Homegrown Music Show: All I Hear Is Static, Haleymarie, Kendall Shaw
This week, we heard “Into The Blank” from Dallas alt-country band Willy and the Wildcards, a song about self determination and taking matters into your own hands, as individuals, but also as a species. “I can be pretty cynical,” bandleader William Dunnill said in his submission, “but this song is about how we’re actually NOT doomed.” Catch the band this Saturday May 2...
UNT art students protest censorship by showcasing work off-campus
Two months ago, the University of North Texas removed an exhibit by popular street artist Victor Quiñonez, known as Marka27, whose work criticized tactics used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The university's decision drew national attention and accusations of censorship. Now, students in the College of Visual Arts...
$21.5M Home In Plano Could Be The Priciest Home Ever Sold In Collin County
A 12.8-acre estate tucked along Red Wolf Lane has entered the market with a $21.5 million price tag, immediately placing it in contention to become the most expensive residential sale in Plano history. If it sells near asking, it would surpass the current record set just last year, when a nearby estate closed at $15.9 million in just 48 hours and briefly reset...
Stolen DART Van Slams Garland Student’s Pickup In Wild School-Day Crash
A Garland ISD student ended up in the middle of a tense police confrontation near school on Thursday after a suspect allegedly stole a DART paratransit van and rammed the vehicle into the student's pickup, shoving it aside. Video of the encounter quickly made the rounds online after a local TV station posted the clip, which shows officers swarming the scene. No obvious, serious...
Richardson in bloom: a wildflower tradition
45 acres of wildflowers on display across the city
Celina’s First Walmart Supercenter Is Officially Open
There are certain milestones that signal a North Texas city is growing fast. In Celina, one of those moments arrived this week with the opening of the city’s first Walmart Supercenter. The new store opened on April 29 at the corner of Preston Road and the Collin County Outer Loop , becoming the first major piece of the larger Shawnee Trail development to open to...
Firefighters work to contain crude oil leak after tanker crash in West Plano
PLANO, Texas — Plano firefighters are responding to a major crash involving a crude oil tanker in West Plano. The accident happened at the intersection of Spring Creek Parkway and Windhaven. According to Plano Fire Department officials, the crash involved a small tanker truck carrying crude oil and another vehicle.
Greg Abbott Says New EPIC City ‘Will Never See Light of Day’
The planned Muslim community includes 1,000 homes, a mosque, a faith-based school, and a community college near Josephine, Texas.
Massive Goodwill store in Garland reopens as 2nd largest in the U.S.
A major expansion has made a Garland Goodwill store nearly the largest of its kind in the country. Goodwill Industries of Dallas officially reopened its "Broadway store," at 451 W. Interstate 30 #100, on April 30 after a major renovation. The new-and-improved store is twice its previous size. According to...
FBI Now Offering $50K for Texas Fugitive
A suspect accused of killing three teens vanished years ago. Now the FBI is offering $50,000 to find him.
