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TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Bishop Denise Anders-Modest is the first woman to chair the Texas College Board of Trustees. Anders-Modest is new to Tyler. As presiding bishop of the Eighth Episcopal District, she leads the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the same church that founded Texas College in 1894. “Nothing great was ever achieved, without a sense of enthusiasm,” Anders-Modest said.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. It’s not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the indie-pop singer whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. They were replaced by a lawyer from the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for 3 hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WTSP) – A Utah man died Saturday after he was struck by lightning in Florida. According to a GoFundMe page, Steve Matheson was riding a personal watercraft off the coast of St. Petersburg when he was struck. Authorities in Pinellas County said Matheson was initially taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead.

An 80-acre fire is burning near FM 778 and U.S. Highway 80 in Wood County, and dozens of residents have been notified that flames are nearing structures, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Wood County Deputy Kale Holland said said around 20 to 30 people have been notified of possible evacuation on CR 2680 and CR 2686. “They are just notifying people in the area,” Holland said.

An 80-acre fire is burning near FM 778 and U.S. Highway 80 in Wood County, and dozens of residents have been notified that flames are nearing structures, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Wood County Deputy Kale Holland said said around 20 to 30 people have been notified of possible evacuation on CR 2680 and CR 2686. “They are just notifying people in the area,” Holland said.

ongview Fire Department crews are in Palo Pinto County working to contain the Ross Fire, which according to the Texas A&M Forest Service has reached over 90,000 acres and is 31% contained. Longview Fire Department Chief Greg Grimes explained that state officials use the Texas Interstate Fire Mutual Aid System, or TIFMAS, to strategically place emergency personnel in areas where wildfires are currently burning or most likely to start.

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LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Angelina County commissioners are weighing a one-cent increase to the property tax rate for next year, a hike County Judge Keith Wright says is needed to give raises to county employees after state-level changes to property appraisals cut into revenue. “Every dollar we have, we took from you,” Wright said.

An 80-acre fire is burning near FM 778 and U.S. Highway 80 in Wood County, and dozens of residents have been notified that flames are nearing structures, according to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Wood County Deputy Kale Holland said said around 20 to 30 people have been notified of possible evacuation on CR 2680 and CR 2686. “They are just notifying people in the area,” Holland said.