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Federal, state and area law enforcement personnel made dozens of arrests Tuesday, during a crackdown on local drug trafficking. Full Story »

Motorists who drive along Interstate 30 in Greenville will be having to navigate around a major construction project this weekend. Full Story »

The Greenville City Council has approved a settlement of a pending lawsuit involving the Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA). Full Story »

Repairs to the Two-Mile Bridge over Lake Tawakoni are proceeding smoothly and the project remains on schedule with crews possibly wrapping up late next week if the weather permits, according to Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Assistant Area Engineer Chris Mountain. Full Story »

The Greenville City Council has approved a settlement of a pending lawsuit involving the Texas Municipal Power Agency (TMPA). Mayor Tom Oliver announced a “global compromise settlement agreement” of the suit at the start of Tuesday’s regular Council agenda. Full Story »

Christina Reene Rodriguez has had an attorney appointed to represent her on an indictment for criminally negligent homicide in connection with the 2008 death of a local infant. Full Story »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of Texas businesses will see the unemployment taxes they pay per employee per year nearly triple from $23.40 to $64.80 under rates announced Tuesday by the Texas Workforce Commission. Full Story »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dr. Dee Ellis will be the new state veterinarian and executive director of the Texas Animal Health Commission. The selection of Ellis was announced Tuesday during the commission's meeting in Austin. Full Story »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has filed for re-election. Dewhurst filed the paperwork with the Republican Party of Texas on Tuesday. He is seeking a third term as lieutenant governor, who presides over the Texas Senate. Full Story »

Eight defendants, named in three indictments returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas last month and just unsealed, were arrested today by members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Mobile Enforcement Team (MET), announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas and James L. Capra, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Dallas Division. Full Story »

BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including two suicide car bombers and another vehicle that blew up near government sites. At least 118 were killed and hundreds wounded in the worst wave of violence in the capital in more than a month, authorities said. Full Story »

CADDO MILLS — The Caddo Mills City Council will consider an ordinance to tax eight liners and other coin-operated machines during tonight’s regularly scheduled meeting of the council. Full Story »

State Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville) has filed for re-election, seeking his party’s nomination for another term in the office of State Senate District 2. Full Story »

GREENVILLE — Shoplifting socks and underwear has earned a Greenville woman a prison sentence. Full Story »

GREENVILLE — A Fort Hood soldier has pleaded not guilty to a charge of family violence in connection with a reported assault in February of last year. Full Story »

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Houston Mayor Bill White says he will bring integrity to Austin if elected Texas governor. White returned to his hometown of San Antonio on Monday in one of his first campaign stops since announcing last week that he was abandoning his U.S. Senate campaign to run for governor. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) ’ The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated, signaling that the Obama administration is prepared to contain global warming without congressional action if necessary. Full Story »

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has made her run for Texas governor official, filing her candidate paperwork with the state Republican Party. Full Story »

An organization which is helping spearhead the effort to bring high-speed rail to Texas has scheduled a meeting in Commerce next week. Full Story »

Greenville’s business and government leaders plan to get up early Friday, to learn how the city can take advantage of “Smart Growth.” Full Story »

The next Greenville Follies is still 15 months away, but preparations by the board of directors are already underway. Full Story »

The Greenville Charter Review Committee intends to talk about how the city handles the money it receives, during its next meeting Monday night. Full Story »

The Greenville City Council is expected Tuesday to give the final vote to approve the city’s first tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ). Full Story »

Two faces could return to the Greenville Board of Development, following Tuesday’s City Council session. Full Story »

A Greenville woman was in custody at the Hunt County Jail Friday, charged with criminally negligent homicide. Full Story »