The remains of one of the victims of the mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets in May have finally been returned to his family in Venezuela. Elio Cumana-Rivas, 32, was reportedly at the outlet mall...
North Texans Win $1 Million at Casino
Two North Texas residents each won $1 million in July as part of a promotional event held at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. The casino has been holding a promotional event called...
DART Silver Line Takes Shape
North Texans are beginning to see the massive infrastructure project to connect seven cities from east to west take shape. The DART Silver Line extension connecting Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas,...
Habitat Builds House for Local Veteran
A McKinney resident and veteran was selected as the recipient of Habitat for Humanityโs 100th house built in the city. Construction on the house, intended for eight-year Navy veteran Marion...
Local Police Find Body in Pool
A dead body was found in a pool at a home in Rowlett on Tuesday, police said in a social media post. Rowlett police officers responded around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday to a home in the 2100 block of...
Local City To Expand Parks, Trails Access
A master plan to address the growing need for green space and recreation has been passed by the Plano City Council. The city launched a master review of land use, transportation, density, and growth...
Cowtown’s New City Hall Gets Federal Permit
The City of Fort Worth announced last Tuesday that it received a Federal 408 Floodway Easement permit, which will allow construction to begin on a new city hall building. City officials chose the...
Local City Council Works on Budget, Pay Raise
The Richardson City Council has completed its annual budget workshop, with city employees expected to get a raise and taxpayers a rate hike. Theย annual workshop was held July 24-25. Council members...
Local Judge Rules Against Environmentalists
A Tarrant County district court judge rejected a request by a local environmentalist group to prevent the City of Arlington from issuing new gas well permits. The July 26 ruling stemmed from a...
Texas Fire Service Bombarded With Wildfires
The Texas A&M Forest Service is helping fight wildfires that have sprung up across the state due to continuous dry conditions and blazing temperatures. As of July 27, the service had responded...
Local Mega Millions Ticket Wins $4 Million
One Texas resident became a millionaire following Tuesdayโs multijurisdictional drawing for Mega Millions. Players purchase a ticket for just $2 and pick the numbers for five white balls that range...
Fetch $1K Finding Lost Emotional Support Dog
A reward of $1,000 has been offered in the search for an emotional support dog missing in Mansfield since July 18. Jessica Burks desperately reached out to her community for help when Tiki Boom...
Pastor Arrested for 1975 Murder of 8-Year-Old
A former pastor with ties to Dallas was arrested on July 17 in Georgia in connection with the murder of an 8-year-old girl nearly 50 years ago. During an interview with police, David Zandstra, 83,...
Local City Uses New Tech To Catalog Trees
The City of Denton is cataloging all its trees throughout the city through a partnership with 'greehill' โ a technology company โleading nature-based smart city solutions.โ As previously reported by...
Local City Council Revamps Park Master Plan
The Plano City Council made several changes to its long-term plan for future park spaces, trails, and facility needs this week. During a meeting on July 24, council members voted to overhaul its...
El Niรฑo May Bring Relief From Heat
Although Texas has experienced higher-than-normal temperatures so far this summer, the last three months of the year could bring below-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation to the...
Local Firefighters Hospitalized Due to Heat
Two Frisco firefighters were hospitalized after working to put out an intense blaze that reduced a family home to rubble on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out around 4 p.m. in a rear garage on...
Local Church Allegedly Targeted by Firebomb
A local congregation carried on with its Sunday service after an alleged attack this weekend. The Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Plano was reportedly the target of a "firebomb attack" at...
Apartment Fire Displaces Local Residents
A blaze on Friday night in Fort Worth left over a dozen residents without a home. Eleven adults and five children were displaced when a fire broke out at a Fort Worth apartment complex in the...
New Local Police Chief To Take Over
The City of Melissa is hiring a new police chief to head up public safety operations in the small Collin County town of 4,500 people. Erik Stokes, a veteran cop with a long professional history in...
Local City Takes Stock of All Trees
The City of Denton is taking inventory of all its trees to streamline tree maintenance and the spending of taxpayer dollars for tree-related services. Denton has become one of the first American...