Javier Dejesus Martinez, 41, was booked into the Angelina County Jail on a $500k bond. Investigators said he is connected to two separate attacks on the same victim.

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KETK)– A procession was held in Angelina County on Thursday afternoon in honor of Deputy Chad Murray, who died earlier this week. After spending several years working with the Brookshire’s coroperation Murary decided to begin a career in law enforcement at the age of 50 and graduated from the Angelina College Law … Continue reading Angelina County mourns loss of Deputy Chad Murray

LUFKIN, Texas (KETK) — East Texas government leaders and state lawmakers say the community wishes to pause data center development to learn more about the facilities’ potential impacts on quality of life. As data centers continue to set up shop across Texas, people are trying to understand what impact they could have on the rural … Continue reading Lufkin community pleads for answers amid data center race

Through the decades, multitudes of motorists have driven past a convenience store in Diboll not realizing that a nearby cemetery reportedly marks the spot of an Angelina County ghost town that ended in catastrophe. Continue reading…

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KETK) — A Lufkin man was pronounced dead on Monday afternoon after his vehicle reportedly drove off U.S. Highway 59 and into the Neches River, officials said. According to a preliminary report from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at around 1:43 p.m. near the Polk and Angelina County … Continue reading Lufkin man dead after vehicle drives into Neches River on Monday

ANGELINA COUNTY (KETK) — During a Commissioner’s Court meeting on Tuesday, Angelina County community members voiced concerns about how AI data centers entering the community could pose risks to the environment and quality of life. In a packed courtroom on Tuesday, citizens addressed the Angelina County Commissioner’s Court while standing up to AI data centers. … Continue reading Angelina County residents call for action against AI data centers

LUFKIN — Dozens of East Texans converged at an Angelina County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday to demand answers regarding a proposed data center project on State Highway 103 East. The […]

ZAVALLA (KETK) — The City of Zavalla is back to square one with no formal police services after the city council denied a motion to enter an agreement with the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. On May 1 in council members voted to deactivate its police department. The decision came due to a lack … Continue reading Zavalla fails to enter law enforcement agreement with Angelina County Sheriff’s Office