Mellie Valencia
Multimedia Journalist
KTRE/KLTV
Mellie Valencia is a multimedia journalist stationed in Deep East Texas. She was born in West Texas but has called Houston home since 2016. Mellie graduated from Sam Houston State University, majoring in mass communication in December 2025. While at SHSU, she was a writer and multimedia editor for The Houstonian, as well as a producer/reporter for KSHU 7. Previously, Mellie interned at KPRC 2 in Houston.
To get in contact with Mellie, you can email her at mellie.valencia@ktre.com, or follow her on socials @MellieOnAir.
Watch Garrison’s JT Reagan take a 14-yard pass and refuse to give up as he fights for a score against Joaquin.
Trudy Richerson of Lufkin knows what it’s like to care for a loved one with Parkinson’s. Her husband, Tim Richerson, died from the disease in April.
The city of Lufkin voted to spend $520,592 to fix aging equipment at its wastewater treatment plant.
Nearly one in four Deep East Texas students has tried vaping, according to a 2025 regional needs assessment from the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Council.
For 20 years, the Mosaic Center in Lufkin has helped women rebuild their lives. Now, a $5,000 grant from Angelina County will give five more women that chance - fully funded.
Watch Lufkin’s Breylon Taylor throw a deep ball to Sam Fitzgerald who fully extends for the catch and the TD.
Dozens of breast cancer survivors gathered for the annual Power of Pink luncheon in Lufkin.
Lufkin ISD could begin converting its primary schools into K-through-5 campuses as early as the 2027-2028 school year, starting with Herty Primary.
Angelina County commissioners approved spending $1,500 from the legal services budget to hire an attorney to draft a road use agreement with AMP Z Champion Data Center Holdings LLC.
Stephen F. Austin State University plans to begin offering child care subsidies to eligible parenting students this spring through a new initiative funded by a nearly $2 million federal grant.
Watch the Groveton Indians get on the board against Corrigan-Camden when Jasper Due hits a long pass to Ruger McLain.
Lufkin City Council approved a preliminary zoning change for part of Spence Street that could allow an additional housing lot near industrial properties.
Caleb Jones was 13 when he started propagating succulents as a hobby. By 15, he had turned that interest into a business, Gen 1 Greenhouse.
The City of Zavalla has received a $5.3 million water infrastructure grant awarded by the state after decades of water system issues, officials said Monday.
St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church in Lufkin welcomed dogs, cats and even a snake Sunday for its annual Blessing of the Animals.
The Livingston Lions defeated the Liberty Panthers 21-14 on homecoming.
Five families remain displaced from their homes as state emergency crews and energy specialists work around the clock to contain an underground natural gas well leak seven miles outside San Augustine.
A Lufkin police officer was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 100 counts related to Flock camera misuse.
Two AI data centers, AmpZ and Hyper Data Grid, are targeting Angelina County, but state permits for the facilities remain on hold.
A new educational initiative launched in Lufkin aims to connect high school students directly to East Texas’ multi-billion-dollar timber economy.
The Angelina County Commissioners Court addressed the rising rates residents are seeing at the landfill.
The Lufkin City Council took final action on the city’s financial roadmap, voting unanimously to adopt a $94.6 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2027 and holding the property tax rate flat.
Members of Jacob’s Memorial Church of God in Christ gathered for worship Sunday in a temporary sanctuary, less than a week after a late-night fire leveled their longtime church home.
A Huntington Middle School English teacher is ensuring every student has the chance to take part in a longstanding Texas homecoming tradition without facing steep retail costs.
Watch Lovelady’s Isiah Chaisson start a comeback for the Lions with a touchdown catch against Price Carlisle.
