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It's a moment many teenagers wait for in the days leading to their 16th birthday, but a WMBF News investigation has found younger drivers are among the most dangerous on area roadways. More>>
Women in their 20's can now have a pap smear every two years rather than annually according to new guidelines put out by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The news comes on the More>>
Hundreds of people know tonight did their part in combating a preventable illness. The death of one man and the critical condition of another due to H1N1 were on the minds of those waiting in line to get vaccinated. More>>
Friday morning the Lufkin Salvation Army kicked-off the 2009 Red Kettle Campaign at Brookshire Brothers. More>>
It pays to be drug-free. A Central High School student's decision to say "no" got her a new car. More>>
Center Police assisted in another drug bust outside their jurisdiction Wednesday, something which has drawn criticism from the Shelby Count Sheriff. More>>
The unemployment rate in the city and county of Nacogdoches continues to slide, according to numbers released by the Deep East Texas Workforce Development Association. More>>
Inclusion is working for a little girl, but some teachers still critical of practice. More>>
There are some students who never leave the special education wing. More>>
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Center Police at odds over out-of-town crime fighting.
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An air problem caused a train going through Lufkin to implement its emergency brakes, stalling the train for about two-and-a-half hours in downtown Lufkin, a manager with Union Pacific said. More>>
A 55-year-old Mississippi man who died from symptoms of H1N1 had underlying conditions before he contracted the flu, the state health department said Friday. More>>
Nacogdoches health officials are working on a plan of action following the first death recorded in the county as a result of H1N1, a hospital spokesman said. More>>
A pregnant Lufkin woman was arrested Wednesday morning in a drug bust in which Angelina County Sheriff's Office assisted Lufkin Police. More>>
The head football coach and athletic director at Nacogdoches High is retiring, he confirmed today. More>>
A teacher was killed in a Wednesday morning wreck near Center, a DPS report stated. More>>
On Monday a report on the new breast cancer screening guidelines from the United States Preventive Task Force was released. More>>
Today, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, announced that the full Senate has approved the Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. More>>
Residents of Prince Hall Manor Apartments in Crockett say they've had enough. After months of complaining about living conditions they call "unbearable" they are ready to see change. More>>
The department of public safety is warning parents against Mexican cartels and gangs recruiting in Texas schools. More>>
The founder of Lufkin Industries was part of an "answer" to a Jeopardy "question" Tuesday. More>>
A Trinity County Jury sentenced a Trinity man to life in prison for slashing the throat of his employer. More>>
Nacogdoches Police are on the lookout for a man who they say threatened a store clerk with a knife. More>>
A Milam man was killed Tuesday morning when he ran his truck off the road and struck a tree, according to a DPS report. More>>
Seven years ago a Trinity man was shot dead. Law enforcement first thought Norris Armstead's murder was a case of mistaken identity, because of a crime around the time of the shooting. With no witnesses, police have struggled to piece together what happened. But in KTRE's own interviews, new developments may lead the case down a different path. More>>
San Augustine County, known as one of the poorest in Deep East Texas, could possibly be on its way to being the richest. More>>
A Trinity County Jury deliberated more than two hours before delivering a guilty verdict to a man accused of slashing the throat of his employer. More>>
Operation Christmas Child, also known as Samaritan's purse ministry is providing Christmas gifts to children all over the world. More>>
Sarah Palin's memoir, “Going Rogue: An American Life,” is hitting book stores by storm and creating a national stir, which is no surprise as Palin remains a hot topic. More>>
For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. More>>
A federal judge reinstated a Polk County teacher's certification Tuesday, after the state took it away when she refused to submit a fingerprint. More>>
Driver and students taken to the hospital and treated and released. More>>
This week marks the 10-year anniversary of Texas A&M's deadly bonfire that took the lives of 12 Aggies. More>>
A passerby on 1-45 captured on tape a Lufkin man's million-dollar car crashing into a lagoon. More>>
The first day of testimony in a Trinity County murder trial began Monday afternoon with prosecution linking the defendant to the slaying. More>>
KTRE's News at 5 will be broadcast live from the Lufkin studio starting today. More>>
The remaining defendant in the March slaying of an SFA student agreed to a guilty plea Monday in district court. More>>
A man involved in a Nov. 2008 case in which he and another ran from police during a traffic stop pleaded guilty Monday to the crime. More>>
Houston County Sheriff's deputies have discovered a Trinity County woman's skeletal remains dispersed on private property off of CR 4545 in Houston County. More>>
First it was a fight at an East Texas church among teens. The next day, it was a fight at the high school. Now, Lufkin youth pastors tell KTRE school violence is taking a toll on the community and they're planning to take a stand together. More>>
BMV (3), Assault (2), DWI (2), Theft (2), Possession of Marijuana, Criminal Mischief, Criminal Trespass, Credit Card Abuse, Fail to ID. More>>
Texas heritage is built around the cowboy. Where there's a cowboy, there's usually a good saddle and leather work not far behind. Both are in Chireno where a saddle maker's legacy lives on in the dreams of others. More>>
We want to warn you some images in this story are of a sensitive nature. More>>
Thousands of doses of this H1N1 vaccine are in East Texas and Dr. Alexander Orlov has had hundreds of them for weeks. More>>
Dallardsville, Texas. Population under 500. Stretches from the post office and local burger joint to the Big Sandy School District. The community keeps to itself, until it recently gained national attention when kindergarten teacher Pam McLaurin refused to get fingerprinted, claiming that it violates her religious freedom. More>>
A Nacogdoches County Grand Jury has indicted a Nacogdoches man on a capital murder charge, in connection with the 2008 death of a 34-year-old Nacogdoches man found in the trunk of a burning car. More>>
A Trinity man originally sentenced to 180 days in jail was re-sentenced Friday to at least 18 months confinement, according to the San Jacinto County district attorney. More>>
La Marque Police have released the name of the driver who drove his car into a lagoon in Galveston County. More>>
Two people were arrested after a man allegedly punched the Lufkin High School principal Wednesday afternoon while he was attempting to break up a fight, according to a Lufkin Police spokesman. More>>
Charitable organizations across the country are struggling to collect enough food, clothing and other donations to continue helping those in need. More>>
"Born In Texas", Texans notice their Lone Star state is growing, but not everyone realizes how rapidly it's happening. The governor, lt. governor and an economic guru know. More>>
A band instructor convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a minor was granted probation Thursday in an Angelina County District Court. More>>
Photo courtesy of Chris Paschenko/The Galveston County Daily NewsA bird is blamed for distracting the driver of a luxury sports car who then drove his Bugatti Veyron into the drink. More>>
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It's almost time for Rudolph's lighting ceremony. More>>
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