorial City Hall Performance Center for 2019-2020.
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Chaotic scene as Republicans disrupt impeachment deposition
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aWASHINGTON — Republicans briefly brought the Democrat-led impeachment investigation to a halt Wednesday when around two dozen GOP House members stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defense Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security because some of…
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Gohmert, other Texans in middle of 'crazy' disruption of House impeachment proceedings
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aWASHINGTON — If there was any doubt before, it was inarguable by midmorning Wednesday that the U.S. House of Representatives is in unmitigated chaos.
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Bonnen won't seek reelection after recording scandal
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aFirst-term Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on Tuesday announced he will not seek reelection to the lower chamber in 2020 — completing a stunning fall for the Angleton Republican who enjoyed near unanimous support in the House just months earlier.
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