July 23, 2008 RSS feed / News

Big Oil profits steered to investors

By JOHN PORRETTO AP Business Writer

HOUSTON (AP) - As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going? More...

Troopers seek help in hit-and-run death

Gregg County Texas Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a fatality accident involving multiple vehicles and a single pedestrian late Monday night on FM 1252, two miles northwest of Kilgore. At 9 p.m. More...

Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever

By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON (AP) - A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned. More...

Chamber of Commerce seeks hosts for Night Out parties

Eight Kilgore families have already committed to join forces with thousands nationwide for eight separate neighborhood parties on Kilgore Night Out, Tuesday, August 5. More...

Skinny escapee caught in the pool

HOUSTON (AP) - A slimmed-down murder suspect who fled jail by slipping through a vent has been caught after a dip in a hotel pool on a hot summer night in Houston. Houston police say Darryl Layne Norris was back in custody Wednesday. More...