The Lufkin Daily News

Yoga for young kids set for Sept. 26

The Texas Forestry Museum will host Tree Pose: Yoga for Young Kids from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Children will learn fun yoga poses, enjoy…

JAKES event educates tomorrow

The Pineywoods Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Foundation held its JAKES Youth Program Saturday at Pines Sporting Clays, where kids learned…

Russian nuclear head says Ukraine attacked fuel trucks, endangered Zaporizhzhia plant

Sept 13 (Reuters) - The head of Russia

Pentagon in talks to lend $5 billion to AI cloud startup Fluidstack, WSJ reports

Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is in talks to lend about $5 billion to AI cloud-computing startup Fluidstack to shore up the U.S. data center…

POLICE REPORTS: Authorities report nine arrests

The Lufkin Police Department did not release a daily media report Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar demands ICE findings on Camp East Montana riot

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AC sued by former employee for retaliation

Former Angelina College employee Jennifer Baldauf is suing the school in federal court for unlawful retaliation, alleging AC fired her for testi…

Billionaire Peter Thiel buys 1% stake in Argentine Vaca Muerta oil firm, filing shows

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Palantir chair and co-founder Peter Thiel has bought a 1% stake in Argentina

German companies cut US investment to three-year low, data show

By Rene Wagner BERLIN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - German companies slashed investments in the United States to a three-year low in the first half of 202…

Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region, killing one

MOSCOW, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck Moscow region overnight on Sunday in what the provincial governor said was one of the largest…

Nvidia scales back funding guarantee for Ohio OpenAI data center, WSJ reports

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Nvidia has revised its plans to support a proposed OpenAI data center project in Ohio and is now expected to initially guaran…

Bataan Death March survivor, WWII POW now 105 years old

A young man who once wondered if he would live past 1941 will be turning 105 years old Saturday.

More workers join strike at BHP

SYDNEY, Aug 9 (Reuters) - More workers joined a strike at BHP

MET to host Art Camp reception Sunday

The Museum of East Texas will host its annual Art Camp reception from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, and the community is invited, according to museum directo…

Oil settles up $3 as Iran reviews bill to ban US, Israeli vessels from Hormuz

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled up by more than $3 a barrel on Thursday on news an Iranian parliament commit…

PCA starts year with great school day, less-than-ideal pickup

Monday was the first day of the 2026-27 school year for Pineywoods Community Academy students. PCA, which utilizes four-day school weeks, was th…