After leading the UT Tyler baseball program to three conference championship in four years, Patriots head coach Chris Bertrand announced he was ready for a new challenge. Bertrand said on Monday he has resigned to pursue new opportunities in his…

Unlike many of her Supreme Court colleagues, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has never been shy about granting news interviews and speaking her mind when she does so. It's made her the fierce "Notorious RBG" to her young, feminist fans and…

Certain herbs seem to belong in certain dishes: Sage defines poultry stuffing. Tarragon dazzles in sauce béarnaise and, as it happens, lavender is killer in pork fried rice. Oh, wait. You don't put it in your fried rice? Well, you're…

DALLAS - It is called the Remotec Andros Mark V-A1, and the Dallas Police Department had the $151,000 device for eight years but had never used it before. Then, in the early hours of Friday morning during a police standoff…

DALLAS -- Sharp fractures over policing and law enforcement continued to roil the nation Monday in the wake of a bloody, horrific week, as new details emerged in Dallas about the attacker who killed five police officers as well as…

AUGUSTA ROBINSON, augustarobinson@tylerpaper.com Rolanda Griffin and two of her friends carried several bouquets of red, white and blue flowers to downtown Tyler Monday, placing them at the flagpole at the T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in remembrance of the five Dallas…

The newest craze to hit iPhone and Android devices has enticed gamers of all ages outdoors to explore their communities in search of digital characters known as Pokémon. This new hybrid adventure game takes players on a real…

BETTY WATERS, blw@tylerpaper.com Tyler ISD trustees unanimously appointed new principals Monday for Ramey, Bonner and Austin elementary schools, effective for the upcoming school year. The school board named Tremayna Thomas principal of Ramey Elementary, Brady Holland principal of Austin Elementary…

DEATHS FRANCES MARIE ARPS, 93, Winona, died July 9. Com­munity Funeral Home of Tyler. CHARLES BELL, 61, Tyler, died July 7. John R. Harmon Un­dertaking Co., Tyler. WILLIAM EARL BROWN, 63, Henderson, died July 9. Gar­mon Funeral…

ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com Smith County commissioners won’t meet Tuesday - there won’t be enough of them in town to form a quorum - but they’re making progress on naming an interim county judge, following the suspension of County Judge Joel…

For the second year, Tyler Parks and Recreation and Romen Tucker have teamed up for the Rose City Warriors youth basketball camp at Glass Recreation Center in Tyler. Tucker leads the Rose City Warriors and Lady Warriors, a youth basketball…

ROY MAYNARD, rmaynard@tylerpaper.com Bank of America will close its downtown Tyler location in October, officials with the bank confirm. The bank has been in the Plaza Tower building at 110 N. College Ave. since it merged with NationsBank in…

Northwestern Mutual took a stand against childhood cancer on Saturday with a Putt Putt Golf tournament. Northwestern partnered with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Against Cancer for a nationwide fundraiser during the months of June and July, according to organizer Laura Doyle.…

FAITH HARPER, Two animal care facilities are near completion - one for strays in Tyler and one for animals picked up in Smith County outside city limits. Tyler’s animal shelter, 4218 Chandler Highway, is about 85 percent complete and…

Individual Retirement Accounts can be an important part of your retirement plan, especially if you don't have an employer-sponsored 401(k) or 403(b). But the fifth annual TIAA IRA survey indicates that a surprising number of people don't understand them, especially…

When an Italian baby was taken to hospital in Milan earlier this month by his grandparents, doctors there were shocked by the baby's condition. At 14 months old, he weighed only slightly more than a 3-month-old, according to the Local…

Two vigils are planned in Tyler next week after a week fraught with violence. The Smith County law enforcement community will join together for the Law Enforcement Solidarity Prayer at noon Monday at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza to remember the…

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, addressed his people Friday at Dallas' City Hall, he spoke of unity, and he spoke of healing. It'd been less than 24 hours since a black gunman sprayed bullets upon a peaceful Black Lives…

TEMPLE, Texas (AP) - A 2-year-old girl who had been reported missing has died a day after being found in a car in Central Texas. Police in Temple say officers were responding to a call of a missing girl on…

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York photographer is suing B.B. King's estate and Universal Music Group for copyright infringement after he says his pictures of the blues legend have been used on King's albums for more than 40 years…

NEW YORK (AP) - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has been taken to a hospital after he was forced to leave the stage while performing in New York City. Perry became ill around 9:30 p.m. Sunday while performing with Johnny Depp…

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) - Chewbacca Mom Candace Payne has channeled Michael Jackson in response to last week's fatal shootings of police officers in Dallas. Payne posted a video on Facebook during the weekend of her cover of Michael Jackson's…

NEW YORK (AP) - Chaka Khan and her sister have entered a drug rehabilitation program to battle their addictions to prescription drugs, and Khan says the death of her good friend Prince helped hasten her decision to get help. In…

PARIS, Texas (AP) - Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds of people who flocked to downtown Dallas last week to protest police shootings of blacks. Their…

WASHINGTON (AP) - For President Barack Obama, the decision to return early from an overseas trip after a series of shocking shootings will prove to be easy compared to his next challenge: Comforting an America that has witnessed a rash…

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man injured during a series of attacks on homeless men in San Diego died at a hospital - bringing the death toll to three, police said. Dionicio Derek Vahidy, 23, died Sunday four days after…

Officers in riot gear arrest dozens in Louisiana's capital near the close of a long hot weekend of protests over the killings of black people by police, with demonstrations around the country punctuated by activist attempts to block some key…

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) - Heavy explosions are shaking South Sudan's capital Juba Monday morning as clashes between government and opposition forces entered their fifth day, witnesses say, pushing the country back toward civil war. An Associated Press reporter in…

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Republican Donald Trump will deliver a speech on veterans' issues Monday, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda and convincing still-reticent Republicans that he has the discipline and…

NEW YORK (AP) - About 100 naked people gathered on Saturday to paint the town red - and blue, green, orange, magenta and neon yellow. Dozens of artists used the naked bodies as canvases on the third annual NYC Bodypainting…