Home

Unwitting buyer of stolen van out $2K when Lufkin police recover it for original owner

Earl Murphy said he bought the stolen van paying $2,000, not knowing it had been stolen. It was for his disabled son. With the van returned to its owner, he's now out $2,000 and without transportation for his disabled son.

News

FEMA, FCC to conduct national emergency alert test Wednesday

News

Students browsing the vendors at the Region 5 food show.

Region 5 Co-op food show allows East Texas students to weigh in on cafeteria options

Abeldt’s Pharmacy Shares the Relationship Between Medicare & Mobility Equipment

SFA announces search for new president

TOP HEADLINES

National

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's harshest critics, answers...

Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:52 PM CDT

By The Associated Press and FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING

A motion to vacate is a rare and strong procedural tool that has only been used twice in the past century against Republican speakers.

National

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks an event in Largo, Md., Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex...

Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate

Updated: 13 hours ago

By The Associated Press and WILL WEISSERT

In all last year, 9 million seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries paid more than $3.4 billion on these 10 drugs alone, the White House said.

News

Major water leak causes road, school closures in Lufkin

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:34 AM CDT

By KTRE Digital Media Staff

Water service will be out in the area from Angelina Street to Timberland Drive. Nearby areas may also be affected.

Crime

Crockett man, missing Dallas teen arrested on drug charges

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 4:44 PM CDT

By KTRE Digital Media Staff

A Crockett man and Dallas teen are in custody after a search allegedly found them in possession of drugs and guns Sunday.

State

Delayed passage of farm bill could affect many ranchers and farmers across Texas

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 7:47 AM CDT

By Lorena Rivas

Delayed passage of farm bill could affect many ranchers and farmers across Texas

News

Nacogdoches residents react to Maroney Park playground fire

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 6:31 AM CDT

By Mariela Gonzalez

Cox said during the construction of the park, people who donated were able to have family names carved into the fence planks. Now, those are charred by fire.

Local Radar

FEATURES

MORE NEWS

News

Davis talks about how to spot them and how to treat them.

Gregg County agrilife agent gives advice for treating destructive army worms

Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 6:26 AM CDT

By Bob Hallmark

As we move into the East Texas fall and the weather cools, many insects will begin to disappear, but not all of them.

National

President Joe Biden speaks about democracy and the legacy of Arizona Republican Sen. John...

President Biden delivers remarks after he signed a stopgap 45-day funding bill

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 10:44 PM CDT

By The Associated Press and LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES

The package drops aid for Ukraine but adds money for U.S. disaster assistance.

National

File - Graduating Harvard University students celebrate their degrees during commencement...

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here’s what you need to know

Updated: Oct. 1, 2023 at 9:51 AM CDT

By The Associated Press

If you have student loans and haven't made a payment in the last three years, don't panic.

Events

Lufkin held their annual walk at the Ellen Trout Zoo to raise awareness and funds.

Lufkin community holds Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 5:55 PM CDT

By Shaquiena Davis

Many Alzheimer’s Association chapters around the U.S. gathered their communities together on Saturday to hold a Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

News

In some East Texas counties, you can still see the burn piles stacked up, waiting to be burned.

Forest Service spokesperson says to burn responsibly despite lifted bans

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 3:07 PM CDT

By Bob Hallmark

With recent rain, most but not all East Texas counties have lifted their burn bans, but an East Texas regional fire coordinator says we’re not out of the woods yet.

Crime

Man allegedly led Lufkin police on high-speed chase with car door open

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 7:15 PM CDT

By KTRE Digital Media Staff

Officers said they were attempting to check Alldredge’s welfare following a report of a man in a Ford sedan driving with his driver’s door open.

Crime

Man accused of using truck modified with 300-gallon tanks to steal fuel in Crockett

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:24 PM CDT

By Brittany Hunter

A man has been accused of stealing fuel from a gas station using card fraud and a truck modified to hold two 300-gallon fuel tanks.

