Livingston News

Long before U.S. Highway 59 became the principal highway from East Texas to Houston and the Gulf Coast, Highway 35 ran along a route just west of 59, passing through the center of towns like Livingston, Lufkin and Diboll.

Firefighters honored Jimmy Stephens, who held the call sign "Unit 2" with Livingston Volunteer Fire Department for 36 years, during funeral services Saturday.

Police were called to the emergency room at Memorial Medical Center- Livingston on Oct.

LIVINGSTON A charge of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle has been filed against a driver involved in an accident early Saturday which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old passenger, according to the Texas Highway Patrol.

LIVINGSTON A 43-yearold Nederland man died early Friday after his car collided with a log truck on U.S. 190 East near County Line Road.

Mariana Albuquerque and son Daniel Barbosa make their way through the frozen foods section at the Randalls at Westheimer and Shepherd on Friday.

The U.S. state with the busiest death chamber and one of the largest prison populations is Texas, where public opinion polls show the death penalty is supported by more than 70 percent of the population.

Pam Martin-Wells and Judy Wong shared a fishing spot for three days at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Women's Tour Championship on Louisiana's Cypress Black Bayou Lake.

BY VALERIE REDDELL Editor polknews@gmail.com LIVINGSTON - A third suspect in the shooting death of Billy Kimberlin Jr.

Failure to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic caused a two-car collision on West Church Street last Thursday that caused a minivan to overturn, but apparently caused no serious injuries.

SHEPHERD San Jacinto County Deputies were dispatched to an accidental shooting in Five Acres and Independence, Shepherd, on Sunday, Sept.

There are hunters who go a lifetime dreaming of that big kill. Then there's Simon Hughes, who helped nab a beast of an animal on an East Texas hunt - while still in the first grade.

At the end of the month, Texas motorists can say "adios" to a program that many law enforcement officers credit with reducing traffic deaths.

Love has no boundaries, and can be found just about anywhere on earth. It has found it's way to Texas's Polunsky death row unit in Livingston Texas.

LIVINGSTON, Texas - After more than 15 years on Texas death row, Stephen Moody has had enough.

Called LISD and a letter was sent out to all the schools from the central office.

Texas prison officials are investigating after a legislator allegedly was targeted online with more death threats from a condemned killer.

A Sunday afternoon drive in a classic muscle car left one dead in Polk County when the car rolled over and crushed a passenger.

A Montgomery County dead beat dad received the maximum sentence on Tuesday, after years of refusing to pay child support for his three children.

August 2009 LIVINGSTON - The First Assembly of God Church in Livingston has had four flags stolen in the past few weeks when church staff had them lowered to half mast in honor of James Waterman, a veteran who served in Iraq and was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan while working as a civilian contractor.