North Texas Wildlife Center gets new home in Plano
PLANO, Texas - The North Texas Wildlife Center has found a new place to call home in Plano. In June, the City of Plano said the facility could no longer operate in a residential neighborhood, so the race was on to find a new location. New wildlife location. What's new:
Lewisville Public Library Offers Free Crafting and Reading Activities for All Ages
Branching out from their usual treasure trove of books, the Lewisville Public Library at 1197 W. Main Street, is welcoming patrons to a series of free and engaging activities designed for various age groups. The library hours are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it...
October brought warm temperatures, welcome rain to Denton County
October was much warmer than normal, but at least we finally got some rain. Our warmest days were Oct. 12th and 20th at 91 degrees, overall a welcome change from the heat and semi-drought during September. Still, there were 17 days at or above 85. The coolest night was 37 on the 30th. The average high for the month...
No injuries from house fire that followed report of explosion in Denton County, officials...
DENTON COUNTY, Texas — No one was injured in a Denton County house fire that followed a report of an explosion on Halloween, officials say. Crews were called to the fire in the 9000 block of Breeze Way in unincorporated Denton County shortly after 10:30 a.m. Oct. 31, officials say. A worker on the scene had reported...
What Texas law says about owning a pet monkey, other wild animals
Customers at a Spirit Halloween in Plano were shocked to see a monkey hanging from the rafters of a Spirit Halloween on the night of Monday, Oct. 27. No, it was not a part of Spirit Halloween’s collection— the monkey, wearing a diaper, was a customer’s pet . The monkey got spooked from an animatronic decoration and...
1 person killed in 2-vehicle crash in Farmers Branch, police say
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Farmers Branch police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred overnight Friday, killing one person and injuring multiple others. Police say officers were called at about 1 a.m. Saturday to the rash at the intersection of Marsh Lane and Wooded Creek Drive. According to police,...
Wake Up to White-Picket Dream in McKinney
So, you’ve been dreaming of the perfect life…down to the white picket fence, you know an American symbol of the good life. If your vision of a perfect life includes a white picket fence, you’re in luck. In historic downtown McKinney, here we have a house with that literal white picket fence at 919 S. Tennessee St....
‘What if this is my purpose?’ | Successful cancer fight leads ‘warrioress’ to help...
LITTLE ELM, Texas — Cancer, and its treatments, have side effects — often difficult side effects. But for Shana Squyres, she hopes a side effect from her cancer fight will end up helping other "warrioresses" just like herself. "None of it's been easy," Squyres said from her home...
Food banks, community markets already seeing spike in demand
Some community markets expecting an overflow of demand if SNAP benefits lapse this weekend are already dealing with an uptick in activity. The Market at Frisco Family Services is seeing an unprecedented surge in need.
North Texas man fatally shot early Friday morning, Denton police say
Detectives with the Denton Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting after officers found a man bleeding from a gunshot wound on a sidewalk outside a house. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by medics after authorities were called to the 4600 block of Merlot Drive, in south Denton, about 4:50 a.m....

