News

Diboll one of school districts now able to provide free meals for all students

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:50 PM CDT

By Tyre White

USDA changes rule that will bring minimum Identified Student Percentage requirement from 40% to 25%

East Texas Now

U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions discusses possible government shutdown

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 10:40 AM CDT

By KLTV Digital Media Staff

East Texas Now’s Devyn Shea was joined Friday morning by U.S. Representative Pete Sessions to discuss the possibility of a government shutdown, how long it would last, and what it would affect.

News

Nacogdoches authorities investigating possible arson at city park

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 6:47 PM CDT

By KTRE Digital Media Staff

A wooden playground structure in the park will be closed until further notice as a result of damage from the fire.

News

David Cornelius's funeral service on his baseball field "Triple Play Sports Park"

Legacy of Athens man who died recently living on through his Field of Dreams

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 11:28 PM CDT

By JD Conte

If you build it, they will come. That was the lifelong dream of David Cornelius of Athens, who died this month at the age of 41 after a battle with leukemia.

News

Texans owe $120B in student loans; avoiding repayment has consequences

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 11:18 PM CDT

By Tyre White

Avoiding student loan payments can have lasting consequences

MORE NEWS

News

Neal McCoy shares details on 29th annual Angel Network fundraiser featuring Vince Gill

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 10:26 PM CDT

By Jamey Boyum

“We have helped over 600 families in the 29 years. And also, this is a staggering number, we’ve raised over $11 million,” McCoy said.

News

Lufkin fire destroys home, burns multiple vehicles

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 5:35 PM CDT

By KTRE Digital Media Staff

A fire in Lufkin destroyed a home and damaged several vehicles Thursday.

News

Construction worker dies at Corrigan OSB plant expansion site

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 4:31 PM CDT

By KTRE Digital Media Staff

The company stated in a press release that the construction employee was performing contracted work at the site in Polk County on Wednesday

Health

Zak Williams and moderator Neal Franklin.

Zak Williams, son of late Robin Williams, speaks at Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County luncheon

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 7:10 PM CDT

By Blake Holland

Among those most deeply impacted by Robin’s death was his son, Zak. who was in Tyler Thursday to share his story of healing.

Community

Shoppers are celebrating 150 years of trade days

Canton First Monday Trade Days kicks off 150 year anniversary this weekend

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 10:56 PM CDT

By Avery Niles

“Mostly it was for trading because it was a place for people, mostly country people, to gather and find whatever they needed and trade it for whatever they had an excess of,” Allen said.

The Red Zone

Timpson star football player Terry Bussey has announced his intent to play college football at...

Timpson star athlete Terry Bussey commits to Texas A&M

Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 8:08 AM CDT

By Mark Bownds

Timpson star football player Terry Bussey will make his college commitment announcement on Thursday.

Education

Lufkin High School partnered with BridgeYear for the GEAR Up program for juniors and seniors....

Lufkin High School students get glimpse of profitable careers without college degree

Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 11:20 PM CDT

By Shaquiena Davis

BridgeYear Program Coordinator Allena Grant explains the importance of secondary careers, what those careers are and their average pay.

News

Construction begins on new Corrigan Volunteer Fire Department station

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:36 PM CDT

By Mariela Gonzalez

The station will be relocated less than a mile from its current location to Geneva Street. The department began raising money for a new station in 2020 and has had thousands of dollars donated by residents and businesses.

Education

Lufkin ISD Deputy Superintendent Kurt Stephens

Lufkin ISD working to hire additional armed security for campuses

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 10:28 PM CDT

By Shaquiena Davis

A new Texas law requires that schools hire armed security officers. Lufkin ISD’s deputy superintendent talks to KTRE about their efforts to meet those staffing requirements.

News

City of Athens rejects railroad’s proposal to shut down road where train struck car, school bus

Updated: Sep. 27, 2023 at 6:34 PM CDT

By Lauren Tear

Athens Mayor Aaron Smith says he signed a letter Tuesday rejecting Union Pacific’s proposal to close Cream Level Road.