Avery Niles
Reporter/MMJ
East Texas
Avery Niles is a Multimedia Journalist, joining the KLTV & KTRE News team in June 2022.
KLTV 7′s Avery Niles reports on Lake Palestine Resort and Marina re-opening after being hit by an EF1 tornado and high waters.
Jacksonville City Council met on Tuesday and approved spending over $3,000,000 to purchase a new fire engine and ladder truck for the city.
They expect to take care of between 300 and 400 animals with the money allotted.
KLTV 7′s Avery Niles speaks with Micah Wolfe, general manager of Lake Palestine Resort, about the economic impact recent storms have taken on them.
One person they helped today was Debi Hottinger who has lived in her home for the last five years. She had several big limbs and partial trees fall in her back yard.
A home in Tyler was split in two by a tree during Monday night’s storms. It happened on Wilma Street in Tyler near Green Acres Baptist Church.
Zevely Hatcher, the executive director of student learning and special programs for Kilgore ISD, spoke about the “Summer Slide” and gives some tips to parents to help stop it.
Jake Norman, district supervisor for the Inland Fisheries Tyler District, spoke about East Texas invasive species and how people can stop the spread going into summer.
Kathrine Thatcher gave and update about the tree that fell on her family’s home in Tyler during Tuesday’s storms.
A Tyler high school senior narrowly avoided a tree falling through her family’s home, directly onto her bed.
East Texans are still picking up the pieces and coming to terms with Thursday night’s EF-1 tornado.
KLTV 7′s Avery Niles speaks with Kristi Seymour, dental hygienist with Vaca and Kirby Dental, about Dental Care Awareness Month and their HR5 saliva testing.
Charles Clanton Division Chief of Training for Smith County ESD 2 spoke about their new LUCAS devises.
Clinton McCoy with Carter BloodCare and Karen Holt with American Red Cross East Texas spoke about the need for type O-Negative blood in East Texas.
Community members were concerned after finding a dumpster full of sheet music, CDs and vinyl at Kilgore College Sunday.
Journi Flesher is an 11-year-old cheerleader, and she's been training to qualify for the championship in Dallas.
“The worst thing that could happen is complacency. People get complacent, they trust their children. I trust my children, but accidents do happen,” Gerald said.
“What the Map the Meal Gap study found was that particularly in the south there is a much higher food insecurity and in rural communities, you see that gap even larger..."
They have three children, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Dr. Alexandra Jenkins with Dermatology of East Texas speaks about skin cancer awareness month and how to protect your skin this summer.
KLTV 7's Avery Niles speaks with Justin Roberts with Roberts and Roberts and Lisa Butler with Copeland Insurance Group about uninsured and underinsured drivers in Texas.
KLTV 7's Avery Niles speaks with Russ Jackson, transit manager about the city launching a MicroTransit service next week.
Even though these roads were damaged in two different ways, the cause of both incidents was water.
A Tyler man who tried to abduct a park jogger pleaded guilty Monday.
Cherokee County has been hit once again with heavy rainfall, causing major flooding and washing out culverts across the county.
May is Wildfire Preparedness Month and KLTV 7′s Avery Niles speaks with Sean Dugan, with the Texas A&M Forest Service, about why its important to speak about before the warm and dry summer months.
KLTV 7′s Avery Niles speaks with Craig Harrington, Chief Deputy with the Gregg County Sheriff’s office about commissioners approving a budget transfer for jail medical expenses.
Cherokee County authorities are reporting blocked roads after Sunday storms brough flooding and debris to the area.
Summer is well on its way, and experts say now is the time to get your heating and air conditioning systems checked out before East Texas begins to see the temperatures rise.
KLTV 7'S Avery Niles speaks with Jason Frey owner of Bug Police in Longview about fire ants and why its important to treat them now.
“It’s really about being preventative, it’s about looking ahead,” Lyons said.
A deadline is approaching for counties to use ARPA funds.
In Smith County at any given time, it can be extremely difficult to surrender an animal, whether that animal is yours or one you found, due to no-kill shelters and rescues being overcrowded.
The city called out Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Railroad Commission who tested the water to see if a salt water or oil spill could be the cause of the discoloration.
East Texas News’ Avery Niles speaks with Wendi Attaway Morris about a prayer vigil held today for her son, Harley Morris, who went missing from the 50 Grande Club in Tyler three months ago.
District 2 covers the city's Southwest side.
“He took maybe one or two steps and he collapsed on his knees. He made a big sigh and he fell down to his knees.," his dad recalled.
The identity of a woman whose remains were found nearly 40 years ago in Smith County was released Tuesday.
KLTV 7′s Avery Niles speaks with Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison and the county’s emergency management coordinator about the last week’s flooding and how some expected rain might affect the area in its wake.
East Texas News’ Avery Niles speaks with Kat Cortelyou, director of The SPCA of East Texas, about Animal Cruelty Awareness Month.
Panola County is preparing for record-setting flooding by staging boat squads, they announced Thursday evening.
Details on when the lanes are expected to be reopened were not made available at the time.
A celebration of love and an appreciation for natural events collided at an eclipse wedding in Sulphur Springs on Monday.
We are less than 24 hours from the Great American Total Solar Eclipse, and East Texans and visitors alike are getting excited for the grand event.
“I know it could be frustrating when there is heavier traffic or more traffic than you are used to. Just be patient, plan ahead. We have DriveTexas.org, it will give you real-time kind of updates of where the traffic is,” TxDOT's Jeff Williford said.
Tyler is expecting large crowds of eclipse tourists and heavy traffic starting Friday, April 5, with people coming to Tyler to experience the once-in-a-lifetime event.
For the eclipse, TX-645 mission will be flying several times a day over Hunt, Delta, Rains, and Hopkins counties, starting Saturday through Thursday to get a bird’s eye view of the flow of traffic.
KLTV 7′s Avery Niles spoke with Tori Scarber, curator of animal behavior and welfare at Caldwell Zoo, about how their animals might react during the total solar eclipse.
East Texas cities in the path are now trying to plan their events according to the latest look at the forecast.
The Citizen Continental-American Telescope Eclipse (or CATE) is a project funded by NASA, but relies on citizen scientists to take pictures of the sun before, during and after the total eclipse.
