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BREAKING: UT Tyler All Clear After Bomb Hoax

December 18, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor-in-Chief On the evening of December 18th, UT Tyler’s main campus received a bomb threat. The threat was quickly determined to be a false claim. According to a mass email sent out by [Read More…]

We’re Off to See Wicked for Good

December 14, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer Disclaimer: The review contains spoilers. After a year-long intermission, we return to the land of Oz in the highly anticipated “Wicked: For Good” released in theaters on Nov. 21. A continuation of [Read More…]

LIGHTS, CAMERA, COMMUNITY: How One Man Went Looking for Friends and Found a Place to Belong

December 11, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By KARLEIGH YANCY/Editor-in-Chief On March 10, 2025. Trevor Hicks had lived in Tyler for one year and one week. Besides his girlfriend, Molly Barlow, Trevor had no friends here. Trevor wanted to change that. So, on [Read More…]

ROLLING THE DICE: With Game Play, You Can Vanquish a War Lord, Make a Friend at Same Time

December 9, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By JIM RASBERRY/Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Jim Rasberry is an avid D&D player. You enter the lord’s chamber of Waterdeep, a massive room of painted stone that once was the seat of the great city’s [Read More…]

East Texas Council for Independent Living Provides Hope, Help

December 3, 2025 The Patriot Talon

Multimedia journalist NORAH DE LEON looks at how the East Texas Center for Independent Living provides help and hope for those with special needs and their families.

Gov. Greg Abbott Visits Tyler Amid Reelection Push, Growing ICE Presence

December 2, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By DEBI OKEKE/Staff Writer Gov. Greg Abbott held a re-election campaign event at ETX Brewing Company in downtown Tyler on Nov. 12. Abbott announced his bid for a fourth term. If he is re-elected he will [Read More…]

UT Tyler Student Killed in Dog Attack

December 2, 2025 The Patriot Talon

Editor’s note: Photos of Madison were used with permission from her mother Jennifer Hubbell. A GoFundMe has been created for funeral expenses, which can be found here. A UT Tyler student was killed in what [Read More…]

Volleyball Players Perform Community Service at Liberty Landing

November 21, 2025 The Patriot Talon

Audio slideshow by KAILEY MANES, who is also a member of the volleyball team.

UT Tyler Rehomes Beloved Stray Cats on Campus

November 19, 2025 The Patriot Talon

By GENEVIEVE JACKSON/Staff Writer If you’ve visited the University Center at UT Tyler in the past month, odds are that you’re aware of the latest sensation: the campus cats. Commonly seen lounging on the concrete segments [Read More…]

Water Line Break Left Some Residents Frustrated

November 19, 2025 The Patriot Talon

Multimedia journalist JUDE RATLIFF says water line break left some south Tyler residents upset with water provider for lack of communication.