News

February, 2016

• 17 February

  North Texas Man Executed

      A death row inmate from North Texas was executed Tuesday for the shotgun slaying of a Collin county liquor store clerk during a robbery more than 25 years ago. 43 year old Gustavo Garcia was the third Texas inmate put to death this year. Garcia was condemned for …
• 17 February

  NE Texas Man Charged With Robbing Arkansas Bank

      A Northeast Texas man has been arrested for robbing a bank in Arkansas. Authorities say 74-year-old Johnny Crawford of Winnsboro entered the Bank of the Ozarks in Hope, pulled out a gun and demanded money. A short time later, a Hempstead County deputy located Crawford’s SUV and took …
• 17 February

  One Dead In Crash With Cement Truck

    One person was killed Tuesday afternoon when a cement truck and a car collided in Anna. The car was traveling westbound on CR 210 when the cement truck crossed over the median.and crashed into the eastbound car. The car was pinned between the truck and a tree and the …
• 17 February

  Eight Dogs Found Dead In Upshur County

    Upshur County deputies are investigating after 8 dead dogs were found by two people riding ATV’s in a rural area. A few yards away from the carcasses, 3 pit bull puppies were found alive but abandoned. The wife of one of the ATV drivers has taken the puppies home …
• 17 February

  Former Quinlan Teacher Slated For Arraignment

      A former Quinlan ISD teacher and coach is scheduled for arraignment for allegedly trying to destroy evidence connected to a previous arrest for inappropriate relationship between an educator and student. David Haskell Ivey had been indicted in Hunt County and remains in jail under $225,000 bond.
• 17 February

  Autopsy Results For East Texas Woman Found In Freezer

    Preliminary autopsy results have been released in connection to the death of an East Texas woman whose body was found inside a freezer in an outbuilding behind her home. Smith County deputies say 78 year old Frances Barton died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Barton was …
• 17 February

  Texas Parks and Wildlife Proposal Could Lead to More Hunting Days

    Texas Parks and Wildlife is proposing a new rule that could create doe hunting days in many east Texas counties that previously didn’t have them and extend those days in many cities. The Texas Park and Wildlife Department will hold public hearings about the proposed changes in several counties …
• 17 February

  Lamar County Most Wanted Man Pleads Not Guilty

    A former Texas Most Wanted fugitive accused of sex crimes in Lamar County pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bail jumping and failing to appear in court. Donald Jack Robertson the Second had been on the run since 2011 but was captured earlier this month in Oregon and extradited back …
• 17 February

  Interstate 30 Being Repaired in Franklin and Morris Counties

    Motorists could encounter delays and lane closures in Northeast Texas because of repairs being done on I-30, Work will be done from the Franklin County line to the Morris County line. In Morris County, similar work on Interstate 30 will be done through Feb. 20 from the Titus County …
• 16 February

  FORMER EMPLOYEE OF U.S. CONTRACTOR IN AFGHANISTAN SENTENCED ON BRIBERY AND STRUCTURING CONSPIRACY CHARGES

    A former government contractor employee was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for his role in a bribery scheme involving a federal program in Afghanistan and conspiracy to structure financial transactions to avoid currency transaction reporting requirements. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal …