By Scott Harvey

Greenville – A nine-year-old Greenville boy is found after having gone missing for more than four hours on Thursday.

Nicolas Paul Russell, who has Asperger's Syndrome, had wandered away from his residence on Harris Street at around 3:15 p.m. and was found shortly before 8 p.m. uninjured in the 1900 block of Joe Ramsey Blvd.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – A Texas native, now working in Commerce, shares his experiences upon assisting the victims of tsunami-stricken Japan.

Dr. John La Noue has been working with Texas Baptist Men's disaster relief for the past 40 years. La Noue says that of all his experiences over that time, Japan may be the worst he's seen, considering how developed the country was.

He describes in one image of how a row of pine trees that had been severed from their trunks by flood waters acted as weapons.

Alice previews the animation "Rio," and "The Conspirator," among others.

Movie Picks with Alice Reece, 4-15-11

Dr. John La Noue, interim pastor at First Baptist Church in Commerce, stops by to discuss his recent visit to Japan to assist those devastated by the earthquake and tsunami.

The Lead: Friday, April 15, 2011

– Tyler television station KLTV reports Precinct One Commissioner Ricky LaPrade has also been charged with resisting arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon following the incident early Thursday morning.

LaPrade, who has been at the post for 10 years, was in a county issued vehicle at the time of the incident. He was released from jail after posting bail on bonds totaling $10,000.

LaPrade says he was wrongfully arrested, as he was drinking, but not driving. He told officers he was sitting in his car at the Whataburger parking lot, talking with his ex-wife.

By Scott Harvey

Austin – A bill to suspend state mandated testing to better support at risk teachers receives support during a recent presentation to the Public Education Committee.

The bill's author, District 2 State Representative Dan Flynn (R-Van), says he wants to suspend state mandated testing for two years so that money could be spent supporting teacher jobs. Students would still be tested over their regular studies as normal.

By Scott Harvey

– Crews were assessing damages Friday morning after yet another line of severe storms pushed through the region Thursday night, the second time this week.

Early reports indicate some of the most notable damage occurred in the Red River Valley near Honey Grove, where residents were believed to have experienced 80-plus mph winds and hail.

By Brad Kellar

Greenville – A tentative trial date has been set for June 6 in the case of a Hunt County man, facing a dozen indictments for fraud and forgery.

29-year-old Edgar Guadalupe Espinoza, of Greenville, is one of nine people alleged to been have involved in a conspiracy to steal and use the identification information of 47 people.

Espinoza pleaded not guilty to all twelve charges during a hearing Wednesday.

By Scott Harvey

– A proposed redistricting in Texas may pit several area representatives against each other.

A proposal released Wednesday by Burt Solomon, chairman of the House Redistricting Committee, includes but is not limited to, joining Hopkins County, currently under District 3, with House District 2.

By Scott Harvey

Telephone – One person is injured following a small plane crashed Wednesday afternoon in Fannin County.

The plane, a single engine crop duster, wrecked out in a heavily wooded area near Telephone, according to authorities.

The pilot was treated for minor injuries at Red River Regional Hospital. There was no indication if the pilot was the only person on board.

The FAA is investigating.