Heather Hampton Titus County arrested 23-year-old Heather Hampton on four warrants for Motion to Adjudicate Guilt. They were Mills County warrants on two counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone, Delivery of Marijuana in a Drug-Free Zone, and Possession of a Controlled Substance. There is no …

State Troopers are investigating a crash on I-30 about 20 miles from New Boston early Sunday morning that killed a woman and seriously injured three juvenile males. Troopers say 58-year-old Connie Sparrow of Texarkana lost control on an icy bridge causing the vehicle to hit the concrete side rails. All …

A Smith County man was arrested Monday morning after breaking into a house on Hwy 271 in Gladewater. The homeowner said he didn’t know the suspect, who was identified as Rogelio Renteria and didn’t know why he tore up his house and smashed the windshield on his truck. He told …

Press Release by PLCHD PLCHD will be conducting another FREE COVID Testing Site Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm at The COVID Center, 1128 Clarksville Street, to help alleviate the backlog of sick people needing tests at the local ERs. No appointment is required, but you will have …

Retired teachers in Texas have started receiving an extra check from the Teacher Retirement System. State Representative Greg Bonnen of Galveston pushed for that “13th check” during last year’s legislative session. As a result, lawmakers approved $700-million to pay more than 400-thousand retired school employees. The first checks went out …

The Omicron variant of COVID is showing to have mild symptoms, and some think now is the time to catch it to develop natural immunity. However, Dr. John Carlo with the Texas Medical Association says that’s a tricky proposition. He says the COVID parties are a flashback to chickenpox parties, …

The FBI identified a 44-year-old British national who took four people hostage. It happened at Congregation Beth Israel, a Colleyville synagogue, ten hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building as Malik Faisal Akram. Akram died after the last of the hostages got out, and an FBI SWAT team …

Texas’ state health department will no longer report the number of COVID-19 cases in the state considered recovered or active. The change went into effect Friday and several other updates to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard. Case totals fluctuated somewhat with Friday’s new update because of …

Photo courtesy of oha.com COVID-19 has infected a record number of Americans because of the surging Omicron variant. Some states’ health care systems have nearly total out intensive care units. Texas is one of 19 states with less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Kentucky, Alabama, Indiana, and New …