Lamar County Commissioners received an update on the tornado damage. Quincy Blount, the emergency management coordinator, said the EF-4 tornado sent 11 people to the hospital. It stayed on the ground for over 25 miles and was three-quarters of a mile wide. In addition, 77 homes were damaged or destroyed. …

Spencer and Regina Dillishaw Monday morning, witnesses observed Spencer Laine Dillishaw shoot Regina Vargus Dillishaw, 26, and a six-year-old boy in a murder/suicide in Choctaw County. It occurred on Highway 147, about six miles north of U.S. 70 near Sawyer. A semi-truck driver was driving southbound on Highway 147 when …

John Robert Sievers, Jr. The Eight Judicial District Court in Sulphur Springs jury found John Robert Sievers, Jr., of Brashear, guilty. The state accused Sievers of continuous sexual abuse of a young child under the age of 14, a first-degree felony offense, punishable upon conviction with “imprisonment in the Texas …

William Chad Martin The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office is looking for William Chad Martin, 38, of Ore City. Friends last saw him Saturday, Nov. 5, after his girlfriend said they had smoked meth and were drunk the day before. According to his girlfriend, they thought they had been caught stealing …

In Mapleton, IL, a Caterpillar employee was “immediately incinerated” when he fell into an 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It was the ninth day on the job for the 39-year-old man. OSHA said the …

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) will meet Thursday, Nov. 17. The public and interested stakeholders are invited to participate in a Board meeting at 9:30 am. You may attend in person at the Stephen F. Austin Building, Room 170, 1700 N in Austin. A meeting recording will also be …

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans. It forced the party to decide again whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection and pushed American democracy …

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the transfer of a one-time allocation of $5 million to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF). The $5 million transfer will help TAJF provide vital legal services to Texans who have personally experienced the harms of the opioid epidemic, including children whose caretakers have …

The eastern U.S. will have chilly but dry weather for most of Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It includes New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta. Expect a cold front to clash with warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico that will spark rain and thunderstorms over part of the southern …

         MPJH Outdoor Adventure students in their shelters (Front) Seven Duffey, (back left to right) Ayden Martinez, Andraus Woods, Hector Zuniga (Front) Jaylan Garcia, (middle left to right) Oskar Nieto, Adrian Ayala, (back left to right) Nathan Zavala, Alfredo Ramirez (Left to right) Andrue Newman, Xzavien Howard, …