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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Monday's Weather: Another warm and sunny day with highs in the 80s

1 week ago | ktre.com | Cody Gottschalk

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - This Monday is off to a mild and somewhat muggy start with morning temperatures in the 60s with partly to mostly clear skies. Expect lots of sunshine today along with some breezy southwesterly winds which will help temperatures climb into the 80s again this afternoon. A weak cold front is still set to move through ETX later this evening/tonight but will not bring any rain with it and will only slightly cool us off by tomorrow.
Trump’s commerce secretary says new electronics tariff exemptions are temporary

1 week ago | ktre.com | Mae Anderson |Michael Liedtke

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor industry, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday. “They’re exempt from the reciprocal tariffs but they’re included in the semiconductor tariffs, which are coming in probably a month or two,” Lutnick told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
More than 500 measles cases confirmed across the South Plains

1 week ago | ktre.com | Chelsea Collinsworth |Brandon Soliz

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - There are now 541 confirmed measles cases in the South Plains region since the outbreak began in late January. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports 56 of those patients have been hospitalized since the start. According to the DSHS, fewer than 30 of the confirmed cases are “estimated to be actively infectious.”DSHS says the following counties have ongoing measles cases: Cochran, Dallam, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Lynn, Lamar, Lubbock, Terry and Yoakum.
New Shelby County Sheriff outlines first term plans

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Mariela González

SHELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - There’s a new sheriff in Shelby County and he plans to make changes during his first term. “You’re never off. It’s twenty-four-seven,” said Sheriff Gerald Corbell. Corbell said his top priority has been to fill his staff since he was sworn at the start of the new year. There were several vacancies between deputies, dispatcher, and jailers. As of April, the department is 90 percent staffed, according to Corbell.
Deep East Texas non-profit homes 400 children out of foster system during first year

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Vanessa Johnson

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - It’s been a little over a year since the Texas Family Care Network took on the responsibility of case management for 15 counties in the Deep East Texas Region. A year later they are celebrating the work they’ve accomplished in that time period. “Anytime you’re working in child welfare, it’s a complex system,” Rocky Hensarling, the VP of Community Based Care for TFCN.
Starlit, chilly nights will give way to sun-filled, mild afternoons as we progress through the week across the Piney Woods

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Brad Hlozek

DEEP EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - The clear skies, dry air, and virtually calm winds will lead to another chilly night with overnight lows in the middle 40′s. Wednesday will be sunny and pleasant with southerly breezes and highs in the upper 70′s. A ridge of high pressure will dominate our weather landscape this week, keeping the main storm track well north of Texas. This will lead to an extended stretch of sunny, dry conditions across our part of the state.
Former Nacogdoches ISD teacher gets 2 years for relationship with student

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Mariela González

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A former teacher for Nacogdoches ISD is going to prison for a 2023 relationship with a student. Annaleigh Andrews, 26, of Nacogdoches, was arrested on July 20, 2023, on three counts of improper relationship between educator and student, three counts of sexual assault of a child, three counts of trafficking a child to engage in sexual conduct and three counts of enticing a child with intent to commit a felony. Tuesday, she received a sentence of two years’ confinement.
Tuesday's Weather: Sunny skies again today. Highs in the 70s

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Andrew Tate

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - It’s another cold morning with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. You can plan for sunny afternoon with highs today in the 70s. The forecast for the rest of the week remains on track, highs near 80/in the 80s for most of the rest of the week. Winds will pick up tomorrow ahead of a front on Thursday, this front will not do much for us. The forecast remains dry through the coming weekend, rain possibly returning early next week.
US ends life-saving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence’

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Ellen Knickmeyer |Samy Magdy |David Biller

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict, according to the organization and officials who spoke to The Associated Press. The World Food Program, the largest provider of food aid, appealed to the U.S. to roll back the new cuts in a social media post Monday.
Lufkin’s Deaton homers in Hendrix loss

2 weeks ago | ktre.com | Jeff Awtrey

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (KTRE) - Former Lufkin Panther Charlie Deaton hit a home run in Hendrix’s 3-1 loss to Rhodes in the first half of a doubleheader split on Sunday. Batting sixth and starting at catcher, the sophomore was 1-for-3. Deaton’s homer came in the eighth inning to close the deficit to 3-1. It was Deaton’s second homer of the season and he has four RBI. Hendrix won the second game, 8-0. Deaton had a walk and scored a run. Hendrix (5-3) is in second place in the Southern Athletic Association.