Houston is reporting at least three new cases of a variant of the COVID variant Omicron. The new variant, BA.2, arose around the same time as BA.1, or what we think of as Omicron. The good news is it doesn’t seem to be more severe than the Omicron that’s overwhelmed …

The Paris-Lamar County Health District reported 13 new positive PCR COVID tests and 24 new positive Antigen tests on Tuesday. There are currently 1,413 active cases in the county, down 349 since Monday’s report.

Paris ISD Board approved the City of Paris housing incentive program. The program will make tax-delinquent properties available to developers for only $1. Construction may include a range of housing, from single-family duplexes to apartment buildings. Other taxing entities, including the Lamar County Commissioners and Paris Junior College, should approve …

Sports Betting ft.com Lawmakers proposed a bill in the Oklahoma State Legislature that would legalize sports betting. State Rep. Ken Luttrell, who introduced the bill, said that if approved, the state’s share of proceeds from the wagering would be between $200 and $250 million, creating 3,000 jobs. Also, if the …

A federal appeals court in Denver has rejected a request from two Oklahoma death row inmates to halt their upcoming lethal injections temporarily. The decision paves the way for the state to carry out the executions of Donald Grant, 46, tomorrow, and Gilbert Postelle, 35, on Feb. 17.

Tower City Comedy is bringing its Festival to Paris this week, with three nights of comedy beginning Thursday, Jan. 27 and running through Saturday, Jan. 29. Tower City Comedy Club is at 12 -1st Street NE in Paris. Comedians are from all over the world and include Todd Glass, Steve …

The former owner of a Collin County hospice was sentenced Tuesday to federal  prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution. Brad Harris, founder of Novus Health Services in Frisco, was charged after an FBI investigation found he, two doctors, and numerous others schemed to defraud the government for $60 …

Officials arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly fatally shooting his girlfriend’s two sons and leaving them in a North Richland Hills home. The mother found the bodies of 17-year-old Anthony and 19-year-old Isaiah Aponte. Police located Jesse Williams in a car and tried to pull him over. There was a …

A federal judge in Fort Worth granted BNSF, one of the nation’s largest freight companies, a temporary restraining order, blocking nearly 17,000 employees from striking over the company’s new attendance policy. Two BNSF unions threatened to strike over the new policy, describing it as a point system that penalizes employees …

Nicholas Wade Maddalena Hopkins County booked 19-year-old Nicholas Wade Maddalena, on multiple charges. They are accusing him of Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence with the Intent to Impair an Investigation, Criminal Mischief with a firearm causing the death of livestock, Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle or Watercraft, …