Articles by Mathew Richards
Kaufman County grand jury indicts former Crandall police chief on charges of tampering, theft of firearms
CRANDALL, Texas — A Kaufman County grand jury has indicted former Crandall Police Department Chief Billy Kilgore on charges of tampering and theft of firearms.
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Affidavit: Boy suffered possible skull fracture, lost consciousness in two attacks that left mother hospitalized of stab wounds
CRANDALL, Texas — A man charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing his mother during a dispute with his brother faces an additional charge of injury to a child and is now being held on bonds totaling $600,000 as well as an immigration detainer.
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Man being held on $200,000 bond for allegedly stabbing his mother during dispute with 12-year-old brother
CRANDALL, Texas — The man who was arrested and charged yesterday in connection with stabbing his mother after she intervened in an argument with his 12-year-old brother has been identified as 20-year-old Edwin Murguia-Castruita.
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Area residents react to controversial billboard in Kemp protesting latest Dallas decision on Confederate War Memorial
KEMP, Texas — Area residents are reacting to a controversial billboard that recently went up in Kemp — sparking debate on both sides of Dallas council members' latest decision to remove a Confederate War Memorial in downtown Dallas.
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Brothers, both injured in the line of duty, to throw out first pitch during Texas Rangers' Law Enforcement Appreciate Night, March 30
FORNEY, Texas — Two brothers, both injured in separate line-of-duty shooting incidents, will throw out the first pitch during the Texas Rangers' Law Enforcement Appreciation Night on March 30, 2019.
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Eastbound Interstate 20 closed in Van Zandt County due to a large sinkhole
VAN, Texas — Eastbound Interstate 20 has been closed in Van, Texas, due to a large sinkhole.
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Grand jury indicts woman for intoxicated manslaughter in head-on crash that killed Kaufman man
KAUFMAN, Texas — A Kaufman County grand jury indicted a woman on one count of intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle in connection with a September 2018 head-on crash that claimed the life of a Kaufman man.
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Police: Driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic in fatal crash north of Kaufman
KAUFMAN, Texas — UPDATE [Mar. 12] — The Texas Department of Publics Safety has identified the deceased driver of the Rav4 as 73-year-old Matthew Todd of Kaufman, Texas.
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Forney PD officer Nicole Phillips named Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers
FORNEY, Texas — Forney Police Department officer Nicole Phillips has been named Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
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KCSO, SPCA remove 452 rabbits from Kaufman County property where more than 200 animals had previously been seized
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Earlier today, the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office and the SPCA of Texas removed 452 rabbits from a Kaufman County property where they had previously seized animals from in 2013.
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3rd grade team from Crandall ISD's Martin Elementary takes 1st place, qualifies for Destination Imagination state competition
CRANDALL, Texas — A team of five 3rd graders from Crandall ISD's Martin Elementary have become the first in their district to qualify and advance to the Destination Imagination state competition.
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Terrell woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly hit-and-run crash
TERRELL, Texas — Yesterday, a Terrell woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash in 2017.
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