Deaf Smith County, TX

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently released information about a vehicle vs. train crash in Deaf Smith County that left one Hereford man dead.  According to a news release, at 3:12 a.m. Sunday, a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Gerzain Alonso Valenzuela-Lerma, 33, of Hereford, was traveling northbound on FM 2943 just south of its intersection with US 60, about one mile northeast of Hereford. ...

Classic Case DC and a yellow Minneapolis Moline // Photo courtesy of the Deaf Smith County Historical Society. The Deaf Smith County Historical Society will be hosting their second Jubilee of Tractors and Festival in the Park Saturday, August 20th. The event will be from 10 am until 2 pm...

DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - A Hereford man was killed after a train hit a car at a crossing of railroad tracks in Deaf Smith County. The Texas Department of Public Safety said 33-year-old Gerzain Alonso Valenzuela-Lerma was pronounced dead on scene due to injuries received in the crash.

A train collided with a vehicle, and the driver, Gerzain Alonso Valenzuela-Lerma, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred one mile Northeast of Hereford County.

DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — Texas is home to the highest number of jails and prisons and the number is increasing by the decade but it’s taking longer to build and open them. So what’s behind a delay in opening a new detention center/sheriff’s office in Deaf...

David Lovejoy discusses the corn industry with Rick Ackerman, Deaf Smith County Extension Agent, this morning. They talk about the new research from Texas AgriLife about corn pests including moths and worms.

It's no secret that the Texas panhandle is home to all manner of wild tales and frontier legends. Deaf Smith county is home to its fair share, and I've covered a few. Today, while doing some digging I realized I might owe Deaf Smith an apology. Apparently there is a...

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) - Memorial Day will feature one more day of above normal temperatures and breezy to gusty winds. This will create critical fire conditions for another afternoon. The Midpoint fire in Oldham and Deaf Smith county as of Monday morning is up to 77% containment and just over...

DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - Authorities are searching for a man after one person was shot yesterday night in Hereford. The Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office said Jesus (Jessie) Estrada is described as having black hair, brown eyes, weighing 150 pounds and is 5-foot-8. Estrada also has a...

Authorities in Deaf Smith County are looking for a man after a shooting in Hereford, TX. Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Office and the Hereford Police Department responded to a shooting at 8 pm Monday night. One person was transported to the Hereford Hospital and later taken to Amarillo for...

DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — Famously known as the “White Combine” hail storms are a potential threat for ag producers and farmers to lose what they’ve invested in. Producers in Deaf Smith County are still assessing damage from Sunday night’s weather phenomenon hoping the next round of storms will not bring more hail.

The Texas A&M Forest Service reports that the fire in Deaf Smith County is currently out and is estimated to have burned about 480 acres and is now 100% contained. Texas A&M Forest Service reports that the fire is currently estimated to have burned about 484 acres and is now 90% contained.

DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - Deaf Smith County grass fire is now 100 percent contained. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the fire is an estimated 480 acres and 100 percent contained.

47-year-old Araceli Gonzalez-DeSaldivar dead, Ysmael Dominguez-Vazquez injured in a crash (Deaf Smith County, TX)Nationwide Report. Authorities identified 47-year-old Araceli Gonzalez-DeSaldivar, of Clovis, as the woman who lost her life and 44-year-old Ysmael Dominguez-Vazquez, of Clovis, N.M., who suffered injuries following a traffic collision on Sunday in Deaf Smith County. As per the initial information, the fatal single-vehicle crash took place at about 2:50 a.m. on US 60. The preliminary investigation indicated that a 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 being driven by Araceli Gonzalez-DeSaldivar, was traveling westbound on US 60 in the inside lane [...]

DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas — On Monday, the Texas Department of Public Safety released information concerning a fatal one-vehicle crash near Hereford early Sunday morning. The crash was reported around 2:50 a.m. on US Highway 60 approximately 4.5 miles northeast of Hereford. DPS said a pickup truck was westbound...