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Stephen F. Austin State University has suspended Head Football Coach Clint Conque.

Robotic technology is being used right here in the Pineywoods.  

The Lufkin Police Department will debut its newest piece of safety equipment, the BATT-X rescue vehicle, tomorrow during a 5 p.m. city council meeting.

A 30-year-old Timpson man was airlifted to a Louisiana hospital after a one-vehicle rollover wreck caused by "driver inattention" that occurred on State Highway 87 in Shelby County on June 13.

A 20-year-old Jasper man died in a tragic drowning accident at a swimming area in Newton County Saturday evening. 

The debate over immigration is spreading across the country and has reached to Nacogdoches on Sunday.

The Juneteenth Celebration in Lufkin Saturday included groups from all over the community, but the newest group was actually responsible for organizing the event. 

Friday marked the beginning of the sentencing phase in the trial for the former Lufkin charter school counselor who was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.

Tacos al Pastor Dianita, North Food Mart, Taqueria Los 3 Potros, Burger King on North Street, Quick Way, Crockpot Annie's, Taco Bueno, Cici's Pizza, Mr. Ron's Shaved Ice, Jimmy John's, Donut Palace No 2, Ice Ice baby, and Donut Palace on University Drive.

The crowd at Lugnutz Bar and Grill Saturday is expected to be much larger than usual.  And, it's all thanks to Cade Foehner. 

Some Nacogdoches County residents are cleaning up after sudden storms caught them off guard yesterday evening. 

The Garrison Independent School District board of trustees has accepted the resignation of its superintendent.

Illegal dumping is on the rise in Angelina County. 

There are hundreds of Nacogdoches residents who are tired tonight after a hard day's work, but they are fulfilled by their accomplishment. 

Officers with the Lufkin Police Department arrested a 28-year-old man Tuesday morning after he went through the roof of Cherry’s Grocery in an attempt to steal money from the ATM.

The Livingston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a man who allegedly passed counterfeit money at two different businesses on June 2 and 4. 

Lufkin's Crime Stoppers released surveillance footage Monday of Lufkin's Goodwill being burglarized. The crime happened last month, but the suspect remains at large. 

A landmark trial concerning the death of a former University of Texas football player starts Wednesday in Dallas. Football players and fans will learn how the class-action lawsuit could change football at all levels.

The Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Tara Watson-Watkins has been selected as the Chamber’s new President and CEO. 

A crash on FM 226 took the life of an Apple Springs man Monday afternoon. 

Over the past two decades, suicide has become one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States. 

A Lufkin teenager has died following a weekend wreck.

Flag Day is Thursday. The day commemorates the adoption of the stars and stripes to the American Flag, which happened in 1777.

Officers with Corrigan Police Department are searching for a man who fled from a traffic stop on Sunday.

North Lufkin, non-profit group, J.D. Hope Center of North Lufkin attempted to not only lighten the load, but the spirits of their community Saturday, by hosting their second annual "Shop Until You Drop" grocery giveaway. 

It was on a job in Joaquin that Sterling "Buck" Hampton" was injured after a bolt of electricity traveled through his body.  

The Texas Agri-Forestry Small Farmers and Ranchers is reaching out to those family farms, particularly ones owned by minorities.

A Livingston elementary school principal has now been indicted.

A Nacogdoches man has died following a one-vehicle rollover on North Street Thursday night.

Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital district is considering filing bankruptcy. Old and recent debts have escalated the hospital district's financial hardships. 

An East Texas non profit organization is gearing up for its annual Grief Camp.

An autopsy has been ordered for a Jasper County jail trustee who died on work detail.

Angelina College has released its visual and performing arts schedule for the upcoming 2018-2019 season, packing a full list of events catering to every taste.

Lufkin ISD's lone finalist for superintendent might be new to the job, but Lynn Torres is definitely a familiar face to many in the department. 

One of those 275 vendors at the Texas Blueberry Festival will be the Texas Medical Association hard hats for little heads.

A Shelby County jury voted unanimously to terminate the parental rights of a couple who were accused of whipping a 4-year-old boy, making him drink his own urine, and locking him in a dog crate Wednesday.

In the wake of an incident in which a Jasper County sheriff’s deputy suffered smoke inhalation after he rescued a 3-year-old boy from a house fire, the child’s mother has been charged with child endangerment.

Deputies with the Houston County Sheriff’s Office picked a Conroe man up from the Limestone County Jail Tuesday and brought him back on a bench warrant in connection with allegations that he broke into two convenience stores and stole signed blank checks and cash drawers.

The 1998 movie, “The Waterboy”, has made its way to a Deep East Texas community. One of the water towers in Hudson has a quote that reads High Quality H2O.

The Lufkin ISD Board of Trustees in a special called meeting Tuesday evening named Deputy Superintendent Lynn Torres as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools.

Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital district is considering filing bankruptcy. 

Law enforcement officers in Trinity County arrested three people Friday on sexual assault of a child charges after a search warrant was served on a home on Wendy’s Way, and officers found child pornography and video that allegedly showed one of the suspects sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

A retired Angelina County district judge died in his sleep on May 31 at the age of 78, according to a post on the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

As an end-of-school project, deaf education students at Lufkin High School got creative.

Investigators with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 61-year-old parolee Sunday in connection with allegations that he sexually assaulted a young woman.

A Jasper County Sheriff's Office deputy who rescued a 3-year-old boy from a house fire is now recovering from smoke inhalation. 

A 73-year-old Kirbyville woman died in a two-vehicle wreck that occurred on U.S. Highway 190 in Tyler County Sunday evening. 

A Garrison teen has died Saturday after he was reported to pass out while mowing a yard. Ian Sims, 17, a Garrison High School student was air lifted to a Houston hospital Tuesday night.

An about an hour the high school class of 2018 will begin its graduation ceremonies at Cushing High School. All 36 graduates, like graduates across our region, have their own personal stories.

The arrest affidavits for the man and woman, accused of murdering a 16 month old boy, were released Thursday, detailing the length of time that the child was abused. 

Officials from Texas Parks and Wildlife have declared tomorrow, June 2nd as the state’s free fishing day for 20-18. 

Deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 36-year-old woman Thursday night in connection with allegations that she shot a gun at her husband during an argument that took place at a home on County Road 235.

Tristan Minguez and his mother, Majal Minguez, left for Washington D.C. last week to begin Tristan’s journey as the Scripps Spelling Bee Champion.