Choe Chance Evans, 51, of Huntington An East Texas man arrested in Angelina County on child pornography charges has been sentenced to life in prison following a guilty plea. Choe Chance Evans, 51, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges related to the possession and promotion of child pornography and agreed to maximum sentences as part of a plea agreement, according to the Angelina County District Attorney’s Office. Evans was charged with six counts of promot

Booking Photos Courtesy of Angelina County Sheriff's Office ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas  — A months-long, multi-county narcotics manufacturing and distribution investigation conducted by the Angelina County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of two men and the dismantling of what authorities say was a large-scale fentanyl pill manufacturing operation supplying drugs throughout the Angelina and Houston County areas. According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation conc

Photo courtesy of Lufkin Police Department LUFKIN, Texas — One person was killed and multiple others were injured following a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on a busy stretch of College Drive in Lufkin, according to the Lufkin Police Department. Police were called to the scene around 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, after a collision occurred on College Drive near the entrance to Texas Bible College, an area that serves as a major connector between residential neighbo

A woman wanted on multiple charges in Jasper County has been taken into custody. According to Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard, Amber Lynn Mock, 35, of Jasper, was arrested early Saturday morning in Angelina County. Sheriff Havard said Mock was apprehended at approximately 5:30 a.m. while in possession of a stolen van connected to a church burglary in Tyler County. She was taken into custody without incident and is currently being held in the Angelina County Jail. Mock had

Residents across East and Southeast Texas are being urged to use extra caution with outdoor activities as elevated fire weather conditions develop across much of the region, according to state and federal fire and weather officials. While the most extreme fire danger — known as Red Flag conditions — is focused farther west in Texas, dry air, gusty winds, and warm winter temperatures are creating higher-than-normal wildfire potential on Thursday and Friday, including in Deep E

Exterior of the Angelina County Jail in Lufkin, Texas. ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas — A Jasper man died after a rapid medical emergency shortly after being returned from the hospital to the Angelina County Jail, according to information confirmed by the sheriff’s office. Tony Jerome Irvine, 54, of Jasper, was incarcerated and waiting to be transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to begin serving a one-year sentence for felony theft. Sheriff’s officials reported tha

ZAVALLA, Texas — The City of Zavalla has announced that a burn ban is now in effect as of 8:34 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2025. The ban...

Photos by Rita Shipp JASPER, Texas – History was made Thursday evening as Cadet Class 119 of the Angelina College Law Enforcement...

Photo by Rita Shipp East Texas — When the sirens sound and the pager goes off, firefighters leave their families, their meals, and their...

Photo Credit: Jasper County Texas Development District  #1 Lake Sam Rayburn, East Texas’ largest reservoir, is closely tied to the...

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze in Zavalla on Saturday that destroyed multiple vehicles and debris from a demolished trailer...

Despite rough weather conditions, the third stop of the Major League Fishing (MLF) Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division,...