KTRE-TV (Pollok, TX)

KTRE stands out in the Lufkin-Nacogdoches region, which is part of the 109th-largest television market in the United States. It serves a viewing audience of around 400,000 people. This area features a varied marketplace and serves as the central hub for Deep East Texas. KTRE is connected with the ABC television network and operates offices and news bureaus in both Lufkin and Nacogdoches. The main cities in this region are the county seats of Angelina and Nacogdoches counties.

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‘Grumpy’ 9-foot alligator removed from downtown Gladewater

4 days ago | ktre.com | Travis Noriega

GLADEWATER, Texas (KLTV) - A Texas game warden and Gladewater police officers cooperated to remove a large alligator spotted downtown. With a lake in town and many antique stores, the City of Gladewater attracts a lot of visitors, but they could have done without the visitor they had Sunday night: a 9 1/2-foot alligator. Gregg County Game Warden Todd Long was notified around 10 p.m. that an alligator had been spotted near Tele’s restaurant on U.S. Highway 271.
College Station 5th grader wins local Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest

1 week ago | ktre.com | Crystal Galny

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - A College Station student won this year’s Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. The winning drawing was created by Oakwood Intermediate fifth grader Caroline Thomas. Those awarded second, third, and honorable mention came from High Point Elementary in Navasota. Those students received plaques and a pizza party.
Only graveyard remains from East Texas town of Walling’s Ferry

1 week ago | ktre.com | Bob Hallmark

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A small graveyard in East Texas is almost all that remains of a once-thriving river port town on the banks of the Sabine River, just north of what is now Easton; it was once known as Walling’s Ferry. A small graveyard, with some of the markers no more that piled stones, is the final remnant of a once bustling river stop. “It was a fairly large city, some estimates are it was 10,000 people. So it was fairly large,” says Gregg County Historical Museum archivist Kelly Green.
Hospitalized victim dies following Alto crash

1 week ago | ktre.com | Travis Noriega

ALTO, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin woman has died while hospitalized from a crash in Alto. According to the Alto Police Department, Alesia Annette Sidney, 54, of Lufkin, died in the hospital Friday morning due to injuries sustained in a crash that happened Sunday night. According to police, Samuel Lee Schlemmer, 21, of Alto, ran a stop sign and collided with a car carrying three people. The driver of the hit vehicle was treated and released while the other passenger died on the scene.
Cutting horse competition starts; brings clinic for beginner riders with it

1 week ago | ktre.com | Vanessa Johnson

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The M5 Cutting Horse Association is starting one of their five cutting horse shows. This year they added an extra event; a cutting horse clinic. “I learned I need to be more reactive with my feet and learn the right places for the right things,” Hayden Jeffries one of the attendees said. Jeffries started cutting a couple of years ago, but she has participated in rodeos for as long as she can remember.
15-year-old Reanna has big dreams, beginning with adoption

1 week ago | ktre.com | Noemy Sanchez

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Reanna is a smart 15-year-old who hopes to make a living helping others. She thinks way beyond her years and is motivated by the idea of making a difference. In our time with her, we learned several things. The first is, she’ll ride just about anything in an amusement park. The second, she is a natural caretaker. “Very loving, caring, I’m great with little kids. I love to do art,” Reanna says. And lastly, she holds onto her faith tightly. To her, it gives her peace of mind.
Lufkin ministry to give out free meals to fill summer food gap

1 week ago | ktre.com | Vanessa Johnson

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - SS Worship Ministries is passing out meal packs with food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. One of the ministry’s pastors, Erica Shapaka, said there are no requirements, and anyone is welcome to grab one. In addition to the food, there will also be a list of resources to visit or contact if you need more help with getting food. Shapaka said they are trying to fill a need where they see one.
Pockets of passing downpours will linger into early Friday before a late week cold front clears things out this weekend

1 week ago | ktre.com | Brad Hlozek

DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - We will hang on to a 30% chance of rain showers overnight with lows in the upper 60′s. With more rain chances staying with us through early Friday morning, it would be a good idea to keep the umbrellas handy and close by, just in case you find yourself underneath a passing downpour in the next 36 hours. Thursday will be partly cloudy, warm, and humid with a 30% chance of scattered downpours.
Showers and thunderstorms possible for our Wednesday.

1 week ago | ktre.com | Cody Gottschalk

East Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - Happy Wednesday, East Texas! Be sure to grab the umbrella as showers and storms will develop across parts of Central Texas which will then push into East Texas later today. Rain and storm chances will be most likely throughout the afternoon and early evening hours with a few showers possible overnight. A cold front is set to move into East Texas late Thursday into Friday morning which will help another round of showers and thunderstorms moving through East Texas.
5 people injured in shooting at mall, Connecticut police say

1 week ago | ktre.com | Abigail Murillo Villacorta |Zoe Strothers

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - Police responded to a “shooting incident” on Tuesday afternoon at a mall in Waterbury, Connecticut. State police assisted Waterbury officers with the shooting at Brass Mill Center mall, which was first reported at approximately 4:40 p.m.During a Tuesday evening update with law enforcement, the Waterbury police chief said five people were injured by gunfire.