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Bond is $500,000 for a Lamar County man involved in a standoff who reportedly armed himself with an AR15. The incident began when they dispatched Lamar County Deputies to serve two felony warrants on 39-year-old Ryan Adamson, who barricaded himself inside the home and would not communicate with deputies. He …

They arrested the suspect in a Tuesday afternoon bank robbery in Sherman at the Choctaw Casino in Durant. They had issued a warrant for 40-year-old Michael Lee Dodd and traced him to the casino. Choctaw Tribal Police and the FBI assisted in the investigation and arrest.

A couple of sleuths think they’ve cracked the case of falling fish in Texarkana. Last December, hundreds of fish fell on roads, roofs, and even the runway in Texarkana during a storm. Pennsylvania independent natural phenomenon researcher Sharon Hill and Australian author Paul Cropper think Cormorants dumped them from the …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas: The Texas fire environment will support increased wildfire activity through the weekend as hot and dry conditions persist across the state. Above-average temperatures and minimal rainfall are forecast for the third week due to a period of high pressure impacting the state. Accelerated drying in vegetation, resulting from …

Davis Green, 2022 Valedictorian, is the newest state champion from Paris High School. He placed first in the Class 4A UIL Persuasive Speech contest in Austin. Unfortunately, Green could not stay for the awards ceremony. Instead, his sponsor, Shana Nimmo, and PHS Principal Chris Vaughn presented him with his medal …

The owner reported an orange Kubota tractor was stolen from the 1900-block of SE 6th St at 9:24 Tuesday morning. The victim said that the unknown suspects had cut the lock and chain on the gate to gain access sometime within the last 18 hours. The investigation continues. Police worked …

GREENVILLE- Trapped mosquitos in the area of Arnold Park tested positive for West Nile Virus. Trucks will begin spraying from approximately 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 22, Thursday, June 23, and Friday, June 24, weather permitting. The spraying will take about three to four hours. They recommend that citizens …

Col Steven McCraw, Director DPS The head of DPS says state police have conducted more than 700 interviews in Uvalde and stated that the local police response to the school shooting went against virtually all the protocols since Columbine. DPS Director Steve McCraw called the local police response an abject …

Negotiators in the Senate have reached a deal on a proposed gun safety bill in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting. Texas Senator John Cornyn managed the discussions between Republicans and Democrats. The senators published the text of their legislation on Tuesday. The “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” would prevent …

Families who are planning a summer vacation are experiencing sticker shock. Airfares are 30 percent higher compared with 2019 levels, and they continue to rise. Terence Fontaine at Texas Southern University says that labor shortages and red-hot travel demand after two years of COVID are also factoring into the higher …