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SHERMAN, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced the conviction of an Anna, Texas, man for child pornography. Chad Michael Rider, 48, was found guilty of three counts of the sexual exploitation of children, also referred to as the production of child pornography. The jury …

Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced that a Dallas man has been arrested and charged with multiple bank robberies across the Metroplex area. Mark Robert Disch, 53, was named in a complaint filed in the Eastern District of Texas on July 19, 2022, charging him with two …

The invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in two additional Texas counties this month, Morris and Rusk. EAB is an invasive wood-boring pest of ash trees that has killed millions of trees across 35 states since its arrival to the United States in 2002. The ash borer is …

Be on the lookout for fake gas gift cards. Better Business Bureau (BBB) Scam Tracker reports that scammers are tempting drivers with phony gas station gift cards to steal credit card details and other personal information. You see a post on social media, get an email, or take a survey …

Tristan Wayne Whitaker Thursday morning at 7:00, officers responded to a shoplifter in the 1300-block of Clarksville, where a white male wearing an olive green shirt had stuffed items in his pants and left on a bicycle, headed eastbound. Police stopped Tristan Wayne Whitaker, 18, of Detroit, in the 1600-block …

This heat wave is leading to record-breaking power usage in Texas. But unlike last week, there have not been any calls for conservation, and the embattled power grid is holding up. Thomas Overbye at the Smart Grid Center warns what we’re seeing now is different from winter storm Uri, when …

School starts in about three weeks, and the virus is trending up. Parents are hitting the stores this weekend for some back-to-school shopping. Along with pencils and notebooks, public health leaders say they must stock up on face masks because this current COVID spike shows no signs of slowing. Dr. …

Abortion rights in Texas are just about non-existent. CVS Pharmacists in Texas may be asking more questions before dispensing certain drugs. In reaction, CVS Health is asking pharmacists to verify prescriptions of medicines that customers could use for abortions and other medical problems. They want to confirm that they don’t …

Triple A-Texas Gas Buddy reports the statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.95 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel.  That price is 19 cents less than on this day last week and is $1.12 more per gallon than last year.

Despite Thursday’s rain, Lamar County Commissioners have extended the ban on outdoor burning in unincorporated portions of the county for another 21 days. Triple-digit temperatures are expected to continue, and the rain moisture will soon dry up. Less than half an inch of rain was reported at Cox Field.