Custer Road Heats Up As Simply South Brings Veggie Feast To McKinney
McKinney’s Custer Road corridor is about to smell a lot like dosa batter and fresh naan. Simply South, a pure-vegetarian Indian chain with existing locations in Irving and Frisco, is expanding to the city with a mid-January debut planned and a menu centered on South Indian staples such as multiple idli preparations,...
Standout Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari booked on outstanding warrant in Texas
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska wrestler AJ Ferrari was booked Saturday for an outstanding warrant in Texas. The Allen, Texas native was listed in the Lancaster County Corrections website. It shows he was booked on Saturday for extradition to Collin County, Texas. The Nebraska State Patrol says a trooper saw...
Netflix Adds A Texas Murder Story That Still Feels Unreal
Netflix just added Love & Death, the chilling true crime series based on a real Texas murder that shocked the state in the 1980s.
North Texas county cuts ties with controversial fire department, which now plans to shut...
QUINLAN, Texas — Hunt County Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday to terminate the county's contract with the Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department, citing financial reasons for cutting ties with the department that faced criticism following a deadly fire last year. Representatives from the department told commissioners they...
Major SH-121 Business closure planned Saturday in Lewisville
A major road closure is planned Saturday, Jan. 10, along SH-121 Business in Lewisville to accommodate filming for a television production, city officials said. According to the City of Lewisville, SH-121 Business will be fully closed in both directions between Forestbrook Drive and Vista Ridge Mall Drive from 9 a.m....
Plano men sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy
PLANO, Texas - Two men from Plano have received lengthy federal prison sentences for their involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Brandon Michael Pitts, a 30-year-old, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute more...
Frisco ISD seeks community input on superintendent search
Frisco ISD has invited the district’s staff, parents and community members to give input on the district’s ongoing superintendent search. Frisco ISD Superintendent Mike Waldrip will retire from the district, effective June 30, after nearly 44 years in public education. He served as the district’s superintendent since...
AT&T announces HQ move to Plano, McKinney Sunset Amphitheater opening delayed: 8 recent Dallas-Fort...
The Sunset Amphitheater, located at the northwest corner of US 75 and SH 121, will seat up to 20,000 people and host up to 70 music acts a year. (Rendering courtesy Venu) Catch up on some of the biggest news out of Community Impact's Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas from Jan. 5-9.
Y’all-itics: AT&T hung up on Downtown Dallas
DALLAS — The impact of AT&T’s corporate relocation from downtown Dallas to Plano will be felt in Texas for decades. For Dallas, it’s an economic hit in the billions of dollars. For Plano, it’s another corporate coup. But the move also raises plenty of questions, so...
Photo galleries: North Texans gather for anti-ICE protests across the area
Protests against ICE are planned Saturday across North Texas, including Denton, Southlake, and Fort Worth. Demonstrations are partly fueled by outrage over a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis this week. A possible Dallas protest is expected later Saturday, though details remain limited. Several protests against...

















