People who are experiencing mental distress will be able to dial just three numbers to reach the national suicide prevention lifeline starting tomorrow. Behavioral health professor Dr. Lauren Khazem says it was set up because researchers found 11 digits were too difficult to remember during a crisis. Now, folks experiencing …

  The Amber Alert issued for a 10-day-old baby boy from Coffee City has been cancelled after the boy was turned over to authorities in Hunt County. Ryder Williams had been taken by his non-custodial parents after he tested positive for narcotics and custody was awarded to CPS. Tests will …

Two Wood County firefighters  were hospitalized after responding to a large grass fire between Hawkins and Holly Lake Ranch. Its believed that the was caused by someone throwing a cigarette out of a vehicle. An assistant chief from the Perryville Volunteer Fire Department and a firefighter from the  Ogburn VFD …

AUSTIN – Applications from Texas employers are now being accepted for statewide apprenticeship projects under the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Critical Skills Initiative. Apprenticeships provide both classroom instruction and on-the-job paid work experience. Funding will support apprenticeships in specific high-demand, high-wage middle skills careers, defined as occupations that require some …

Twenty-eight-year-old Van Zandt County deputy Blake Snell entered into a plea agreement Wednesday in federal court on a charge of felony obstruction of justice and was sentenced to one year probation. Snell lied to Texas Rangers about not seeing Chief Deputy Steven Craig Shelton strike a detainee while handcuffed. Snell’s …

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) upward, increasing his November estimate of General Revenue-related (GR-R) funds available for certification by $13.75 billion. In a July 14 letter to state leadership, Hegar said the state will have $149.07 billion in GR-R funds …

AUSTIN – As Texans enjoy summer activities outdoors, TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign urges drivers and pedestrians to watch out for each other as pedestrian deaths continue to rise. In 2021, 5,366 traffic crashes involving pedestrians occurred in Texas, and as a result, they killed 841 people, a 15% increase …

WASHINGTON – A Texas military contractor has pleaded guilty to rigging bids on public military contracts at Red River Army Depot and Michigan. Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, John “Mark” Leveritt, 62, pleaded guilty to rigging bids on government contracts from …

Over the last few days, renewable energy has hit Texas. Unfortunately, wind turbines and solar panels aren’t suitable when the wind isn’t blowing, and there is a cloud cover. So what’s the backup plan? Bruce Bullock of the Maguire Energy Institute advocates backup natural gas power plants. He says they …

COVID is sticking around, and there are signs that it’s getting worse. Repeat COVID infections are becoming more commonplace. Some people catch the virus three or even four times. Public health experts say this is due to a new variant, which immunity from shots or previous infection is not stopping. …