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Forney family loses another member to fatal crash
FORNEY, Texas — Another member of a Forney family has passed related to a fatal accident the day after Christmas where now five people have died, and eight were injured.
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Kaufman County Sheriff's Office investigating 5-month-old foster child's death at Forney-area home
FORNEY, Texas — The Kaufman County Sheriff's Office is investigating a five-month-old foster child's death at a Forney-area home on Saturday.
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Forney parents among four tragically killed in head-on collision in Central Texas
FORNEY, Texas — Two Forney parents were among four people tragically killed in a head-on collision in Central Texas on Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirms.
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Officials: Kaufman County included in nationwide 911 outage; call alternate numbers or text-to-911
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County-area 911 dispatch centers are the latest hit by a nationwide 911 outage on Thursday.
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Officials investigate soil and water contamination of black ink in Scurry-area creek
SCURRY, Texas — Officials say a previously unknown black substance in a Scurry-area creek has been identified as non-toxic soybean ink and cleanup efforts are underway for an approximate 1.5-mile span of contamination.
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Eastbound U.S. Highway 80 closed due to fatality crash
FORNEY, Texas — Eastbound U.S. Highway 80 is closed Friday afternoon due to a reported pedestrian-related fatality crash.
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Areas of dense fog expected to impact locations across area after midnight and into early Tuesday morning
FORT WORTH, Texas — The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Dense Fog
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Good Samaritans recount rescuing man from burning vehicle on Interstate 20 in Terrell
TERRELL, Texas (City of Terrell, Press Release) — City of Terrell Fire Department officials are crediting a crowd of good Samaritans with saving a man’s life following a Dec. 4 fiery accident on Interstate 20 near the Wilson Road Exit.
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Forney High School graduate, now a Balch Springs police officer, aids in rescue of boy from burning second-floor apartment
FORNEY, Texas — It was a harrowing rescue, all caught on camera.
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Westbound U.S. Highway 175 shutdown due to major crash with extrication, CareFlite helicopter inbound
KAUFMAN, Texas — Westbound U.S. Highway 175 in Kaufman is shutdown due to a major crash involving two 18-wheelers and a pickup truck early Monday morning.
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NTMWD to conduct controlled burns at Kaufman County wetlands, weather dependent
CRANDALL, Texas — The North Texas Municipal Water District is preparing to perform controlled burns of dead vegetation at the East Fork Water Reuse Project in Kaufman County, weather dependent, in between December 2018 and February 2019.
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Former NFL All-Pro linebacker Isaiah Robertson killed in 3-car crash near Mabank
MABANK, Texas — Former NFL All-Pro linebacker Isaiah Robertson was killed Thursday evening in a three-vehicle crash near Mabank — not far from the faith-based drug treatment center, Isaiah House, he founded in 1989.
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