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Road construction on the East Loop in Lufkin has caused a very sticky situation. So much so, that the entire East Loop has now been closed.

2 Lufkin air personalities from SuperMix 101.9 are missing after their boat capsized during a rescue effort near Houston.

There aren’t a lot of ‘firsts’ that I get to experience any more.  I’ll be 53 in August, and over the course of time I’ve had my first broken bone, seen my first child born, and tried liver for the first (and only) time.  A few weeks ago, I had another first, and it’s a first I had hoped to never experience.

During the election season there is always a lot of discussion as to whether states are red or blue.  When it comes to all seasons, however, colors that you don't want your state to be are yellow, red, and brown, at least according to the United States Drought Monitor.

According to a release from the Lufkin Independent School District, information has been received by the district suggesting that an inappropriate relationship may have existed between an educator in the District and a former student.

Tragic news this afternoon out of Smith County as KLTV is reporting that a Smith County K-9 has been shot and killed in the line of duty.

Arrests have been made in association with Monday night's brazen shooting that occurred in the parking lot of On The Border in Tyler.

Wal-Mart has announced plans to close 269 stores across the U.S. and globally.  According to a press release, officials with Wal-Mart indicated that after assessing their portfolio for 2015, there was a need for these closures to ensure Wal-Mart remains a healthy business.

Early morning storms in Lufkin produced wind gusts strong enough to throw cars of a train from a trestle onto the pavement below of Loop 287 in Lufkin.

According to a Lufkin Police report, on Monday evening a man was arrested for public intoxication at a restaurant parking lot.  He identified himself to police as Christopher Columbus.

It's dry across Texas and conditions are expected to get even more favorable through the weekend for the breakout of wildfires.

Given the extreme heat and dry conditions that we've had here since the beginning of Summer, I think I can speak for many fellow East Texans when I say, "When is Fall going to get here...and stay?!"