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Eight active fires in Kaufman County including six along Interstate 20 causing major delays
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Firefighters throughout Kaufman County are battling at least eight active fires, including six along Interstate 20 that are causing major traffic delays, according to fire officials.
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Construction causing major delays on eastbound U.S. Highway 80
FORNEY, Texas — Construction is causing major delays on eastbound U.S. Highway 80 near Forney on Friday afternoon.
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TxDOT to host public meeting on SH 34 feasibility study, proposes 4-lane roadway between Kaufman and Terrell
KAUFMAN, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will host a pubic meeting later this month to introduce the State Highway (SH) 34 feasibility study.
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Suspicious package deemed harmless, evacuations lifted
FORNEY, Texas — UPDATE — Residents have been given the all-clear to return home after a suspicious package prompted evacuations and a response from the Garland Police Department Bomb Unit on Thursday night.
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Silver Alert issued for missing Athens man
ATHENS, Texas — A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 78-year-old Athens, Texas, man, according to the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.
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U.S. Highway 80 closures expected as repairs begin on damaged Pinson Road bridge
FORNEY, Texas — Several highway closures are expected Friday and Saturday as crews begin repairing the Pinson Road bridge which was damaged last month.
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Gov. Greg Abbott announces school safety plan and proposed changes to gun laws after Santa Fe shooting
DALLAS, Texas — Less than two weeks after 10 people were killed in a southeast Texas school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott laid out a wide-ranging school safety plan — including programs for mental health screenings, expanded school protections and even a few, narrow measures regulating gun usage — and left the door open to calling lawmakers back to Austin to pass some of those priorities.
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Major delays on eastbound Interstate 20 due to UPS trailer fire, grass fires
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Eastbound Interstate 20 motorist should expect major delays after a UPS trailer caught fire and sparked several grass fires.
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Elderly man killed in head-on collision in Kaufman
KAUFMAN, Texas — An elderly man was killed in a head-on collision in Kaufman yesterday, according to the Kaufman Police Department.
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Business heavily damaged in early morning fire north of Forney
FORNEY, Texas — A business was heavily damaged after an early morning fire on Wednesday north of Forney.
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FM 548 railroad crossing in Forney closed due to train collision with vehicle
FORNEY, Texas — The railroad crossing at Farm-to-Market (FM) 548 in Forney is closed after a train collided with a vehicle.
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Terrell Police Department implements new K-9 program with graduation of Officer T. Williams and partner, BOLT
TERRELL, Texas — The Terrell Police Department has implemented a new K-9 program with the recent graduation of Police Officer Travis Williams and his partner, BOLT, a Belgian Malinois.
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