Officials dismissed the charges against a former Athens ISD bus driver in connection with a fatal crash his bus had with a freight train in 2019. The crash killed 13-year-old Christopher Bonilla and seriously injured nine-year-old Joselyne Torres.

Steve Westbrook, former Executive Director of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, has resigned. According to Larry Smith, President of the Association, they are accusing Westbrook of mismanaging organization funds. The board of directors accepted Westbrook’s resignation instead of expulsion. He will forfeit his license as a peace officer and will …

A Travis County State District Judge has ordered the Department of Public Safety to release law enforcement records related to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde. It comes more than a year after many news organizations sued for access. The files could shed light on the disastrous police response to …

Oklahoma executed 59-year-old Philip Hancock Thursday morning in McAlister. Oklahoma had condemned Hancock for killing two men in Oklahoma City in 2001. Hancock maintained that he acted in self-defense. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency, but Governor Kevin Stitt refused to commute his sentence.

A search for a missing person led McCurtain County Deputies to a home east of Broken Bow. Officers obtained and executed a search warrant and found what they described as “charred human remains.” Officers arrested the property owner, Marvin Bray, on several pending investigation charges.

Water is back on in Hugo after Thursday’s outage. Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park said that the water may not be perfectly safe to drink yet, and he recommends residents only drink water once it is. Park said that if Hugo residents need water, they should boil it first. The …

Gifts of Love launched in early November with 600 Meals on Wheels recipients needing to be adopted. There are still 200 seniors, disabled persons, and veterans the public hasn’t adopted. Adoption cards are at Paris Coffee Company and Mathews Nissan of Paris. Gifts are due back today to either location …

Homedepot.comThe Hopkins County Blue Santa Toy Drive wraps up Friday, December 1, in the Walmart parking lot from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm. Blue Santa provides toys for underprivileged children and distributes toys to over 600 kids in Hopkins County during the holidays. One of the highlights of the annual …

  TYLER, Texas – U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced that five defendants, including laboratory executives and hospital executives, were found guilty of conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute. Susan L. Hertzberg, 65, of New York, New York; Matthew John Theiler, 57, of Mars, Pennsylvania; David Weldon Kraus, 65, of …

  A Texas man who set fire to an Austin synagogue two years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. 20-year-old Franklin Sechriest had previously pleaded guilty to arson and a hate crime causing damage to religious property on Halloween 2021. He also was ordered to pay $470,000 …