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Series of wrecks causing delays on westbound Interstate 20 east of Terrell

TERRELL, Texas — A series of wrecks on westbound Interstate 20 just east of Terrell are causing major delays Thursday morning — one of which prompted a HAZMAT response.

Missing “mental patient” from Georgia dies after shooting incident with police in Terrell

TERRELL, Texas — A Terrell Police Department captain was involved in a shooting incident in the Tanger Outlet Center parking lot on Thursday afternoon with a man described as a “mental patient” who had been missing from Savannah, Georgia, since Monday. The man, identified as 25-year-old Joseph Buckley, later died at a Dallas-area hospital due to a self-infliucted gunshot wound, according to police.

Monday fire displaces Crandall family

CRANDALL, Texas — A Crandall area family has been displaced after their home was destroyed in a fire on Monday afternoon.

Texas Rangers take lead on off-duty officer-involved shooting in Forney area, officer on administrative leave

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Rangers have taken lead on an off-duty Forney Police Department officer-involved shooting on Sunday night which sent one man to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The officer, who was uninjured, has since been place on administrative leave.

Monday fire displaces Crandall family

Texas Rangers take lead on off-duty officer-involved shooting in Forney area, officer on administrative leave

Texas open carry begins January 1, 2016

Texas open carry begins January 1, 2016

FORNEY, Texas — Beginning January 1, 2016, licensed Texans will be allowed to visibly open carry their handguns in a belt or shoulder holster — becoming the 45th state to allow some form of open carry.

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Forney woman’s hoverboard mishap photos go viral

Oncor working to restore power to Rosser following Saturday night outage

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The City of Rosser in southwestern Kaufman County has been without power and water for nearly 48 hours, according to county emergency officials. Update: The power was restored at 8:04 p.m., according to Oncor.

Forney High School student collects donations, helps rescue and reunite pets with tornado victims

GRAPHIC CONTENT: Forney woman’s hoverboard mishap photos go viral

FORNEY, Texas — WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT — A Forney woman’s hoverboard mishap photos have gone viral — with more than 119,000 post shares in 24 hours.