OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State officials warn that failure of Congress to address the nation's looming fiscal cliff could have dire consequences for state programs in Oklahoma beginning as early as next year.

PAULS VALLEY, OK - A Garvin County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering a mother and son. For the first time we hear from the victims' family.

SHERMAN, TEXAS -- Sherman ISD school board members decided to not impose standardized dress for students.

GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- Texas may soon have a new school rating system, and the announcement is sitting well with two local superintendents.

BONHAM, TX -- It's been in the works for 14 years. Now the Fannin County Ag Extension office will finally get it's own building.

DENISON, TX -- The Denison City Council will hold another hearing in December, before deciding whether to annex a 33 acre stretch of land.

The Grayson County Commissioners approved the election of unopposed candidates Monday.

The Next Media Radio Partners are camped out in front of the Sherman Wal-Mart this week for the annual Bob Skaggs memorial food drive.

DENISON, TX -- The Denison City Council approved rezoning a piece of land near Loy Lake as commercial, so two residents can open a local distillery.

PARIS, TX - A Paris woman now stands charged with the murder of her mother's boyfriend in September. District court records show 24-year-old Angela Villines was indicted for murder last week.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A judge has set a Dec. 20 hearing on Planned Parenthood's request for an injunction that would stop the Oklahoma Department of Health from ending its contracts at three Tulsa-area clinics that provide food and nutritional counseling to low-income mothers.

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A McAlester police officer is due in court next month after he was charged with using a stun gun on a handcuffed woman.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin says Oklahoma will not establish a state-run health insurance exchange under the federal health care law or expand its Medicaid eligibility to provide coverage to thousands of low-income, uninsured citizens.

DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines says a flight from Kansas City to Dallas lost cabin pressure, forcing passengers and crew to wear oxygen masks until the plane had descended to a safe altitude.

IRVING, Texas (AP) - A travel group has predicted nearly 3.3 million Texans will hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday period.

BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man is accused of plotting to open fire inside a movie theater during a screening of the new "Twilight" film.

LOVE COUNTY, OK - An accident in Love County early this morning has left one teen dead and another injured, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

OKLAHOMA -- Thanksgiving is just days away, and OHP wants to make sure you're safe this holiday.

POTTSBORO, TX -- More than 60 active duty soldiers and veterans took to the water for the third annual "Operation Welcome Home".

Bikers from Southern Oklahoma and North Texas met up in Madill, Oklahoma to ride with a purpose.

SHERMAN, TX -- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals left their home in Austin Friday and made their way to Sherman for a rare appearance.

POTTSBORO, TX -- More than 60 soldiers arrived at Lake Texoma Friday for the third annual "Operation Welcome Home".

SHERMAN, TX-You won't have to wait until Black Friday to get a head start on your holiday shopping.

SHERMAN, TX -- Sherman Fire Chief Jeff Jones says a cigarette sparked the fire last night at a Sherman apartment complex.

ARDMORE, OK -- Millions of pet owners across the U.S. are now using pharmacies to fill their pet's prescriptions, instead of a veterinarian. But some say that might not be the safest choice.