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Dainna Marie Rowe Roth Monday, officers received a report of a theft at Walmart. Employees observed Dainna Marie Rowe Roth, 27, skip-scanning items and then attempting to leave the store without paying. She was arrested without incident and Charged with Theft under $100.00. She also had a previous arrest for …

  Authorities identified the woman responsible for opening fire inside Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch on Sunday afternoon. Police also shared that 36-year-old Gennesse Ivonne Moreno used an assault-style-type rifle with “Free Palestine” written on it. Moreno was shot and killed by law enforcement officers who confronted her at the church. …

Authorities arrested a Bonham teacher, Jherson Manuel, on allegations of inappropriate social media communications with a high school student. They booked Manuel into the Fannin County Jail on a charge of Online Solicitation of a Minor. He taught at I.W. Evans Intermediate School, but when the allegations became known, his …

A Lindale man indicted in connection with the hit-and-run death of a woman on a scooter pleaded guilty Monday in Smith County. They had charged 25-year-old Ryan Joshua Pruitt with an accident involving death and tampering with evidence. The victim, 37-year-old Esperanza Hope Guillen of Lindale, was thrown onto the …

  At Monday night’s school board meeting, Sulphur Springs ISD trustees voted unanimously to call a $157,150,000 bond election on the Saturday, May 4 ballot. Registered voters residing within the Sulphur Springs ISD boundaries will decide on a bond referendum to generate funding to construct two new elementary schools, renovate …

  Mount Pleasant, TX, February 12, 2024- The City of Mount Pleasant has promoted Guadalupe “Lupe” Herrera to Director of the Mount Pleasant Public Library. Ms. Herrera joined the City of Mount Pleasant in 2021 as a Library Assistant to the now-retired director, Helen Thompson, and has been instrumental in expanding …

Richard Owen Barnes Last Thursday, Paris Officers received a report of a theft at Walmart. They observed Richard Owen Barnes, 39, skip-scanning items and then attempting to leave the store without paying for them. He was arrested without incident and Charged with Class B Theft. Dana Samwell Carmichael Owners reported …

A woman believed to be in her early to mid-30s, accompanied by a young child and armed with a rifle, entered Joel Osteen’s Lakewood mega-church shortly before 2:00 Sunday afternoon and opened fire. Off-duty officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s office and TABC working at the church “engaged” the woman …

The Texas Tribune reports that The Republican Party of Texas’ executive committee voted Saturday to censure House Speaker Dade Phelan and passed a resolution stating that the party will not associate with antisemites. That’s a reversal from December when they narrowly defeated a similar measure following an outcry over a …