The Polk County District Attorney’s Office said Don Steven McDougal pled guilty and will avoid receiving the death penalty.

An East Texas man has plead guilty to murdering his wife who was found dead in her bed with several wounds and an axe beside her. The Upshur County Criminal District Attorney’s Office said a Gilmer citizen called 911 to report a man attempting to get into their vehicle on

East Texas agencies are once again making plans to treat roadways ahead of a second wave of freezing weather.“Our number one priority is safety,” said Public Information Officer for TxDOT in Tyler Jeff Williford.

The Presidential Inauguration is on Monday, and while most of us will watch it on television, a group from an East Texas family medical practice will be going to see it in person.

In a bizarre case out of Bowie County, a Kubota skid steer was reported stolen from the Texarkana area on Friday evening. The incident was reported around 7:40 informing the department that a Kubota skid steer had been stolen from a construction site off of Summerhill Road.

Mild weather ends as an arctic front arrives late Friday, bringing cold air and the chance for snow on Tuesday of next week. Temperatures will drop well below normal, and residents should take precautions for freezing temperatures,

Two Lufkin residents are accused of severely abusing animals after one suspect called law enforcement attempting to blame the mistreatment on the other.

Jamond Vincent scored 28 points as New Orleans beat East Texas A&M 82-73 on Saturday night. Vincent added seven rebounds and four steals for the Privateers (4-14, 2-5 Southland Conference). Kohen Rowbatham scored 24 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor,

State Representative Daniel Alders (R-Tyler) fills in the seat left by retired former State Representative Matt Schaefer. State Representative Joanne Shofner (R-Nacogdoches) began her first term as well.

With many counties under a Winter Storm Watch or Warning, many East Texas school districts have decided to cancel classes. KETK News has compiled a list of schools that will be closing this week due to the winter weather: Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

The federal holiday is observed on the third Monday of January and celebrates the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and his work during the Civil Rights Movement.

After a staff member asked for volunteers while Tyler resident Tarisa Klaus, 55, waited in line at the East Texas Food Bank Tyler Resource Center to get fresh food, Klaus,