By Scott Harvey

Paris – An bizarre story out of Paris, where police on Thursday evening find during a routine traffic stop a man trying to consume the very drugs he was in possession of.

By Scott Harvey

Commerce – Friday marks the beginning of the sixth annual Relay 4 Life event at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

391 participants and 41 teams had registered for the event at last report. Speaking with the Morning Blend Friday, Chairperson for Relay 4 Life Holly Brown said the committee has raised just over $40,000, with a goal of $80,000.

By Scott Harvey

KETR NEWSCAST 4-17-09

By Jerrod Knight

KETR Sportscast 04-17-09

Jerrod Knight

Commerce, TX – Rangers were off last night - they pick up today; Mavs play the spurs in the first round of the NBA playoffs; John Madden announces retirement; A&M-Commerce senior Lyndon Wise wins Athlete of the Week; and an update from the Greenville lions golf team and Greenville Christian softball.

This Day in History: Friday, April 17, 2009.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY, 4-17-09

This Day in History: Friday, April 17, 2009.

Commerce – An investigation is underway in connection to a reported break-in on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce.

University Police are investigating the incident at one of the school's athletic department offices.

Lieutenant Jason Bone says the crime was reported Thursday afternoon, but is believed could have taken place anytime since Tuesday at 3 p.m. A laptop computer and two computer projectors were reported stolen from an office at Whitley gym. The door to the office appeared to have been forced open. No additional details were immediately available.

By Brad Kellar

Commerce – A not guilty plea has been entered in a Commerce robbery.

George Washington Sharper, one of three men indicted for a reported 2007 armed hold-up at a Commerce residence, entered the plea Thursday. Sharper also entered not guilty pleas in connection to a reported aggravated robbery last year in Greenville along with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. A tentative trial date has been set for June 18 on all charges.

By Brad Kellar

Quinlan, Wills Point – A local man appears in court regarding a tragic accident that killed three Van Zandt County residents in 2006.

Eddie Dale Malone, of Quinlan, entered open pleas of no contest Thursday to three counts of criminally negligent homicide. An open plea means no potential sentence in the case had been offered or arranged. Malone had originally pleaded not guilty to three counts of intoxication manslaughter. A punishment hearing has now been scheduled for June 15.

This Day in History: Thursday, April 16, 2009.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY, 4-16-09

This Day in History: Thursday, April 16, 2009.

By Scott Harvey

KETR NEWSCAST, 4-16-09

Appeal denied for murder defendant in 1998 Hunt County murder case; Greenville changes standards on exterior construction; Deadline Thursday at 5 p.m. for proposed student referendum at A&M-Commerce; T-Lounge at A&M-Commerce being demolished to make way for new Music Building; Hunt County Crime Stoppers seek burglary suspect; Tyler man arrested on arson charges on Easter.