Articles by Mathew Richards

Estimated 115,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from Kemp plant due to power outage, failed back-up generator

KEMP, Texas — An estimated 115,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from the Kemp Wastewater Plant due to a loss of electrical power and a failed emergency back-up generator, according to the City of Kemp.

January 26, 2021

Vaccination HUB in Terrell established, drilled; online registration opens as county officials await vaccines

TERRELL, Texas — With the COVID-19 vaccination HUB in Terrell established and drilled, county and local officials are now awaiting an allocation of vaccines from the state.

January 25, 2021

Brownlow to be sentenced to life in prison without parole after new standards deem him intellectually disabled; death sentence previously reversed by appeals court

TERRELL, Texas — The death sentence for Charles Brownlow, the Terrell man who shot and killed five people on October 28, 2013, was reversed early last year due to a ruling from the United State Supreme Court which changed the standards for determining whether a person is intellectually disabled.

January 22, 2021

Two killed in head-on collision on SH 243

KAUFMAN, Texas — UPDATE [Jan. 19] — Two people tragically killed in a head-on collision last night have been identified.

January 18, 2021

DPS investigation turns pursuit and rollover crash; felon arrested on narcotics, firearms charges

TERRELL, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division agents working an ongoing investigation pursued a subject in Terrell on Thursday afternoon.

January 15, 2021

Interstate 20 closed in Terrell due to low-hanging power lines, buckled utility pole

TERRELL, Texas — Interstate 20 is closed in Terrell due to low-hanging power lines and a buckled utility pole, state and local officials confirm.

January 15, 2021

Terrell police investigating fatal pedestrian crash

TERRELL, Texas — The Terrell Police Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash Friday morning.

January 15, 2021

Man sentenced for invasive visual recording in restroom of Forney grocery store

FORNEY, Texas — A 40-year-old man has been sentenced for invasive visual recording in the restroom of a Forney grocery store.

January 12, 2021

Two teens allegedly toss drugs during high-speed, multi-county pursuit; meth discovered in vehicle

KAUFMAN, Texas — Two teens allegedly threw drugs from the window of their vehicle as they fled numerous law enforcement agencies, at high speeds, through multiple counties on Monday afternoon.

January 12, 2021

Forney man arrested in drug trafficking investigation, search warrant execution

FORNEY, Texas — A Forney man was arrested during a drug trafficking investigation and subsequent search warrant execution, according to the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office.

January 11, 2021

Kaufman County residents may now register for COVID-19 vaccine mega site in Dallas County

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County residents may now register for the COVID-19 mega vaccine site in Dallas County, the state's response to rapidly deploy vaccines at hubs throughout the state, according to state and local officials.

January 11, 2021

School closures and delays for January 11

FORNEY, Texas — Wintry weather and overnight freezing temperatures have prompted some school closures and delays Monday, January 11, 2021, in the Kaufman County area.

January 11, 2021