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1. Report: Inmate dies 11 days after suffering respiratory emergency at Gregg County Jail (kltv.com) — State investigators are examining the death of a 39-year-old woman who suffered a severe respiratory emergency at the Gregg County Jail in Longview and died 11 days later at a Longview hospital. Officials say her oxygen levels suddenly crashed, she was placed on a ventilator, and a preliminary report cites cerebral hypoxia from a pre-existing condition while an autopsy is pending.
2. Longview man pleads guilty a year after killing girlfriend, her father (news-journal.com) — A Longview man has been sentenced to life without parole plus 50 years after pleading guilty to murdering his 16-year-old girlfriend and her father in a Liberty City park last year. The Gregg County case, heard in the 188th District Court, closes a tragic chapter that has weighed heavily on families connected to Sabine ISD and the wider Longview area.
3. Young Men's Service League completes neighborhood improvement project in South Longview (ketk.com) — High schoolers and their mothers from the Longview chapter of the Young Men's Service League just wrapped up a three-day neighborhood improvement project along Raney Drive in South Longview. Volunteers tackled home repairs, landscaping, painting, and even replaced broken mailboxes, contributing thousands of community service hours to support local families and beautify the area.
4. Longview wins annual 'Spread the Love' Peanut Butter Drive, donated over 8k lbs. (ketk.com) — Longview residents came out on top in this year's "Spread the Love" peanut butter drive, donating 8,657 pounds and beating Tyler for the second straight year. Their contributions, combined with Tyler's, will help the East Texas Food Bank provide protein-rich food to families across the region during Hunger Action Month.
5. #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 Week 6: Jefferson moves up a spot in Class 3A/2A/TAPPS (marshallnewsmessenger.com) — Longview holds the No. 3 spot in the latest #bEASTTexas Fabulous 15 big-school football rankings, trailing only Carthage and Lindale. The poll, voted on by sports reporters across East Texas, also highlights Pine Tree at No. 8 and several intriguing Week 6 matchups that could shake up standings for Longview-area fans.
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