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Leslie Lane residents petition Lufkin City Council to deny zoning change request
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - At Lufkin City Council’s last meeting, councilmembers heard from Kathy Ramsey, a resident of Normandy Estates, which falls on Leslie Lane, one of the areas the council is being asked to re-zone as commercial, for future economic development. Ramsey said she and her neighbors are...
Lufkin man arrested in death of baby son
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Lufkin police have arrested a Lufkin man accused in the death of his four-month-old son. Anfernee Durham, 25, is charged with capital murder. Kylo Powell died in a Houston hospital on Oct. 20, three days after he was transferred from a Lufkin hospital. A Harris County...
Motorcycle gang national president arrested in 2020 Smith County death of ‘rival gang’ member
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – A 57-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly giving orders to members of an “outlaw motorcycle gang” that led to the May 2020 death of a man. Kevin Higgins, 57 of Kemp, identified in an arrest affidavit as the National President of the Ugly Man Cossacks, was arrested a week […]
Local cattle roper competes in Angelina Benefit Rodeo
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Contestants from around the world compete in the Angelina Benefit Rodeo including locals. “Lufkin is dear to my heart,” Clayton Collmorgen said. “I was born and raised here my whole life, and it’s just a great rodeo.”. Collmorgen competes in the cattle roping...
Todd Quick looks to get the Pack back on track in 2024
LUFKIN, Texas (KETK) — Football was in the air Thursday in Lufkin as the Panthers hit the field for spring practice. Lufkin is coming off its third-straight season of missing the playoff, but the Panthers are confident they have what it takes to make a run at state next season. Lufkin head coach Todd Quick said the Panthers will have 48 seniors next […]
Lucas Wayne Lakey
Mr. Lucas Wayne Lakey of Lufkin, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at University Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the age of 21 years, 4 months, 27 days. Lucas was born November 24, 2002, in Lufkin, Texas, and had been a longtime resident of the Broaddus and...
Arrests made in 2016 Memorial Day murder of Ron Horaney
LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – Two people have been arrested in connection to the 2016 murder of Longview businessman and community figure Ron Horaney. Horaney was found dead in his home from multiple gunshots on May 30, 2016. Reza Kamali, 87 of Longview, was arrested and charged with murder eight years after the crime. At his […]
Worldwide competitors converge in Lufkin for annual Angelina Benefit Rodeo
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Today kicked off opening day and KTRE Night for the 2024 Angelina Benefit Rodeo in Lufkin. This event has taken place in the region for over 76 years (40 of them inside the George H Henderson Jr. Exposition Center), with professional cowboy and cowgirl competitors from all over the world coming. We spoke to Rodeo chairman Jacob Morehead, who shares they expect to seat up to 6,000 visitors a day.
Student body elect holds high ambitions for next year
The SFA community will be looking forward to the leadership of the 2024-2025 Student Body President Nathan Lyons, a junior political science major from Lufkin, and Vice-President Uchenna Njoku, a sophomore nursing major from Abuja, Nigeria. Both individuals have a large heart and dedication to helping those around them, but most importantly ambitions for next year.
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