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Overnight fatal accident at Spur 557 and U.S. Highway 80 claims the life of Forney man

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – Two vehicles collided overnight on a highway frontage road near Terrell, Texas, causing one vehicle to roll several times and the other vehicle to catch fire – killing its driver, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Kyle Bradford.

Autistic child found deceased after being reported missing

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – A 5-year-old autistic child was found deceased a short time after being reported missing by his family, according to Kaufman County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Fred Klingelberger.

Texas flag flown at Texas Capitol in honor of Emily's Monkeys

FORNEY, Texas – The Texas state flag was flown over the Texas Capitol building in Austin, Texas, on June 7, 2014, in honor of 8-year-old Forney resident Emily Hough and her organization, Emily's Monkeys.

Overnight fatal accident at Spur 557 and U.S. Highway 80 claims the life of Forney man

Autistic child found deceased after being reported missing

Crandall, Combine, Kaufman Fire Departments extinguish Saturday home fire

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas – The Crandall Fire Department with mutual aid from the Combine and Kaufman Fire Departments extinguished a home fire in the 2900 block of County Road (CR) 4104.

Vehicle leaves highway in early morning fatal accident on I-20

Terrell PD investigates fatal accident on SH 34

TERRELL, Texas – The Terrell Police Department is continuing their investigation of a fatal accident on State Highway (SH) 34 early Saturday morning, June 21, 2014, which resulted in the death of 57-year-old Darrell Ray Mellody of Royse City, Texas.

Crandall, Combine, Kaufman Fire Departments extinguish Saturday home fire

Terrell PD investigates fatal accident on SH 34

Vehicle leaves highway in early morning fatal accident on I-20

FORNEY, Texas – A vehicle left the highway near an overpass after colliding with another vehicle on eastbound I-20 near Farm-to-Market (FM) 740 in Kaufman County on Saturday morning, June 21, 2014.

18-wheeler accident on eastbound U.S. Highway 80 past FM 460

FORNEY, Texas – An 18-wheeler veered off eastbound U.S. Highway 80 and into a large ditch on Friday, June 20, 2014, just after the FM 460 on-ramp and bridge.