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Sexting- parents beware
Online sexual solicitation of children has been a problem for several years now, but recently there has been an increase of text solicitations in our area.

Council discusses budget cuts
The Kirbyville City Council recently hosted a special called meeting and a workshop. The called meeting was concerning current grant applications while the workshop was to discuss the upcoming budget.

'Cats to travel to Coldspring

The first game of the regular season will get underway this week as the Kirbyville Wildcats travel to take on the Coldspring Trojans.


Buna girl lured by older man

A Vidor man is jailed for soliciting a child via text message.

Deputies Mike Henderson and Louis Berry recently began investigating when a Buna mother discovered sexually explicit text messages and nude photos sent to her daughter's cell phone.


CR 443 bridge to close
Jasper County, Longview Bridge and TxDot are preparing to begin the complete restructuring of a bridge over Everett Creek on County Road 443.

CNN.com
(Last updated Friday, September 3, 2010 5:59 pm CDT)

Buildings crumble as 7.0 quake hits New Zealand
A powerful predawn earthquake hit New Zealand, causing water mains to break and some buildings to crumble, though there were no immediate reports of deaths.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 5:11 pm CDT

Feds bust huge human-trafficking ring
Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 3:36 pm CDT

Northeast eyes Earl
Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday with winds of 85 mph, but the Northeast was still preparing to feel its fury.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 5:29 pm CDT

UPS plane crashes near Dubai, kills 2
A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 4:56 pm CDT

Florida love triangle killer sentenced
A Florida judge sentenced Rachel Wade, the 20-year-old woman convicted of second-degree murder for fatally stabbing her romantic rival in a fight last year, to 27 years in prison Friday.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 4:34 pm CDT

Scientists find recipe for water in space
European scientists say they've figured out the recipe for water in space: Just add starlight.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 10:41 am CDT

Settlements stall Mideast peace talks
After two days of meetings and talks led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the contentious issue of Israeli settlements.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 3:15 pm CDT

25 drug suspects die in shootout
A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug dealers in northeast Mexico left 25 of the suspects dead, the regional military said Thursday.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 10:18 am CDT

Opinion: Plea to free U.S. hikers in Iran
When the month of Ramadan began, I received a letter from Laura Fattal, the mother of one of the three young American hikers detained in Iran. In it, Fattal appealed to me, the first Muslim scholar she had contacted, to intervene on behalf of her son and his two friends.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 5:33 pm CDT

Acid victim: Shades, God saved eyes
Bethany Storro doesn't usually wear sunglasses, but she got a surprise paycheck and bought a pair earlier this week. Those sunglasses, she is convinced, saved her eyesight when a woman threw a cup of acid in her face 20 minutes later.
Posted Friday, September 3, 2010 5:35 pm CDT