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Flooding has killed two people in Kaufman County early Saturday morning. The Kaufman Fire Department said crews responded to 14 water rescue calls in the last 12 hours. Several families are left cleaning up and wondering where to go after waking up to water-filled homes.
Read More »Temps Dropping
North and Central Texas The Flood Watch remains in effect for the same areas through the morning hours. Previous heavy to isolated torrential rainfall in spots has led to antecedent soil conditions conducive for rapid run-off and flooding with any additional rounds of hefty rain. Another round of widespread showers …
Read More »Did Your Social Media Account Get Hacked?
Why you should never pay to recover your social media account Is there anything more frustrating than being unable to access your social media accounts? Scammers are betting there isn’t. Lately, BBB Scam Tracker has seen multiple reports of a scam in which con artists trick people out of their money by …
Read More »Weekly Roadwork Report
TxDOT KICKING OFF STATEWIDE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Virtual option available until November 30 ATLANTA – The Texas Department of Transportation is developing a comprehensive Statewide Active Transportation Plan (SATP) to establish a unified vision for identifying and implementing strategic active transportation priorities across Texas through 2050 and is seeking input from …
Read More »Fort Towson Man Guilty Of Murder
A federal jury found a Fort Towson man guilty of first-degree murder in Indian Country after he shot into a bar after being thrown out. According to prosecutors, in December 2020, Thomas Phillips III, 36, started a fight in a Fort Towson bar before being kicked out of the …
Read More »Man Attacks ATM
Texarkana police are searching for a suspect allegedly caught trying to break into an ATM multiple times this week. Early Tuesday morning, the suspect walked up to an ATM located on New Boston Road and repeatedly hit it with a pickaxe and sledgehammer. On Thursday, the suspect returned and attempted …
Read More »TEA Gets A Temporary Injunction Against It
Judge Catherine Mauzy A judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday night in the lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency’s proposed changes to the A-F school performance ratings. The temporary injunction prevents the TEA from implementing the changes to the “A-F performance ratings” for the 2022-2023 school year until the court …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Friday, October 27
Octavious Jamal Ewing Thursday afternoon at 4:05, officers arrested Octavious Jamal Ewing after responding to an assault in the 700 block of S. Main St. Reportedly, Ewing assaulted two female family members. Officers determined that Ewing repeatedly committed acts of violence against one of the individuals over the last several …
Read More »Texas House Passes Border Security Bills
Texas State CapitolThe Texas House Thursday approved three bills aimed at beefing up border security. One would appropriate more than $1 billion for additional border barriers. Another would allow police officers to send back migrants who cross the border illegally, and the third would increase penalties for human smugglers. The …
Read More »Thursday Execution Halted
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted the execution of William Speer Thursday, just five hours after he was to be put to death by lethal injection in Huntsville. He was condemned for the strangulation murder of fellow inmate Gary Dickerson in July 1997 at the Telford state prison at …
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