News

April, 2022

• 1 April

  Sulphur Springs Arrests Decatur Woman

  Sharlyne Kay Vining Sulphur Springs Police arrested Nichelle Vining of Decatur Thursday morning and charged her with unauthorized motor vehicle use. She turned out to be Sharlyne Kay Vining wanted by Palo Pinto County for failure to appear on a resisting arrest charge. The owner reported the vehicle stolen around …
• 1 April

  Officer-Involved Shooting

  Arkansas State Police’s investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Texarkana on Mar 21 ruleed it was justified by watching dash and body cam videos. Two inmates, Michael Olson and Wayde Land escaped from the Bowie County Texas Jail Annex. Officers tried to get the men into custody when Olson resisted, …

March, 2022

• 31 March

  Paris Police Report For Thursday (Mar 31)

  Shawn Cody Armentrout Paris Police arrested Shawn Cody Armentrout, 34, of Paris, in the 400-block of Grand Ave at 9:58 Wednesday night. They observed Armentrout walking and knew he had an outstanding felony Lamar County probation violation warrant. This warrant stemmed from possession of a controlled substance of more than …
• 31 March

  Skeletal Remains Found At New Boston

  Authorities discovered the skeletal remains in a New Boston house Tuesday evening after a request for a welfare check. The house was in the 1200-block of S. Merrill, where officers contacted David McMichael’s father. They asked if he knew why they were there, and Mr. McMichael advised them it was …
• 31 March

  Court Upholds Amber Guyger’s Sentence

  Former Officer Amber Guyger Texas’s highest criminal court has declined to reconsider former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger’s murder conviction, effectively upholding the sentence and exhausting the appeals process. It marks the latest setback in a string of appeals Guyger’s lawyers have filed since she a court sentenced her to …
• 31 March

  A $90,000 Student Settlement

  According to American Atheists, a civil rights group, a former student with Klein Independent School District, won a $90,000 settlement. She claimed that she was the target of harassment and discrimination for sitting out the Pledge of Allegiance. American Atheists said its client merely exercised her constitutional right to decline …
• 31 March

  Costs Going Up For Gas And Groceries?

  You might have to pay even more for gas and groceries in the coming months. New federal forecasts show food prices likely will keep climbing, and the average cost of gas will stay high or may even rise. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts grocery prices will increase up to …
• 31 March

  Texas A&M Offers Free Education For Ukrainian Students

  Texas A&M to grant free tuition, room, and board to its Ukrainian students ( Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune Chancellor John Sharp said that Ukrainian students across the Texas A&M University System’s 11 campuses and research centers would receive free tuition. In addition, the university system will cover all …
• 31 March

  Red River Gets New Communications Tower

  Red River Courthouse Ark-Tex Council of Government is helping Red River County get a new communications tower. Construction begins on Apr 1, and crews should have it completed by early August. The cost is $233,349 and will come from a state grant and a copay from the county. The state …
• 31 March

  Two Die In Longview Shooting

  Longview Police say that two people died after a shooting on Wednesday at 4:45 pm. Police found one person dead at the location, and they transported the second to a local hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries. The shooter is still at large. Police are looking for a slender …