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Police throughout East Texas are searching for a man who shot a business owner during a robbery at Rosita’s Conexion Latina in Henderson. The owner of the business  was injured and the shooter fled on foot. On Wednesday, the department released a composite sketch  made by a Texas DPS sketch …

  (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.96 billion in April, 3.2 percent less than in April 2023. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April. “Monthly state sales tax collections fell …

Submitted By Butch Burney The Annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will start at lunchtime on Saturday and continue into the evening at Celebration Plaza. We invite everyone to join the food and fun in downtown Sulphur Springs. Several bands will play throughout the day, with food stations and vendors. Countywide …

  Tuesday morning at 8:52, a caller reported a criminal trespassing on the 3000 block of NE Loop 286. Police made contact with Tra’Vion De’Marcus Johnson, 18, wanted for a third-degree felony warrant from an incident occurring in February of this year. That was when Johnson had choked a woman …

Tuesday night, April 30, at 9:11, they dispatched the Paris EMS, Paris Fire, and Paris Police to the 600 block of Evergreen Street and SE 6th for a significant motor vehicle accident involving an injury involving a Nissan Rogue and a bicyclist. EMS and Fire arrived and provided life-saving medical procedures …

The federal government’s mandate that hospitals report COVID-19 rates ended today. Experts say data was vital to ending the pandemic. Dr. Gerald Parker at Texas A&M says other surveillance systems are in place that rely on a network of labs and clinics. There is also wastewater surveillance. Today’s end to …

  As the Pro-Palestinian protests at several Texas colleges continued, Texas Senator John Cornyn says many of these gatherings have crossed over into hate speech and violence. He commended the response at UT-Austin. He says many of the presidents at Ivy League schools like Columbia and Harvard have given in to …

Lamar County Deputies arrested 39-year-old Jeffrey Alan Johnston on a warrant for Violation of Parole. He’s in the Lamar County Jail without bond. Deputies arrested Brodric Deshay Titus on a Motion to Adjudicate Guilt for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. He was also charged on a Red River County warrant for …

The Sam Bell Maxey House invites homeschool families and groups across North Texas to ‘Homeschool Day’ on Wednesday, May 1. From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, homeschooled students, teachers, and parents can enjoy educational programs from local organizations, games, house tours, and more. Admission is $1 per person. Reservations can …

‘Kids Safe Saturday’ is an annual event sponsored by Think Child Safety and the City of Paris. It promotes education about children and safety. This year’s event will be on Saturday, May 4, from 9:00 am til 1:00 pm at the Love Civic Center.

Bond has been set at $300,000 at the Hunt County Jail for each of the two men arrested for a violent theft of a trailer at a Quinlan RV Park.  Deputies identified the suspects as Jacob Harrison Pollard of Royse City and Justin Allen Hopkins of Quinlan. Authorities say a resident …

Deputies arrested 30-year-old Anthony Hayden of Omaha on a warrant for Sexual Assault of a Child. No other information was available. He remains in the Titus County Jail.

North and Central Texas Confidence has increased regarding the potential for flash flooding starting tonight through tomorrow afternoon. The area highlighted in green will most likely see totals ranging between 2 and 4 inches, with a low chance (10%) of locally higher amounts between 4 and 6 inches. This area …

As I have previously stated, any attempt to shut down or disrupt UT operations will not be tolerated. There is no rationale whatsoever that justifies the endangerment of our students and campus environments. Massive crowds of students, along with outside groups with absolutely no connection to UT, have intentionally caused disturbances with plans to …

  Deputies arrested Daniel Lee Baxter in Hopkins County on a Hunt County warrant for Invasive Visual Recording. At the time of the last report, he remained in the Hopkins County Jail, but no other information was available.

  Hopkins County Deputies responded to a burglary of a habitation on CR 1113. The homeowner said someone broke into their weekend property the past week and provided a detailed list of stolen items, including a black and white air conditioning unit. Further investigation led the deputy to determine the …

  As the result of an ongoing investigation, Bobby Joe Tipton, III, of Hunt County, was booked into the Hunt County Detention Center on Tuesday for  Continuous Sexual Assault Of Child: Victim Under 14. Tipton’s bond is $250,000.

PARIS, TEXAS—A Paris Firefighter was injured while fighting a structure fire at the Patio Apartments, 510 Bonham Street, early Tuesday, April 30. The injury occurred inside the engulfed structure when an area of the second floor where the firefighter was working collapsed. Other firefighters extricated the injured firefighter, who was …