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Former Tarrant County jailer must pay $250,000 in restitution for lying about cell checks
A former Tarrant County jail guard, accused of lying about checking on a prisoner who died in his cell, will serve five years’ probation and pay $250,000 in restitution to the county after pleading guilty on Tuesday. Erik Gay was indicted for tampering with a government record in 2020,...
Children among 7 dead in Texas after deadliest tornado since 2015
Children are among the victims of a tornado in Texas outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight on Saturday, where at least seven were killed. This was the deadliest tornado in state history since 2015.
Destructive winds leave hundreds of thousands without power in Texas
Another round of violent storms are roaring through the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, delivering hurricane-force wind gusts and stirring tornado fears. The storms left more than 750,000 customers in Texas without power.
Iwo Jima survivor: ‘We take it for granted, but this is a wonderful country’
Cpl. Don Graves, a 99-year-old World War II veteran, stood as tall as he could as he led the singing of the national anthem and “God Bless America.”. “This country has been a blessed country, and I’m not too sure that our hearts and our minds and our eyes are on it like we used to. We take it for granted, but this is a wonderful country,” Graves, wearing his Iwo Jima veterans hat, said at Mount Olivet Cemetery’s 95th annual Memorial Day service.
Colleyville council OKs purchase of 2 acres near Sparger Park
The city of Colleyville purchased two acres of land near Sparger Park during the May 7 council meeting. (Hannah Johnson/Community Impact Newspaper) The city of Colleyville has purchased additional land near Sparger Park. During the May 7 City Council meeting, the city agreed to spend not more than $10,000, plus...
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