Mckinney TX

Pro Black Belt Academy offers Taekwondo, American Karate, Kickboxing and Jiujitsu classes for children and adults. (Mary Katherine Shapiro/Community Impact) Pro Black Belt Academy reopened in December under new ownership, Chief of Instruction Cardinal Blades said. The business offers Taekwondo, American Karate,...

A 31-year-old Mesquite man has been sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Arob Kolnyang pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and was sentenced to 135...

A 20-year-old Dallas man died Jan. 3 after his vehicle struck a curb, crashed into a power pole and caught fire on Dallas Parkway in Plano, police said. Nathaniel Molina was traveling southbound in a silver Hyundai Accent at about 12:15 p.m. when the vehicle left the roadway in the 1500 block near a car dealership,...

In a recent initiative to demystify the inner workings of the legal process, the Collin County Criminal District Attorney's Office held a Citizens Prosecutor Academy where First Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye guided locals through the gravity of capital murder cases. As reported via the Collin County...

Blue Lake Dental is set to open in McKinney. (Shelbie Hamilton/Community Impact) Blue Lake Dental is set to open soon in McKinney, practice co-owner Dr. Nancy Luu said. The practice is owned by Luu and her husband, Dr. Vu Dang who is also a dentist, and will offer comprehensive dental care to patients of all ages. A...

With the new year underway, job seekers across the country are reassessing their priorities, from pay and security to the appeal of starting over somewhere new. For those considering a move, Plano is emerging as a standout option. WalletHub’s 2026 Best Places to Find a Job report places Plano at No. 7 nationwide,...

PLANO, Texas — All northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway are closed near Parker Road in Plano because of a police chase and crash, officials say. The Plano Police Department said the incident is related to a chase that started in Addison. The Texas Department of Public Safety helped Addison officials in...

The developer of the community formerly known as EPIC City is seeking to move forward with the project — despite a lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against the developer last month. Community Capital Partners, the corporate entity for the Muslim-oriented housing development EPIC City, has submitted routine...

A pre-dawn fight outside an off-campus Denton apartment ended in gunfire today, leaving a man dead and a tight-knit university neighborhood on edge, city officials say. Officers were dispatched at 6:04 a.m. to the 900 block of Avenue A, in the area around the University of North Texas, where they found an unconscious...

VAN ALSTYNE, Texas (KXII) - About six years after appearing on American Idol at age 15, the Van Alstyne native is preparing to release his second album. Austin Michael spent his childhood at his grandparents’ ranch, where he learned to play guitar and sing. “We’ve had like my grandparents...