Kaufman County News

Share + Nov 11, 2009 4:43 pm US/Central Reporting Marianne Martinez POST OAK BEND Residents of a Kaufman County town have more questions than answers after the bodies of two people were found in a culvert.

The Kaufman County Sheriffs Office is investigating the deaths of two females whose bodies were found in the Post Oak Bend area.

An early morning crash killed a Kaufman County man whose pick-up crashed over a guard-rail near downtown Dallas today.

A custody hearing will be held this morning to determine if the SPCA of Texas will keep a number of animals seized from a Kaufman County property on Tuesday.

John Allen "Jay" Hoskins, a reserve officer who investigated The Ellis County Press' former news editor and a former police chief ultimately leading to their arrests, has resigned.

Fire investigators require unique training. The investigators, such as fire marshals for cities and counties, are considered firefighters and police officers, and they frequently need continuing education in both fields, said Mark Moore, criminal investigator with the Upshur County Sheriff's Office and president of the East Texas Arson ...

Phishing Scammers Have Been At It Again According to Kaufman County Sheriff's Office, over this past weekend almost all areas in Kaufman County were phone phished by scammers attempting to obtain confidential information from area residents.

Trick or Treat is fast approaching and as it does as parents we could use a little reminder of the do's and don't of keeping our children safe while they are trick or treating.

From Staff Reports The Navarro County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Monday in the County Courtroom at the Navarro County Courthouse.

Torrential rains have streams out of their banks in Kaufman County this morning.

'He's no more demented than I am.' By Bob Belcher Daily Sun The jury was out only 15 minutes.

Economic development is alive and well in Terrell, as witnessed by the recent applications by five developer-partners for Tax Increment Finance funds, centered on the proposed Baylor Medical Terrell at the corner of Spur 557 and Interstate 20 in Terrell.

By Janet Jacobs Daily Sun The competency trial of Lynn Marriott began in earnest Wednesday with testimony from Marriott's daughter, Kali Marriott; her fiance, David Roberts; his psychiatrist, Cathrine Roberts ; his sister, Rita Wilemon; various doctors who evaluated him, two friends from church, and his sister-in-law, Karen Hayes.

Wills Point police officer Nicole Griffin arrested a male suspect after a high-speed chase reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour on Wednesday morning.

Location: Eastern Dallas County including all of Balch Springs, all of Sunnyvale, and Mesquite except for the farthest northwest and western parts of the city and parts of the city in Kaufman County 2008 presidential vote in District 101: 50.2 percent Barack Obama ; 48.9 percent John McCain 2008 vote for District 101: 50.6 percent Robert Miklos ; ...

Tuesday was the eighth straight day of measurable rain at DFW Airport and it made for a muddy, flooded day in parts of North Texas.

Share + Oct 13, 2009 5:13 pm US/Central By Selena Hernandez NORTH TEXAS Heavy rains waterlogged much of North Texas Tuesday.

All eyes were on the skies in Kaufman County Tuesday afternoon, where more rain could lead to even more flooding.

The U.S. Marshal Service is looking for Jim H. Tijerina on a Federal Warrant for allegedly conspiring to distribute cocaine.

Each day, motorists in Texas break a law they may not know exists. Forney has a railroad track running through the downtown area.