Mckinney TX

The great outdoors — for some it’s a welcome adventure; for others, it’s the scary unknown. And for transplants, well they simply don’t know where to begin. Let us be your guide, nay your park ranger of sorts. We have the skivvy on where to get outdoors in Collin County. Load the bike racks, pack the sunscreen and...

Select Frisco ISD teachers will be eligible for state stipends through a state initiative for increased teacher pay. (Community Impact staff) More than 1 in 4 Frisco ISD teachers are now eligible for a stipend from the state, according to a district news release. The Teacher Incentive Allotment is intended...

Allen City Council will meet again at 6 p.m. March 10 for a work session with a regular meeting to follow at 7 p.m. (Mary Katherine Shapiro/Community Impact) The Allen Fire Department and several other city departments will receive new vehicles. Allen City Council approved spending $273,093 to purchase five...

The Promontory on Preston development in Plano plans to add a grocery store, retail and restaurants. (Jacquelyn Burrer/Community Impact) A new retail shopping center and grocery store is slated for construction at the intersection of Preston Road and Spring Creek Parkway. Plano’s Planning and Zoning Commission...

TEXAS — A growing severe weather threat is taking shape for Saturday across parts of north and central Texas, where forecasters have added a risk area along a stalled frontal boundary expected to spark multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms. The highlighted corridor includes Dallas, McKinney, Abilene and...

A high school in the Prosper ISD is smokin' the competition on its way toward achieving something good. For a second time in three months, the Walnut Grove Wildcat Varsity BBQ team won a regional championship. The regional competition, February 20 - 21, took the team to Baird outside Abilene.

Two children on bicycles were involved in a traffic incident Monday morning on their way to school, the Melissa Police Department said. Melissa ISD says the kids were biking to Sumeer Elementary when they collided with a vehicle around 7:50 a.m. The children were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening...

Six Sips Coffee Co.'s first location is at 2770 W. First St., Ste. 15. (Courtesy Six Sips Coffee Co.) A new coffee shop is open at Rock Creek Church in Prosper. Six Sips Coffee Co. opened its second location at the church in February, co-owner Ashley Cotten said in an email.

Thai Sushi Crush is located at 190 E. Stacy Road, Ste. 1410, Allen. (Mary Katherine Shapiro/Community Impact) Thai Sushi Crush celebrated its grand opening in Allen in late February, a company representative said. Its menu includes Thai basil stir fry, sushi, lo mein, veggie egg rolls, edamame and more, according...

PLANO, Texas - A 15-year-old boy was killed in a traffic crash in Plano on Monday afternoon. The crash happened around noon in the 600 block of Independence Parkway, near West Plano Parkway. Police said the driver of a blue Chevrolet Volt was going too fast on southbound Independence Parkway...