Wood County News

Cory Ward of Yantis and Scott Landers of Cooper, Project STEEM mentors at Texas A&M University-Commerce, are headed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology this fall.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer YANTIS - Authorities say a woman shot her ex-husband at his place of employment in front of a witness Friday morning before returning home.

Texas Rangers are investigating the fatal shooting of a Wood County woman by authorities who suspected her in the shooting of a man near Sulphur Springs.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer YANTIS - Texas Department of Public Safety troopers shot and killed a woman today.

A $30,000 piece of surveying equipment was taken Wednesday from a work site in Hawkins, according to a report from the Wood County Sheriff's Office.

ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM FOR THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF EAST TEXAS*** Most of the damage Wednesday night occurred in Van Zandt, Wood and Smith counites where numerous trees and powerlines were downed by wind gusts in excess of 65 mph.

One person is dead and two others are injured following a wreck in Wood County Saturday afternoon.

From Staff, Wire Reports Trees fell down and residents lost power as severe weather made its way across northeast Texas Wednesday night.

A Wood County grand jury returned 20 indictments May 14 and then 15 on June 4. They were released this past week.

Stay tuned to Tylerpaper.com's interactive weather site to monitor the severe weather forecast for East Texas tonight.

We'll be adding three new faces to the wanted board, and the two are brothers. So we'll begin with the two in Tyler.

Tuesday, Hawkins tire recycling center's property owner turned himself in to the Wood County Sheriff's Department.

The owner of an abandoned tire recycling facility in Hawkins that caught fire last week turned himself in Tuesday to Wood County authorities.

Wood County authorities have arrested and charged a man with illegal dumping in connection with the Hawkins tire fire last week.

We have added two new people to the KLTV 7 CrimeFighters wanted board on charges relating to guns and drugs.

April 7 was a turning point in 39-year-old Shannon Love's life. It was the day the Wood County sheriff's deputy was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

EDITOR'S NOTE: It is the policy of the Tyler Morning Telegraph to not name victims of sexual abuse to protect their identities and encourage the reporting of such crimes.

Wood County Sheriff's Department officials are investigating the Tuesday night drowning of a 24-year-old man, according to a news release from the department.

Toxic smoke from a massive tire fire forced officials to evacuate residents and close schools Tuesday in the small East Texas town of Hawkins.

We have two new people to add to the Wanted Board, both of which are accused of violent crimes.