An East Texas-based ministry is taking people from darkness to the light, restoring vision to more than 10,000 people through Sight.org’s mobile clinics in West Africa. Since Lewis Swann co-founded Sight.org in 2012 in Tyler, the organization says it’s also shared the Gospel with more than 50,000 people in Togo, a mostly French-speaking country of…
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East Texas woman navigates grief by building wooden crosses
Everyone handles the loss of a loved one differently. Amber Acosta refused to let her father’s memory fade away after his death in 2016. It was inside his workshop that Amber says she unexpectedly found inspiration. “Someone can have such a large presence in your life. And to not have that anymore, it can take…
Meet Christian worship music artist Reese Germany
A rising voice in the Christian worship music scene, Reese Germany’s songs bring encouragement to those who are hurting. Her lyrics and songs give life to powerful testimony about finding hope through suffering. “I feel like my life is a song,” Reese said. “I feel like God has written a story that only he could…
WATCH: Golden Hour on the Texas State Railroad
Click here to take a trip on a historic railroad through the Pineywoods of East Texas.
Andy Eaker’s journey from childhood coma to hospital chaplain
Nearly 30 years ago, Andy Eaker miraculously bounced back from a serious childhood brain injury. Today, the Longview native is using that experience to encourage and empathize with patients as a hospital chaplain. In June 1996, Andy Eaker was one of the first examples of extraordinary faith profiled in KLTV’s ‘Power of Prayer’ series. That…
WATCH: The Eiffel Tower, a timeless landmark
Click here to take a tour of Paris’ most iconic sights aboard a Seine River cruise.
WATCH: Cruising Paris’ famed Seine River
Click here to take a tour of Paris’ most iconic sights aboard a Seine River cruise.
WATCH: Lane Luckie reports from France on 80th anniv. of D-Day
Click here to watch Lane’s live coverage of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France.
Fmr. East Texas nurse, 103, recalls treating soldiers wounded on front lines of D-Day
At 103, memories of serving during one of modern history’s defining moments are still a source of pride for Lucille Wright, who now lives along the shores of Toledo Bend Reservoir in rural Sabine County. She served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II from June 1943 to February 1946, achieving the…
WATCH: Organist plays in Paris’ oldest church
Click here to listen to an organ playing inside Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
WATCH: Inside La Madeleine Church
Click this video to explore the striking architecture of Paris’ La Madeleine Church.
Longview HS Lobo Choir group takes final bow after week in Paris, France
The Longview High School Lobo Choir’s week abroad is winding down with a second day of immersion in the history and culture of France’s capital city. On Monday, June 10, their final day in France, the choir performed at La Madeleine Church, known for its atypical neo-classical architecture style that mimics the Pantheon. Originally intended…
Longview HS choir performs in D-Day Memorial Parade in Normandy
On Saturday, June 8, the Longview High School Choir made a visit to the Normandy American Cemetery, a day after their scheduled performance during a commemoration ceremony was canceled due to an unplanned visit by U.S. President Joe Biden. Students walked through the rows of marble grave markers and reflected on the lives lost in…
Longview Choir performs in D-Day remembrance ceremony at Brittany American Cemetery
On their third day in France, the Longview High School Choir had a deeply moving opportunity to perform on hallowed ground. The Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial is the final resting place of 4,404 American service members, most of whom lost their lives in the Normandy and Brittany Campaigns of 1944. On Thursday, June 6,…
WATCH: A solemn visit to Normandy’s Omaha Beach
Click here to see the final resting place of more than 9,000 American war heroes.
Tyler’s Camp Fannin trained soldiers for front lines at Battle of Normandy
Over the course of World War II, more than 200 thousand military personnel trained at Camp Fannin, located between Tyler and Winona, before seeing combat on the front lines in both Europe and the Pacific. Today, little evidence remains of what was once a sprawling, 14 thousand acre complex dedicated to the training of infantry…
WATCH: Arromanches, site of D-Day’s artificial harbor
Click here to see how the site of the Gold Beach invasion and a critical Mulberry harbor marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Artifacts from Battleship Texas flown to France for 80th anniversary of D-Day
80 years after the U.S.S. Texas bombarded the Normandy coast in support of the Allied invasion on D-Day, artifacts from the historic battleship will return to France as part of the commemorations planned on June 6. In 1944, the U.S.S. Texas provided critical support for the landings at Pointe du Hoc and at Omaha Beach….
