A Northeast Texas woman has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for conning a disabled Bowie County man. 51 year old Karen May Paroline of Texarkana targeted an autistic man who had walked to a store in Hooks to buy a soda, and managed to empty his …

  A Pittsburg police officer was injured Thursday afternoon when he responded to an aggressive dog report. The dog in question charged the officer and bit him. The officer fell, broke his ankle and tore a tendon. He was taken to Titus Regional Medical Center for treatment. There’s no word …

    A convicted East Texas serial church arsonist will be in Smith County District Court Monday. Jason Bourque, who is currently in prison is arguing that he received ineffective and incompetent counsel when he pleaded guilty to the charges. Bourque will become eligible for parole in 2018 at the …

  Police say a man walked into a Shell gas station and convenience store in Mesquite and told the clerk he was a new employee there to training.. Without questioning the claim, the clerk started showing him how to use the register and helped him while he checked out several …

  A man is dead after being shot by a Whataburger security guard early Thursday morning in Dallas. The guard told police he got into an argument with two men in the parking lot and one of them pulled a weapon. The guard drew his pistol and fired several times, …

    by Meredith Caddell Thank you to everyone who attended the ribbon cutting and open house for City National Bank Mortgage Office. Guests were treated to a fabulous spread of food, catered by Coffee off the Square and were awarded tons of great door prizes! City National Bank Mortgage …

  A 5 person team from the Hopkins County EMS will be leaving on a 7 day mission to four counties in the Orange, Texas area to assist victims of the flooding in the area. The team will bring a special response vehicle and two Mobile Intensive Care Unit vehicles. …

  A new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows Collin County is tops in Texas when it comes to health. The study took into account factors such as medical care, housing conditions, employment and education levels. For area counties, Franklin was 15th, Rains was 83rd, Hopkins 91st, Titus …

    The re-trial of a man previously convicted  of murdering a Wood County woman and her son has resulted in another conviction. Jason Payne of Quitman was granted a second trial by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals . He was again sentenced to life in prison without parole.

  The former Mineola Chamber of Commerce manager has pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Pam Franklin has been sentenced to 10 years for forgery and two years for credit card abuse to be served concurrently. Both sentences were probated and will serve 180 days in the Wood County Jail under …