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Cold front moving into area brings a chance of showers for Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A cold front moving southeast into the area late tonight is expected to bring a chance of showers for Kaufman County, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort...
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Balch Springs man arrested for assaulting female, assaults three Forney...
FORNEY, Texas – A Balch Springs man was arrested for assaulting a Mesquite woman at a Forney hotel early Sunday morning, July 27, 2014. {loadposition adinsert} At approximately 1 a.m., the Forney...
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Unhitched 18-wheeler pup trailer overturns on U.S Highway 80
FORNEY, Texas – An unhitched 18-wheeler pup trailer overturned down an embankment on U.S. Highway 80 early Thursday morning, July 31, 2014. {loadposition adinsert} The stationary FedEx pup trailer...
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Terrell: Vehicle stalls on flooded road after torrential rainfall overnight
TERRELL, Texas – A vehicle stalled and became partially submerged by flood waters over East High Street in Terrell after rainfall, described as torrential by the National Weather Service, swept over...
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Terrell man arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting
TERRELL, Texas – The Terrell Police Department arrested a Terrell man in connection with an early morning shooting on Sunday, July 27, 2014. {loadposition adinsert} 27-year-old Ontarius Cardae Morris...
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Jury selection, trial to begin for man accused of intoxication manslaughter...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – It's been more than two years since off-duty Dallas County Constable Guy Farley was killed in a head-on collision on Farm-to-Market (FM) 741. After several agreed resets and...
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Kaufman County grand jury indictments, July 31, 2014
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A Kaufman County grand jury handed down the following indictments during their July 31, 2014, session. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a...
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Judge rejects Eric Williams' request for estranged wife's deposition
ROCKWALL, Texas – Visiting Dallas County District Judge Michael Snipes rejected Eric Williams' defense attorney's request for the deposition of Williams' estranged wife, Kim Lene Williams, in a...
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Craig Stoddart selected by GOP Chairmen to replace Justice Jim Moseley on the...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas (Editor's Note: Submitted by Wade Emmert, Dallas County Republican Chairman and District Executive Committee Chariman) – The Republican County Chairmen of Collin County, Dallas...
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Traffic advisory: Wrecker removing 18-wheeler blocking roadway, FM 1641
FORNEY, Texas – A heavy-duty wrecker is working to remove an 18-wheeler partially in the ditch on Farm-to-Market (FM) 1641. {loadposition adinsert} The road blockage was reported at approximately 8...
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Commissioners approve new tech equipment for Sheriff's Office, Constables'...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – In two separate meetings, the Kaufman County Commissioners' Court approved new tech equipment for the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office and new ticket writing equipment for each...
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Terrell Memorial Stadium renovations ushering in a new beginning
TERRELL, Texas – The Friday night lights in Terrell will –quite literally– shine brighter this year, and Terrell ISD administrators hope that the approximately $5 million worth of improvements at...
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Jury selected in Patton intoxication manslaughter trial
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – 12 jurors were selected Monday afternoon to decide the case of Warren Ray Patton Jr., the Kaufman County man accused of the intoxication manslaughter death of off-duty Dallas...
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Commissioners approve first Kaufman County Transportation Bond project
TERRELL, Texas – With the approval of an inter-local agreement between the City of Terrell and Kaufman County by the Kaufman County Commissioners' Court on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, the county is...
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Terrell PD investigating third shooting in three weeks
TERRELL, Texas – The Terrell Police Department is investigating its third shooting in as many weeks in their city after receiving a 911 call about gunshots in the 400 block of Heather Lane Circle near...
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Intoxication manslaughter trial underway
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The intoxication manslaughter trial of a Kaufman County man began this morning in Kaufman County's 422nd District Court. {loadposition adinsert} 34-year-old Warren Ray Patton...
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Forney police reports, week of July 28, 2014
Forney Police Department call and activity log for July 28, 2014, until August 3, 2014. The incidents reported are only those in which a police report was filed and do not reflect the overall call...
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Dallas man arrested after multi-county police pursuit through Kaufman County
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A Dallas man has been arrested and charged with evading arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon after leading police on a 30-minute, multi-county police pursuit which traveled...
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Forney proposes lower property tax rate in 2015 budget
FORNEY, Texas – Residents of Forney could possibly see an approximate two-and-a-half cent reduction in the 2015 property tax rate if the proposed budget presented to the Forney City Council on Tuesday...
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Day 2: Testimony continues in intoxication manslaughter trial, Facebook...
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The twelve member jury, consisting of five males and seven females, continued to hear testimony in the intoxication manslaughter trial of 34-year-old Warren Ray Patton Jr. on...
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