Understanding the D-Day invasion, Battle of Normandy
On their second day abroad in France, the Longview Choir group continued their immersion in history with visits to Arromanches-les-Bains, Gold Beach, Saint Lo and Bayeux. The students from Longview visited the D-Day 360 Museum in Arromanches. Here, the choir members will got an overview of the history they will explore in the week ahead….
WATCH: Flying into Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Click the video below to enjoy this look around at Europe’s third-busiest airport.
Longview High School choir embarks on trip to perform at D-Day observance in France
The Longview High School Lobo Choir is setting out on a trip of a lifetime after being invited to perform at the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. On Monday, the group of 28 students and seven chaperones, led by director Melody McMullen, left Longview High School on a charter bus…
WATCH: Sailing on Charleston Harbor
Click here to enjoy a sailing tour of one of America’s most historic cities.
WATCH: Solar eclipse brings totality to Tyler, Texas
Click here to watch as Tyler, Texas experienced totality during the 2024 solar eclipse.
WATCH: Walking in an inflatable Winter Wonderland
Click here to watch this yard come alive with Holiday inflatables.
WATCH: Germany In Focus coverage from Cologne & Munich, Germany
Click here to watch my special reports from Germany this Fall.
WATCH: Zugspitze, the top of Germany
Here’s a look at how to get to the Zugspitze summit in the Alps.
Texas orders review of efforts to educate K-12 students about atrocities of Holocaust
A newly-enacted Texas law calls for a survey of the state’s 1,200 public school districts to review efforts to better educate students about genocide and the Holocaust. On September 1, HB 3466 took effect, directing the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) to review school districts’ implementation of requirements related to observances of…
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs central to NFL strategy to tackle football frenzy in Germany
In Texas, football has long reigned king. But interest in Europe is exploding right now and the NFL is paying attention. A sign of the league’s commitment to expand its fan base globally, five regular season games will be played abroad this Fall – three in London, United Kingdom and two in Frankfurt, Germany. One…
Kilgore planning own festival as Munich, Germany celebrates 188th Oktoberfest
Record crowds are expected to celebrate the 188th Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany this month, marking the massive festival’s second year since back-to-back cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than six million visitors each year make the celebration of Bavarian tradition the largest festival in the world. Record crowds are expected to celebrate the 188th Oktoberfest…
Diedrich A.W. Rulfs: the German immigrant who became Nacogdoches’ master architect
Few names are as widely known in Nacogdoches as Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, or Thomas J. Rusk. But there’s one lesser-known figure whose lasting impact is plainly visible in every corner of the city – Deidrich Anton Wilhelm Rulfs. “As far as local history is concerned, belongs even higher than these people,” said Nacogdoches…
WATCH: The beauty of the Cologne Cathedral
Click here to listen to the beautiful choir during the Introductory Rites of Sunday Mass at the Cologne Cathedral.
WATCH: British colonial fate decided at Fort Frederica
Fort Frederica, on Saint Simons Island, Georgia, was established in 1736 to defend the British colony against Spanish attack from Florida. Click here to take a tour.
East Texas pastor guided spiritual healing after America’s first mass shooting in a church
As gun violence in America has many churches taking a closer look at security plans, one East Texas pastor has a unique perspective on the matter. Brother Norman Crisp’s congregation at First Baptist Church in Daingerfield knows tragedy firsthand. On June 22, 1980, a gunman opened fire there, ultimately killing 5 people and wounding 10…
WATCH: Zion National Park, a wondrous sanctuary in southwest Utah
Click here to take a video tour of Zion National Park’s natural beauty.
WATCH: The glorious Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World
Click here to be amazed by the grandeur of one of America’s natural wonders.
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