Grand jury to hear charges against hoarder (The Ma... JEFFERSON — District Attorney Bill Gleason said a Marion County grand jury will “hear evidence for a possible indictment” against Barbara Britton Holtz on Friday. Eighty-three dogs — three of which were born during the event — were seized July 10 from a house at 119 Lakeland Drive by Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas. Holtz was arrested by Marion County deputies...

Rowlett woman covers all the bases in cancer battl... Chris Newcomer says playing slow-pitch softball gives her life a sense of normalcy. Ten days later, Chris Newcomer sat on an examination table in a Dallas hospital as the neurosurgeon inspected his skillful handiwork and began removing 37 staples from the left side of her scalp. The then 38-year-old who taught physical education at an elementary school, a woman who had never smoked or drunk alcohol, a softball and...

Family sues FirstEnergy over girl’s hair los... The family of a little girl who asked Santa for a wig last year is suing FirstEnergy Generation Corp. The Bruce Mansfield plant in Shippingport is targeted by environmental activists who also sued last year, saying the coal-fired plant continues to violate state pollution standards. The suit says the girl, who was born in 2003, played in her grandparents’ yard about a mile from the plant while dangerous emissions...