JD Conte
MMJ/Reporter
East Texas
JD is a multimedia journalist for KLTV. He joined the team after graduating from Suffolk University in Boston. He has won a Lone Star Emmy as part of the KLTV 6 PM news team, covering storm damage in Tyler.
At Suffolk, JD was the sports editor for the Suffolk Journal and was also a Suffolk in the City reporter for New England Cable News. His senior year, he interned at TD Garden in the control room, operating jumbotron cameras at the home of the Boston Bruins and Celtics.
Outside of KLTV, JD volunteers in production at his church and can be found cheering on all the Boston sports teams.
Have a story for JD? Email him at jd.conte@kltv.com
“I was in shock, the what if,” said Kassidy’s mother Alicia Childress. “I’m so blessed and forever grateful."
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The project, which Cyrus One says “could ultimately include multiple data center buildings developed over time” is still under consideration and is not a done deal.
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“Everything was still smoldering and burning; you can’t forget that smell,” said the former FBI special agent.
The college’s sign language interpreting program has around 25 students. Students learn by doing, and one of their professors is deaf.
A Polk County family woke up to water covering the bottom of their home Tuesday, with a boat as their only way out, after flooding from Edouard.
“I wish the university wasn’t having to put themselves in this position,” said former employee and alumnus Bryan Knous.
While the world still mourns the passing of Dolly Parton, the Oak Ridge Boys’ distinctive baritone singer William Lee Golden says the country music icon never lost sight of who she was.
Late last month, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham sent a cease-and-desist to the federal government and its contractor regarding border work at Big Bend National Park.
Portions of a Texas election bill are back in play after a federal court ruling last week.
An East Texas Veteran is looking to celebrate a big day in a big way.
An East Texas couple is mourning the loss of their dog after it was shot and killed by a deputy.
The headlines are all over. Arrests for online solicitation, child pornography, and more.
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A trial date has been set for a Cherokee County man accused of shooting a Jacksonville police officer and her K-9 in 2025.
At a Thursday night meeting, district leaders presented their plan to introduce Texas Partnerships, or charter schools, to the district.
Flames engulfed a Cherokee County plant nursery building Tuesday night, sending columns of black smoke billowing into the sky.
Monday is the first day of UIL football practice across the state. As teams lace up, they’re using new ways to measure how long they can practice and where.
The law was passed during the last legislative session as part of a broader housing package.
As triple-digit heat continues across East Texas, UT Health East Texas EMS says crews are seeing more heat-related medical calls—and they’re urging families to know the warning signs before an emergency happens.
Right now, a portion of the loop in Tyler is shut down after a major crash. It happened at the intersection of Spur 364 and Southwest Loop 323.
A man accused of shooting and killing a Marine veteran at a Tyler intersection in February made a court appearance on Friday.
