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State watchdog investigating DEI complaint at SFA

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) — SFA is the site of the first DEI complaint being investigated by a newly created state watchdog office. According to the Texas Tribune, the Texas Higher Education ...

Synthetic urine, suspected cocaine residue found in vehicle after traffic stop in Houston County

A man was arrested after a traffic stop in Houston County discovered suspected cocaine and synthetic urine, according to the ...
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Gov. Abbott appoints Angelina County district judge-elect to finish Inselmann term

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed the judge-elect to finish out Judge Robert Inselmann’s term following his resignation. Monday, Abbott announced Lufkin City Attorney ...
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Livingston’s Damian Ruiz drafted in 9th round by Cincinnati Reds

PHILADELPHIA (KTRE) - Former Livingston Lion Damian Ruiz was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth round of the 2026 MLB draft on Sunday. Ruiz was one of 12 Arkansas baseball players to be ...
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Angelina County DA’s office short on prosecutors, burdened by 5,000-case backlog

A Nacogdoches elementary school community came together Sunday night to remember a 12-year-old boy shot and killed on the Fourth of July. Chef Simon Webster is an English-born, New Zealand-raised chef ...

Lufkin sex offender sentenced to federal prison for gun possession

A Lufkin man is headed to federal prison after a sentence handed down after he pleaded guilty on July 9. Preston Allen, 59, ...
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Jasper county authorities investigating ‘suspicious’ fire that destroyed home, 3 vehicles

JASPER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a home and multiple vehicles, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Beech Grove Volunteer ...
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Fire destroys old Warren Junior High School building in Tyler County

TYLER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A fire destroyed the old Warren Junior High School early Sunday morning. According to the Tyler County Emergency Management Office, at 1:19 a.m., multiple fire departments ...
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Sen. Mitch McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition

(AP) - Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the ...
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‘Chose to do the unimaginable’: 22-year-old sentenced after randomly killing a man at buffet

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - A 22-year-old will spend two decades behind bars for randomly killing a man at a buffet in Arizona, according to authorities. Roberto Antonio Trejo, 22, was sentenced last ...
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Keystone Pipeline system’s operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in ...