Local News + Statewide News

Power lines down on Brook Hill School

Bullard — Smith County officials tell KFXK power lines are down on the Brook Hill School. Crews are on the way to the scene.

UPDATE: Power outages affect thousands of East Texans

UPDATE: As of 4:30, these are the latest numbers from Swepco: Cass Co. 1229   Upshur Co. 707 Harrison Co. 2211 Gregg Co. 4829 Rusk Co. 1783 Panola Co. 1234

Trinity, Angelina County chase suspect under investigation

ANGELINA COUNTY — The suspect in a police chase through Trinity and Angelina Counties Tuesday is currently under investigation.

Teen flown to hospital in Canton rollover

VAN ZANDT COUNTY — Van Zandt County Sheriff officials tell KFXK one teen was flown to the hospital after the van they were riding in rolled on Hwy 198 near Canton.

A decision on the Double D this afternoon

Judge Kennedy continues the injunction against DD Restaurant. The Double D cannot open until a trial on November 28th. The judge signed the order at 4:20 pm on Wednesday.

Longview man arrested for alleged theft of deaf man

On August 23, 2011 Longview Police identified and arrested Adam Everett Williams 40, of Longview, for the theft. He remains in the Gregg County Jail at the time of this press release.

Car drives into front of Skinner's in Longview

Longview — Longview police tell KFXK a car drove into the front of Skinner's Grocery on Judson Road around 11:30 a.m. this morning. It is unknown whether anyone was hurt at this time.  

Frankston man found guilty of 5th DWI

Athens, Texas — Gary Wayne Mauldin, II, 34 of Frankston was convicted by a Henderson County jury in a Judge Dan Moore's 173rd Judicial District Court last Wednesday afternoon.

Homeless man says he drowned woman during Vietnam flashback

Lufkin, TX — A homeless man charged with murder in the apparent drowning death of a homeless woman told investigators he accidentally killed her in a Vietnam flashback, according to an arrest affidavit.