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Police: Homeowner shoots teen during burglary FROM STAFF REPORTS Monday, June 19, 2006A Longview homeowner early Monday shot and killed a 15-year-old boy who police say was one of three teenagers attempting to burglarize the man's home in the 1100 block of Camille Drive.Longview Police responded to the residence on Camille Drive at approximately 3:30 a.m.The homeowner told police he was sleeping and heard noises, including glass breaking, according to a media release from the Longview Police Department. The man armed himself with a firearm and entered his living room, where he saw several people standing in the room —...

RALEIGH, N.C. - With guaranteed federal loans and insurance protection promised to the first power companies to build a new wave of nuclear plants, the race is on for construction of up to 10 stations between Maryland and Mississippi. At least two utilities plan to announce their intended sites within a few weeks. And some communities appear enthusiastic about luring the jobs and tax dollars the plants would bring. One South Carolina county looking to land a proposed Duke Energy Corp. plant has even offered a 50 percent break on property taxes. But even with the nuclear power industry in...

In a very dirty mayor race in Longview TX, the run off is between two Republicans.. One a RINO, Dr. Mack, and one a conservative, Jay Dean. The democrat who lost in the first round decided (surprise surprise) to endorse the RINO, Mack.. Here is the fun part, you can decide if it is a typo or media bias.. http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3345363 "I believe we'e seen Dr. Mack tested in a way that we've not seen Mr dead tested..

Local Politics- Texas Style What the left won't do to win..

Okay, okay... I know this is late for The Birthday, but I just received it.  I checked snopes and they don't seem to have it yet.  The e-mail came from a woman whose brother went to high school with Bum at French High School (Beaumont, Tx), so I'm thinking he really wrote it.  It sure sounds like him, anyway.  Does anyone know him personally so we can verify? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TEXAS -- FROM BUM PHILLIPS  Being Texan by Bum PhillipsDear Friends,   Last year, I wrote a small piece about what it means to me to be a Texan. My...

New state senator will be back up at bat again soon Thursday, February 19, 2004 Democrat Paul Sadler made up a lot of distance in Tuesday's runoff election in Senate District 1 in Northeast Texas, but he couldn't overcome former Tyler Mayor Kevin Eltife's huge lead in Tyler and Longview. With about 51.9 percent of the votes, Eltife won the remaining three years of the four-year term of former Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant. He quit in January. In the West Texas runoff, former Amarillo Mayor Kel Seliger's lead in the northern end of Senate District 31 more than offset...

Seliger, Edwards face runoff to fill Bivins' District 31 seat AUSTIN (AP) — Former Amarillo Mayor Kel Seliger and Odessa businessman Kirk Edwards, both Republicans, are headed for a runoff election for the state Senate District 31 seat. The special election was called to re place Sen. Teel Bivins, who resigned after he was nominated by President Bush to serve as ambassador to Sweden. Seliger received 36 percent of the vote with 100 percent of the precincts re porting. Ed wards, 44, pulled in 21 percent of the vote. "I'm just very excited and energized by it and ready to...

Senate could get another maverick Thursday, December 25, 2003 The Jan. 10 retirement of state Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, could bring to the Senate someone as independent as he is. The lone Democrat in the Jan. 20 special election is former House Education Committee chairman Paul Sadler of Henderson. The main Republican candidates are state Rep. Tommy Merritt of Longview and former Tyler Mayor Kevin Eltife. Sadler, 48, a plaintiff's attorney, started his freshman session in 1991 by lecturing his colleagues that a lottery was wrong, and then ran a brief and ill-fated campaign for speaker. But he buckled...

A Coast Guard inspection of a freighter docked at the Port of Longview "didn't uncover or reveal anything," a Coast Guard spokesman said Saturday, but the crew members are not allowed off the ship and security will be maintained until the ship leaves. "We were not expecting to find anything," Lt. Cmdr. Glynn Smith, the Coast Guard's public affairs officer for the Pacific area, said Saturday by telephone from his office in Alameda, Calif. The search was routine, according to the Coast Guard, but Longview officials said the security crackdown is the most port activity since the Sept. 11, 2001,...

Eighth-grader chastised for taking literal stand for Jesus By MELISSA TRESNER The preacher said to take a stand for Jesus, and that's just what Cory Bean did. The Judson Middle School eighth-grader climbed onto a table Thursday in the crowded cafeteria and shouted, "I love Jesus!" In front of God and his fellow classmates, Cory, 14, let it be known that he is a Christian. After a few seconds of shocked silence, Cory said the other students started clapping and chanting, "We love Jesus. We love Jesus." Many in the cafeteria had attended the same worship service as Cory on...

Son held in father's '98 killing Civil jury had ruled against him; criminal case reopened in death of ex-Sunnyvale mayor 07/16/2002 By MATT STILES / The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers in Rusk County arrested Charles "Chuck" Mayhew Jr. on Monday night in connection with the 1998 shooting death of his father, former Sunnyvale Mayor Charles "Charlie" Mayhew Sr., authorities said. The Dallas County sheriff's office had sought Mr. Mayhew, 49, of Longview since a warrant was issued for his arrest July 2. No criminal court has heard the case. A civil jury ruled in April that Mr. Mayhew...