Mckinney TX

THE COLONY, TEXAS — White Castle has officially announced it will open its first-ever Texas restaurant in The Colony at Grandscape, with the highly anticipated debut expected in summer 2026. The expansion marks a significant milestone for the iconic slider chain as it enters the Lone Star State for...

Frisco’s sports bar scene is about to get a little louder and a lot more competitive. A Houston-born favorite known for packed patios, wall-to-wall TVs and its famously quirky turtle races is making its way north. Little Woodrow’s is preparing to open its newest location at 8320 State Hwy...

UNITED STATES — A newly illustrated severe weather outlook concept shows what a high-end event could look like under the Storm Prediction Center’s evolving hatching intensity forecast approach — and the map centers squarely on North Texas and eastern Oklahoma, including Dallas, McKinney, Plano, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

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...