Kaufman County fire crews battle early morning house fire near Crandall
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Crandall Fire Department responded to a reported kitchen fire in rural Kaufman County earlier this morning, March 26, 2014, at approximately 6:45 a.m. {loadposition...
View ArticleLockdown lifted at Kaufman ISD Nash Elementary, abduction story determined...
KAUFMAN, Texas – The Kaufman Independent School District placed their campuses on "soft" lockdown earlier this morning after an 11-year-old student reported several men attempted to abduct her and take...
View ArticleUPDATED: Terrell ISD's Long Elementary School lockdown lifted
TERRELL, Texas – Terrell ISD becomes the second Kaufman County school district today to place a school in lockdown. According to Terrell ISD, “out of an abundance of caution, Long Elementary School is...
View ArticlePolice standoff with suicidal subject to blame for school lockdown in Terrell
TERRELL, Texas – The Terrell Police Department say an hour standoff with a suicidal man caused the lockdown at Long Elementary School in Terrell on Wednesday afternoon, March 26, 2014. {loadposition...
View ArticleForney High School Class of 2014 hosting dodgeball tournament March 29
FORNEY, Texas – The booster club for the Forney High School senior Class of 2014 is hosting a dodgeball tournament to help raise funds for their senior breakfast and graduation night lock-in party. The...
View ArticleForney High School grad graduates UTI with 4.0 GPA, continuing education with...
FORNEY, Texas – A 2012 Forney High School graduate recently graduated from the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) of Dallas/Fort Worth with a 4.0 GPA and perfect attendance. {loadposition adinsert}...
View ArticleMissing Lubbock, Texas, teen found safely in Forney, Texas
FORNEY, Texas – A 17-year-old missing teen from Lubbock, Texas was found safely in Forney, Texas, on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office reported the missing teen, Braxtan...
View ArticleThree escape injuries in rollover accident
FORNEY, Texas – Three young males escaped injury Wednesday night, March 26, 2014, after the vehicle in which they were traveling overturned on Farm-to-Market (FM) 740. The accident occurred on FM 740...
View ArticleSoccer: Forney High School boys and girls teams heading to area playoffs
FORNEY, Texas – Forney High School's boys and girls soccer teams are advancing to the playoffs with their first games in the UIL Region II Area playoffs on Friday, March 28, 2014. {loadposition...
View ArticleFour arrested following execution of search warrant at Terrell home
TERRELL, Texas – Four people were arrested on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at a residence in the 400 block of South Park Street after police officers with the Terrell Police Department executed a search...
View ArticleJury selection begins for Kaufman County murder trial
ROCKWALL, Texas – Jury selection began earlier this morning at the Rockwall County courthouse in the murder trial of former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Eric Williams – the man accused of...
View ArticleForney woman arrested after rollover accident on Hwy 80
FORNEY, Texas – A Forney woman was arrested after overturning her vehicle on eastbound U.S. Highway 80 earlier today, March 28, 2014. {loadposition adinsert} The green GMC Jimmy SUV she was driving...
View ArticleSoccer: Forney girls advance to sectional playoff after 3-0 victory over...
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney High School girl's soccer team (15-6-4 overall, 10-2-0 district) will advance to a UIL Class 4A sectional playoff game against Wylie (16-3-5 overall, 4-3-1 district) next...
View ArticleSoccer: Forney boys topple top-ranked Hillcrest 1-0, advance to sectional...
DALLAS, Texas – The Forney Jackrabbits lost a coin flip for home field advantage against the Hillcrest Panthers in their area playoff game, following a bye for each team in the first round. Therefore,...
View ArticleTalty woman saves newborn puppy with CPR
TALTY, Texas – Alicia Pederson, an American Heart Association employee and CPR instructor, put her prior training and knowledge to work to save one of her newborn puppies who appeared lifeless after...
View ArticleCriswell Elementary Choir performs at Allen Americans hockey game
ALLEN, Texas – The Criswell Elementary Choir performed the Star Spangled Banner for a crowd of several thousand people on March 22, 2014, at an Allen Americans hockey game. The Allen Americans were up...
View ArticleSecond rollover accident in nearly as many days
FORNEY, Texas – Emergency responders were dispatched to a second rollover accident on westbound U.S. Highway 80 in nearly as many days. {loadposition adinsert} The first accident was on Saturday, March...
View Article85-year-old Kaufman woman died of an apparent dog attack
KAUFMAN, Texas – An 85-year-old Kaufman, Texas, woman was found dead in her home yesterday, March 31, 2014. Although her exact cause of death has not been determined, authorities believe she may have...
View ArticleForney Youth Baseball Association Opening Day honors disabled war veteran and...
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Youth Baseball Association’s Opening Day ceremonies honored a disabled war veteran and the FYBA's Angel League with two ceremonial first pitches. {loadposition adinsert} The...
View ArticleThird rollover accident in three days
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Police Department, Forney Fire Department, and ETMC were dispatched to their third rollover accident call in three days early this morning, April 1, 2014, just after...
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