By Scott Harvey

Tyler – A state district judge has declared a 16-year-old boy competent for trial in the fatal classroom stabbing of a Tyler special education teacher.

The boy is accused of stabbing 50-year-old Todd Henry in the heart in a classroom at John Tyler High School on September 23.

By Scott Harvey

Cumby – Westbound Interstate 30 traffic had to be diverted to a service road after an 18 wheeler overturned this morning.

The truck crashed shortly after 4 a.m. near the 113 mile marker just east of Cumby.

There were no reports of any injuries. No other vehicles were said to have been involved.

By Scott Harvey

Sulphur Springs – The City of Sulphur Springs has been awarded $4.3 million from The Texas Transportation Commission.

The funds will go toward improvements to Municipal Airport, specifically the runway and better lighting.

Officials hope to have a contract in place this winter for the project, with work to begin shortly thereafter.

By Scott Harvey

Grand Saline – A bank robbery suspect remains at-large after a white male, armed with a handgun, robbed the Mineola Community Bank in Grand Saline. No injuries were reported.

The man was said to be wearing a camouflage mask and blue hooded sweatshirt at the time of the crime.

About 20 minutes prior to the robbery, a bomb threat was called in to Grand Saline High School. Authorities are trying to determine if the two events are related.

By Scott Harvey

– Local elections throughout Northeast Texas showed mixed results regarding area alcohol sales, bond items and a possible city incorporation.

All Hunt County local items failed Tuesday night.

Residents of Quinlan and Wolfe City by slim margins voted against the sale of beer and wine at off-premise locations. The second item also failed in both cities, which would have allowed residents to purchase alcoholic beverages at licensed establishments without having to become a member of a private club.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – An appeals court in Texarkana has upheld the conviction of Jose Martin Guevara, charged in the robbery of a Greenville bank.

Guevara, of Rockwall, is said to have robbed the American National Bank at gunpoint in January, 2008. He would later be convicted of the crime and sentence to 25 years in prison.

The jury took only about 25 minutes before returning a guilty verdict following a half-day of testimony.

By Brad Kellar

Quinlan – A Quinlan-area man could be released from custody following a judge's ruling that there was no probable cause to hold him.

The defense attorney for Jeffery Feagin had filed for an examining trial to determine if his client should remain in jail. But during Monday's hearing no probable cause was determined after the Hunt County District Attorney's office provided no evidence.

By Scott Harvey

Paris – A Paris woman is charged with multiple felony counts after intentionally hitting two occupied vehicles with her suburban.

The incident occurred Saturday morning in the 200 block of Lamar Avenue.

34-year-old Juana Ibarra was placed under arrest. As there were a total of three people occupying the two vehicles, Ibarra was charged with 3 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival to Paris PD, she refused to sign all required paperwork and was placed into a jail cell.

By Scott Harvey

Hopkins County – The Dallas Bomb Squad is called into to detonate a small device over the weekend following a traffic stop in Hopkins County.

The suspect has been identified as 20-year-old Joshua Clanton, of Birthright.

Clanton was stopped on FM 3236, and admitted to deputies that he had a bomb in his pickup. Residents in the area were immediately evacuated before officials made the detonation on what was described as a very large homemade firecracker.

By Scott Harvey

– Enrollment at Texas colleges is at 1.38 million, up nine percent compared with a year ago. It may be the biggest one year increase ever. Some officials say it's caused by the recession.

It appears colleges locally are following that same trend.

A report from early September showed enrollment was up nearly seven percent at Texas A&M University-Commerce to approximately 9,700 students. Paris Junior College was at about a ten percent increase at more than 1,300 students.