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Member of Lufkin-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 7 years in prison
BEAUMONT, Texas (KETK) — A Lufkin man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on Friday. According to the United States Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Texas, Christopher Shane Osborn, 46, was a member of a drug trafficking organization based in Lufkin […]
East Texas man flown to hospital after being robbed, shot in head
LUFKIN, Texas — The Lufkin Police Department is investigating after a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head. According to the LPD, the shooting occurred around 10:20 p.m., in the 100 block of W. Laurel Ave. Police say a man was shot and seeking help from a neighbor.
Brookeland Goes Wild On High Island 26 to 0
The Brookeland Lady Wildcats won their district and took on the fourth place High Island Lady Cardinals in the Bi-District round of the UIL High School Softball playoffs. It only took the Lady Wildcats two a bats to dominate and eliminate High Island from the playoffs with a 3 inning 26 to 0 shellacking.
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...
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...
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 […]
Brookeland HS announces Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and High Honor Grad
Officials at Brookeland High School have announced the class of 2024 Valediction, Salutatorian, and High Honor Graduate. Dalton Fabela – Plans to attend Stephen F/. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and major in business and marketing. SALUTATORIAN. Samantha Gilbert – Plans to attend Sam Houston State University in Huntsville...
Crown Colony CC in Texas undergoes renovation by Trey Kemp, John Colligan
Golf course architects Trey Kemp and John Colligan have started a project to restore the playing conditions at Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin in eastern Texas. Originally designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge, Crown Colony opened in 1979. The semi-private club offers stay-and-play packages. “The course has been kept in great shape over the years, but the greens have gotten smaller, the bunkers have lost their original shapes and the time has come for many of the components to be updated,” Kemp said in a media release announcing the news. Work will include expanding the greens, which have shrunk, as...
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 […]
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...
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.
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