Alvarado News

Fort Worth police on Monday continued their investigation into a Christmas Eve chain-reaction wreck in which two pickups sandwiched a stopped car, fatally injuring its driver.

Those computer pop-ups that drive us all nuts are more than just annoying: they can be dangerous.

A burglar or burglars with a nose for money pulled off a sizable heist in the early morning hours Dec.

Dr. Mark Jackson, superintendent of Burleson ISD, is the highest-paid superintendent of schools in Johnson County, according to information published by Texas Association of School Boards and Texas Association of School Administrators and data collected by the Times-Review. Jackson's annual contract calls for a salary of $186,945 plus $4,440 for ...

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake occurred late Friday, Dec. 4 around 11:30 p.m. with reports of being felt anywhere from Waxahachie to Alvarado.

RVUSA.com, a subsidiary of NetSource Technologies, announced the launch of www.ancirarv.com , a new website for Ancira RV, a motorhome and recreational vehicle dealership and service center with locations in Alvarado, Texas, and Boerne, Texas.

It isn't easy for Jennifer Stout to attend community college. Just to get the prerequisites for nursing school, she drives an 84-mile round-trip each Saturday from her home in Alvarado to Tarrant County College Northeast Campus in Hurst.

Alvarado, Texas - ThievesA probably worked well into the night to steal 13 projectors mounted to classroom ceilings at Alvarado Elementary South.

A doll is strapped to the back of a motorcycle, ready for the ride to Alvarado. Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison.

Police investigate death at Traders Village GRAND PRAIRIE - Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 58-year-old Alvarado man who was found unconscious at Traders Village on Sunday.

Law enforcement officials are seeking the person or perspons who stole 12 collectible Barbie Dolls and five bird cages, among other items, on Sunday at a shed on Texas 171 in Grandview, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports.

On Nov. 9, Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary of a habitation in the 2500 block of Charles Avenue in Burleson.

The last defendant in a nationwide "swatting" conspiracy with ties to Fort Worth and Alvarado has been sentenced to prison, officials said.

John Trussell doesn't consider himself to be a hero. "No, not at all," he said. As far as Trussell is concerned, he simply did his job.

The Johnson County Commissioners Court denied a permit for a proposed slaughterhouse in Alvarado after several residents expressed concerns at a public hearing Monday.

The Johnson County Commissioners Court will listen to concerns about a proposed slaughterhouse in Alvarado, consider a truancy prevention program for Precinct 1, and decide on the installation of 15 road signs at a regular meeting Monday.

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series of stories about unusual stories of people buried in Johnson County cemeteries.

Heavy rainfall Wednesday through Thursday morning caused at least one accident, according to Cleburne Police Department reports.

Angelina College students enrolled in several graphic arts, editing and layout, web design and photography classes will display their work in the Graphic Arts Student exhibition set to open Tuesday, Nov.

Eleven Texas 2010 gubernatorial hopefuls chimed in on key issues at the second Alvarado High School Debate Club Decision '09 event Tuesday night.