Paris News

  The DPS is offering a reward of $5,000 for information that can help identify stash houses, pill press operations, meth conversion labs, and more in the state of Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety needs the public’s help in stopping the criminals that traffic drugs and people. If you …

The state of Texas on Wednesday executed John Balentine, 54-year-old, for killing three teenagers while they were sleeping at a house in Amarillo in 1998. The teens were Edward Mark Caylor, 17-year-old, Kai Brooke Geyer, and Steven Watson, both 15 years old. Balentine had been in a relationship with Caylor’s …

Patrick Crusius A Collin County man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart. Patrick Crusius of Allen changed his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for hate …

Davion Irvin, 24 years old, allegedly swiped two monkeys from their enclosure at the Dallas Zoo, says he took them onto the city’s light rail system to make his getaway. According to court documents, Irvin also said he loves animals and that if released from jail, he would steal more. …

Testimony continued Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Richard Acosta, the father of a teenager accused of shooting and killing three other teens at a Garland convenience store. Prosecutors say Acosta drove his son, Abel Acosta, 14, to commit the murders on Dec. 26, 2021, and they allege that …

Colgate-Palmolive recalls 4.9 million bottles of its Fabuloso multi-purpose cleaning liquid because the products might have bacteria contamination. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, they sold the all-purpose cleaner between December 2022 and January 2023 at major retailers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, Dollar General, and Family Dollar.

  The Annual Mardi Gras, sponsored by the Lamar County Human Resources Council, will be Mar 3 at the Love Civic Center in Paris. It will benefit Meals on Wheels, Horizon House Transitional Shelter, and other support programs. The event will feature a Cajun Dinner, Complimentary Adult Beverages, A Live …

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 9.3 percent more than in February 2022. They base the allocations on sales made in December by businesses that report monthly tax for …

That hunt for Larmar County’s murder suspect, Dykalen Donnell Douglas, 18, is over. Instead, he turned himself in to the Lamar County Sheriff’s office. Paris Police had issued a murder warrant for Douglas, who allegedly shot and killed Hirael Shawn Rios, 31, in the face after an argument on West …

Paris-Lamar County Health District’s latest COVID report shows 0 fatalities and 76 active cases of the virus. Regarding testing, there were 13 positive PCR results and 22 positive antigens. However, actual numbers may be higher because many people are self-testing and not reporting the results.