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Monday, 23 September 2013

White Oak ISD: Female student in mascot costume 'roughed up' at football game

BULLARD, TX (KLTV) -

A female student from the White Oak Independent School District wearing a full mascot costume was roughed up by students at Friday night's football game against Bullard, according to White Oak superintendent Mike Gilbert.

"She was fine Friday night," said Gilbert. "She was checked out by medical staff. That was our priority."

Bullard ISD officials are investigating to find out the identity of the attackers.

"We have every confidence in Bullard ISD and are sure they will take every step to make sure nothing like this ever happens again," said the superintendent.

White Oak won the football game 35-14.

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Two East Texans nominated for multiple CMA awards

(KLTV) -

Two East Texans have received multiple nominations from the County Music Association after the nominees for the 2013 CMA Awards were announced on Tuesday morning.

Mineola-native Kacey Musgraves, who first turned heads in 2012 with the release of her song "Merry Go 'Round," is nominated for six CMAs, including Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year ("Merry Go 'Round"), Album of the Year ("Same Trailer, Different Park"), Song of the Year ("Merry Go 'Round) and New Artist of the Year. Her sixth nomination is for co-writing Miranda Lambert's hit song "Mama's Broken Heart."

Meanwhile, Lindale's Miranda Lambert received three nods, including Single of the Year ("Mama's Broken Heart"), Female Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year ("Mama's Broken Heart").

You can see a complete list of the nominees here.

The 47th CMA Awards, billed as "country music's biggest night," will be held on Wednesday, November 6 at 7 p.m. on ABC.

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Former Longview ISD teacher to stand trial on child sex charges

LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) -

A trial date has been set for a former East Texas teacher facing child sex charges.

57-year-old Robert Craig Varnell, is scheduled to appear in 188th District Court on September 23rd, according to the Gregg County District Clerk's Office.

Varnell was arrested in May 2011 when he was a teacher at Longview High school on charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact and sexual assault of a child.

He remains jailed on a $1.25 million bond.

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Exclusive: Dash cam video shows high-speed chase end in wreck

TYLER, TX (KLTV) -

An East Texas man is in jail after leading police on a high-speed chase from Chandler to Tyler.

A Chandler Police officer attempted to stop 53-year-old Jimmy Dewayne Lee for speeding. However, Lee would not stop. Police say he already had a felony warrant out for a parole violation.

Exclusive dash camera video shows Lee driving nearly 100 miles per hour and later wrecking in front of a Tyler school.

Chief Reeves says Lee was driving 47 MPH in a 30 MPH zone in a silver PT Cruiser on Farm to Market Road 315 in Chandler. According to Reeves, when an officer attempted to pull Lee over, he would not stop and led officers on a chase into Smith County. Tyler Police say they were called and informed of the chase by the Chandler Police Department.

Chief Reeves said Lee drove at speeds of up to 95 and 100 miles per hour.

"He got to Glenwood and made a sudden right turn on Glenwood and went over into oncoming traffic, or oncoming roadway. He went under the overpass, just barely making it, and from there he turned onto Vine street," explains Reeves.

Tyler Police officers say Lee was driving east on Bryan Street and attempted to turn north on College Street when he failed to negotiate the turn. Lee crashed the vehicle into a gate surrounding St. Gregory's Catholic School. According to Reeves, Lee fled the scene on foot but ran into an area with a locked gate.

Reeves says Lee originally resisted arrest until a Smith County officer threatened to use a taser on the suspect.

"The suspect apparently had been tased before or had seen what it does and he quickly gave up and put his hands behind his back as they were scuffling on the ground," says Chief Reeves.

Reeves says both Lee and the officer were checked out at the hospital for minor injuries.

Chief Reeves says Lee had felony warrants for parole violation and was also in possession of a controlled substance.

"We're not sure at this time if it was crack cocaine or methanphetamines. It will be tested and we'll find that out later," says Reeves.

Lee was booked into the Henderson County Jail and charged with evading arrest, fleeing and possession of a controlled substance.

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Longview hospital reveals new wings, rooms

LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) -

There was a big reveal today at Longview Regional Medical Center. A hundred new rooms, two times the operating and ICU space, and three times the postpartum and women's services areas.

The hospital had a ceremony on Tuesday morning to reveal the $250 million expansion. New private rooms come with private bathrooms.

One doctor says this expansion won't just benefit those using it, but the entire city.

"Every town like Longview competes for the business within the town, but you also compete for business that's outside of the town, and every patient that comes to Longview for health services, their families come, they shop in our store, they stay in our motels and hotels, and that provides an economic benefit for the community as a whole," Dr. Robert Wheeler, an OBGYN at the hospital, said.

The new portion of the hospital will be officially up and running at 5:45 a.m. Saturday.

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Eat breakfast, lose more weight: true or false?

(KLTV) -

When the alarm clock goes off, some claim breakfast should go on, but a group of Vanderbilt University Doctors disagrees. A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that's just a rumor, and that eating, or not eating, breakfast has no effect on weight gain or loss.

Danielle Townsend, a nutritionist at Mother Frances Hospital, is suspicious.

"I think that studies come out and we change our theories about things a lot," she said.

The 12-week-long study focused on two groups of subjects, those who normally ate breakfast and those who normally did not. All were asked to consume the same amount of calories which did cause them to lose weight. All were advised not to eat breakfast.

Those who normally did not east breakfast lost an average of 17 pounds, while those who normally did lost an average of 20 pounds.

"You know, I've done a lot of interviews, and it all comes down to moderation and what you're choosing and making a healthy habit and eating," Townsend said.

Having a healthy breakfast is different than having one high in fat and sugar, she said. Nonetheless, she will continue to urge her patients to fry up those eggs.

"There's a lot of myths that have been debunked and there are a lot of different thoughts on these things and I'm sticking with breakfast."

The study also claimed much misinformation came from past studies that have since been proven skewed. Ultimately, Townsend says, it's up to the individual's body.

"You know, if it's working for you, it's working for you. If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Another recent study supports this one. It was done at Cornell University and found those who did not eat breakfast did eat more at lunch, in general, but their total caloric intake was still less than those who ate breakfast.

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