Judge Wes Tidwell declared a mistrial Monday in the trial of a former Most Wanted Fugitive from Lamar County charged with multiple child sexual assaults. The father of defendant Donald Jack Robertson II came into the courtroom with a dog during opening statements and began quoting scripture. The jury …

  The Rangers survived against the New York Yankees 7-6 behind three home runs, key saves by Matt Bush, and five innings by Nick Martinez, Hamels’ replacement, the Rangers improved to 28-22 since the Cole Hamels injury. One of the homers came from Drew Robinson.  The reason we mention Hamels? …

  The Paris Junior College Board of Regents will meet tonight at 7:00 in the administrative building, and discuss citizen input into the college’s proposed concealed carry policy. Regents are also expected to announce an articulation agreement with Texas A&M-Texarkana for students seeking a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Business.

  Two people were being held in the Fannin County Jail after they allegedly fled from a traffic stop in Leonard.  Qaumie Bush refused to get out of his car and sped away with Brittany Shelton as his passenger. The pair made it into Hunt County where Bush allegedly intentionally …

  Paris Police made contact with 40-year-old Angela Collins and 44-year-old Douglas Fenske during a traffic stop in the 4300 block of Lamar Ave. A bag containing methamphetamine was found inside the vehicle and both were arrested for possession of a controlled substance Officers are investigating a burglary in the 400 …

  Remains found in a badly burned vehicle in a remote area in McCurtain County last week are believed to be those of Fred Romine, who was reported missing last month when he failed to show up to umpire a college baseball game in Paris. The remains have been sent …

  The trial is set to begin this morning in Sixth District Court in Lamar County for a former Texas Most Wanted Fugitive charged with multiple sex crimes against children. The offenses allegedly committed by 44-year-old Donald Jack Robertson II, date back to 2007. Judge Wes Tidwell will preside over the …

  A 50-year-old Northeast Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a crime spree he committed in 2015. Bobby Wayne Lance, 50, of Avery received nearly 88 years behind bars for the armed robberies of Movies 8 in Paris, the Carter RV Convenience Store in DeKalb, the First …

  The Paris City Council will meet tonight at 5:30 and consider putting an item on the November General Election ballot giving voters the option to stop giving the Paris Economic Development Corporation a quarter-cent sales tax allotment. The ballot could give voters the option to instead use the money …

  The OSBI is investigating the fatal shooting by law enforcement of a man who reportedly was wielding a knife during a confrontation in McCurtain County. Daniel Francisco Valenzuela, 37, allegedly forced his way into a residence in Millerton on Wednesday afternoon and police were dispatched to the residence on …