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Man Suspected Of Beating Father With Bat
A Johnson County teenager is jailed in what sheriff’s officers say was a baseball bat attack on his father. It happened at Venus. The Johnson County Sheriff’s office says they found 53-year old...
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Services Set For Slain Johnson County Deputy
CLEBURNE (CBSDFW.COM) – A Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy who was shot and killed Saturday is being remembered by those with whom he served. Deputy Clifton Taylor, 31, was killed in the line of duty...
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Local School Bus Crash Sends Students To Hospital
JOHNSON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – There were some scary moments this morning for students and parents in the Venus Independent School District. Around 7:00 a.m. reports started coming in about a school bus...
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Former Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Venus Arson
VENUS (AP) - A former volunteer firefighter in North Texas has been accused of arson. Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford says 21-year-old Patrick David Pantuso has admitted setting seven grass fires in...
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Time Stops For Town As They Honor A Fallen Soldier
MANSFIELD (CBSDFW.COM) – All along the streets of Mansfield, people stopped what they were doing Friday morning and stood in silence. “To pay our respects to the fallen soldier from Venus,” said...
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Many People Putting Their Luck In 11/11/11
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Lucky number or easy date to remember? Whatever the reason, one upcoming day has become very popular for couples looking to get married. There is a fast-growing frenzy over...
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Here Comes The Transit Of Venus
Beginning around 5pm this afternoon, the planet Venus will pass between Earth and the sun. The so-called “transit” will not happen again until the year 2117. The last time this event occurred was...
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UNT Team Plans Twist On 1769 Venus Transit
This photo taken June 8, 2004 shows the transit of Venus across the sun’s disc through special spectacles, seen in the park of La Villette in Paris. (credit: JEAN AYISSI/AFP/Getty Images) ANCHORAGE,...
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Homeowner Says 911 Hung Up On Them
Johnson County (CBSDFW.COM) – Home video shows just how intense the flames are as they consume John and Lori Helsley’s house. Mrs. Helsley says they felt helpless because firefighters didn’t show up...
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18-Year Jail Sentence For Crash That Killed Cop
Officer Dustin Dodson (credit: Lancaster Police Department) CLEBURNE (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - A driver blamed for a 2012 crash that left an off-duty North Texas police officer dead has been sentenced to 18...
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2 Dead After Motorcycle Crashes Into Police Car
(credit: James Pultz/KTVT/KTXA) VENUS (CBSDFW.COM) - Two people on a motorcycle died early Friday morning after they crashed into a police car in Johnson County. The incident happened shortly after...
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M3.4 Quake Confirmed In Johnson County Saturday
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter VENUS, TX (CBSDFW.COM) – The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed that a 3.4 magnitude quake occurred in Johnson County, TX near the town of Venus. The temblor...
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Residents In Venus Still Rattled After 4.0 Earthquake
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter VENUS (CBSDFW.COM) – Nerves are still rattled after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook Venus, a city just south of Arlington. On Friday, residents there said they...
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Attempted Child Abduction Reported In Johnson County
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter VENUS (CBSDFW.COM) – A mother called Johnson County 9-1-1 early Thursday morning saying someone tried to nab her son from their yard. Around 5:50 a.m. the woman...
View ArticleJohnson County Community Without Running Water For 3 Days
JOHNSON COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s been a parched three days without water in a small community outside of Venus, south of Mansfield. The community gets its water from the water company that has...
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The Foote Files: Shocking Blue And Venus
(CBS 11) – Today’s song is still as good today as it was when it was first released nearly 50 years ago. Shocking Blue was a rock group from The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 1967, the group consisted...
View ArticleAstronomers See Possible Hints Of Life In Venus’s Clouds
(CBSDFW/AP) – Astronomers looking at the atmosphere in neighboring Venus see something that might just be a sign of life. In a study published Monday, they say they found the chemical signature of a...
View Article2 Teens Arrested In Connection To Overdose Deaths Of Two 16-Year-Olds In...
VENUS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Authorities in North Texas have arrested two 16-year-olds in connection to the deaths of two other teenagers who are believed to have died from overdosing on counterfeit...
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