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Lubbock Power & Light crews assisting in Hurricane Ian recovery

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) crews are making the journey to Lakeland, Florida to assist with Hurricane Ian recovery efforts. In preparation for the storm, LP&L is sending 15 vehicles and 18 crewmembers to offer assistance.

The LP&L vehicles will depart Wednesday morning from the LP&L Distribution Center to Jackson, Mississippi. On Thursday, they will drive to Montgomery, Alabama and wait there until the storm passes in order to reach Lakeland as soon as possible.

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Scorecard grades toilet paper brands in terms of climate cha

Americans use an estimated 36.5 billion rolls of toilet paper every year and the average consumer will go through the equivalent of 384 trees just for toilet paper in the course of a lifetime. Deforestation causes a range of environmental problems, i ... Read more

Keepsakes from old Hemphill ISD gym really make the cut

HEMPHILL, Texas (KTRE) - Hemphill ISD found a unique way to hold on to history.

After demolishing the Hemphill high school gym built in 1936, they came up with the idea to use bricks and wood from the historic building to create knives.< ... Read more

News Release: Aug. 9, 2022: New Texas Paddling Trail Set for

New Texas Paddling Trail Set for Launch on Patroon Bayou

Aug. 9, 2022

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Texas 'preacher' with assault rifle confronts Beto O’Rourke

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A self-proclaimed "minister of the gospel" showed up to Beto O'Rourke's town hall in Hemphill, in East Texas, on Saturday, July 30, asking questions about abortion and if Jesus was the gubernatorial candidate's "lord and savior." The man did all this while carrying an assault-style rifle over his shoulder just months after a gunman used a similar rifle to kill students and teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde.

The man, who claimed to be a preacher, is seen in multiple videos posted to Twitter ov ... Read more

Get $50 in Delicious Food from The Spud Too in Lufkin for $2

Whenever I order from the menu at The Spud Too on Frank Street in Lufkin, I can't help but think about a scene from the movie, Forrest Gump. It's the scene, or should I say scenes, where Forrest's 'best good friend' Bubba starts naming off all the di ... Read more

‘The singing lady’ turns 104 years old

MILAM, Texas (KTRE) - Friends and family gathered at Cedar Grove Baptist Church to celebrate a special birthday Saturday. It wasn’t just any birthday; it was for one of east Texas’ wisest - a woman who turned 104 years old.

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Officials find 3-year-old boy dead in pond

Deputies were told that a 3-year-old boy had went missing from a residence in the early hours of April 23.

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