Breaking News

Breaking News

• WISD board approves gun policy

  Westwood Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the second and final reading of the “Guardian Plan” for Policy CKC (Local) Emergency Operations Monday night during a regular school board meeting — allowing board-designated and trained employees with concealed handgun licenses to carry handguns on school property.

  February 11, 2013

• UPDATE: County prosecutor killed near Kaufman Co. courthouse

  KAUFMAN (AP) — An assistant district attorney was shot and killed Thursday morning near the North Texas county courthouse where he worked, and authorities said they were searching for two suspects.

  Mark Hasse, 57, had exited his vehicle in the parking lot behind the Kaufman County Courthouse annex and was walking toward the building when he was shot multiple times just before 9 a.m., said Kaufman County spokeswoman Pat Laney. Hasse was taken away in an ambulance, but Laney did not know if he died at the hospital or en route.

  January 31, 2013

• Texas official: 3 wounded in college shooting

  A shooting on a Texas community college campus wounded three people Tuesday and sent students fleeing for safety as officials placed the campus on lockdown, officials said.

  January 22, 2013

• BREAKING NEWS: Tanker-truck crash closes FM 2574 in Neches, Neches schools

  A portion of FM 2574 in Neches was shut down Wednesday after a tanker truck carrying petroleum products overturned while trying to turn around.
  Haz-Mat teams also closed Neches ISD for the day as a precaution.

  January 16, 2013

• H.S. Basketball: Elkhart picks up huge win over Central Heights

  The Elkhart boys’ basketball team notched another big win on its home floor Tuesday, squeaking by visiting Central Heights, 57-54, to move to 4-1 in District 19-2A.

  The Elks got big nights Luke Hollingsworth, who had 21 points, and Cole Bridges, who scored 20, 18 of them coming off of three-point shots.

  January 15, 2013

• Five Anderson County districts delay start times Wednesday

  Five Anderson County schools delayed classes Wednesday due to “expected weather conditions.”

  January 15, 2013

• One student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.

  January 10, 2013

• Palestine man arrested after boarding PISD school bus

  Palestine Police Department officers are continuing to investigate a Tuesday morning incident during which a man boarded a Palestine Independent School District bus in an attempt to evade arrest.

  December 18, 2012

• WISD campus put on "lockdown" after nearby altercation

  A Westwood Independent School District campus was placed on lockdown this morning following a report of shots fired in the area of Salt Works Road.

  December 18, 2012

• Official says 26 dead in Connecticut school shooting

  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Connecticut elementary school Friday, killing 26 people, including 18 children, and forcing students to cower in classrooms and then flee with the help of teachers and police.
  The death toll was given to The Associated Press by an official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way.

  December 14, 2012

• More Breaking News Headlines

© 2013 Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. · CNHI Classified Advertising Network · CNHI News Service
Associated Press content © 2013. All rights reserved. AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Our site is powered by Zope. Some parts of our site may require you to download the Flash Player Plugin.
Privacy Policy | AP News Registry privacy policy
Terms and Conditions
Advertiser Index

Events by eviesays.com

The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas 519 N. Elm St. Palestine Texas 75801