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Gilmer man charged in Longview with soliciting woman to have sex with dog
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aA Crime Stoppers tip led Longview police to arrest a 56-year-old Gilmer man Wednesday morning and charge him with running an online advertisement to solicit a “kennel lady” to have sex with his dog, according to a report.
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Recovery continues after storms that killed 11 across South
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aTens of thousands across the U.S. remained without power Sunday in the wake of storms that pummeled the South, Midwest and Northeast this weekend.
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Defense Secretary Esper says he 'didn't see' evidence of an Iranian plot to attack four embassies
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aTop Trump administration officials struggled Sunday to defend an airstrike that killed a senior Iranian general, acknowledging they could not confirm President Donald Trump’s Friday assertion that Iranians planned to attack four embassies.
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Some damage, power outages, but Longview area escapes worst of storm
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aKILGORE — Mike Ashley just had a feeling, and it may have saved him and his wife.
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SWEPCO issues power restoration times for cities in Texas, Louisiana
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aNoon update: At 12:15 p.m. Saturday, 3,414 Texas customers of AEP Southwestern Electric Power Co. remained without power.
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Inmate who escaped Gregg County Jail transferred to prison
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aThe inmate who escaped from the Gregg County Jail after being convicted on two counts of assaulting a police officer was transferred today to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Tyler police officer saves Christmas by saving a life
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aFriends of Claudia Gonzalez know she is a strong-willed single mom of six kids and each day she works, the money goes toward making ends meet at home. They also know she did not have health insurance.
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Isaac: Collaborative wellness center significant step on mental health front
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aIn 2006 — my second year as a News-Journal reporter — I completed a rather exhaustive story about mental health treatment in Texas, speaking with officials across the state along with local people exhausted themselves with the lack of a…
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10 families evacuated after gas well blowout in Harrison County
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aMARSHALL — Ten families were evacuated Christmas day from homes within a one-mile radius of a well officials said had blown out and was releasing natural gas.
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'Evangelicals are not monolithic': After scathing editorial, top Trump aide defends president
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aA top Trump administration official responded Sunday to an evangelical magazine’s editorial that called for President Donald Trump’s removal from office and described him as a “near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.”
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