Paris, Texas –– Livingston the Lion, a stuffed animal from the late 1800s, is hosting a back-to-school sleepover for your child’s stuffed animal, doll, or action figure on the night of Friday, August 11th at the Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site. Staff will be supervising …

President Joe Biden announced what the White House calls a first-ever heat “Hazard Alert” as temperatures across Texas pass 100 degrees for days in a row. President Biden directed the Department of Labor to increase heat-safety inspections in outdoor workplaces like farms and construction sites. The Labor Department also will …

There are new details from the Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office concerning the Allen Premium Outlets shooter who killed eight people and wounded seven. The gunman, Mauricio Garcia, 33 years old, was shot by an Allen Police Officer in his head, ear, and arm. He died from a gunshot wound …

Amy Adkins, an assistant principal of Paris Junior High School in Paris, Texas, has been selected to represent the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals as a Region 8 Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year. TASSP recognizes outstanding principals and assistant principals from the state’s twenty regional Education Service Centers. …

A traffic stop by the Ardmore Police Criminal Interdiction Unit on I-35 led to a major marijuana bust. They took 215 pounds of marijuana off the streets. Investigators said they were illegally trafficking marijuana on the black market. Carter County arrested a Texas man for trafficking illegal drugs. Aroldo Aguilar, …

Donnie George BassHopkins County Deputies arrested 36-year-old Donny George Bass following a pursuit that began south of Pickton. The chase continued through several county roads until it ended when Bass drove into a pond. He complied when ordered to swim to shore, and they charged him with Unlawful Possession of …

Dalton Eugene TuckerDeputies arrested Dalton Eugene Tucker in Hopkins County For Violating the Probation of Theft of Property valued at more than $30,000 but less than $150,000. They enhanced the charge, and he remains in jail. Kirk Dale Scribner was arrested Thursday on a Collin County warrant for Continuous Violence …

Cobie DavisTitus County arrested 48-year-old Cobie Davis of Texarkana on two warrants for the Revocation of Surety. Her new bonds for Felony Theft and Forgery of a Financial Instrument are $5,000 on each charge Deputies arrested 40-year-old Charles Casey Hooper of Mt. Pleasant on Revocation of Probation for Possession of …

Gregg County Deputies responded to a report at Lake Deverina near Gladewater where a tractor had crushed a man. Reportedly, 73-year-old David Cates was on his tractor working in his yard when the tractor tipped over and fell off a four-foot retaining wall. The tractor landed on Cates, killing him …

SNAP benefits recipients in Oklahoma can now file fraud claims. Citizens can submit claims for reimbursement as far back as October 1, 2022, but they must file in the next 60 days. Fraud claims after July 25, 2023, must be filed in the next 30 days. The Oklahoma Department of …