Theft deterrent operation leads to 17 arrests in Plano
PLANO, Texas — The Plano Police Department successfully conducted a Theft Deterrent Operation on March 13, 2025, in collaboration with local businesses and law enforcement agencies across the Metroplex. The initiative aimed to address the rise in theft and organized retail crime through a proactive policing approach....
Single-vehicle crash on I-20 claims life of Garland man
RANGER, Texas — An accident on Interstate 20 claimed the life of a Garland man late Monday night. The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on March 17, approximately 2.6 miles east of Ranger. According to the preliminary investigation, Cameron Bernard Murray, 37, was driving east near the 356-milepost when...
USPS Announces Major Changes for Texas Mail in 2025—Here’s What to Expect
HOUSTON, Texas (KPEL News) – All across the country, folks rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for their most important deliveries. From letters to birthday cards to major packages, there's no end to what we need the postal service for. However, residents in Texas need to be prepared...
Texas Pickle Festival Disappoints, Angers Community
Residents in New Braunfels, Texas (right outside San Antonio) are fuming over a Pickle Festival that happened over the weekend. Organizers for the highly anticipated "In A Pickle" pickle festival were left "in a pickle" after the festival's massive failure on March 15. Not only was this deemed by many as...
Hundreds of Texas Teachers May Lose Jobs as Schools Struggle With Funding
Districts near Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and El Paso are cutting their teaching staff.
Texas mother and son sentenced for operating illicit massage parlors
LUBBOCK, Texas - Shaoping Wen and her son, Xu Wang, have been sentenced for their involvement in running massage parlors that served as fronts for commercial sex operations, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. The pair was indicted in September 2024 by a federal grand...
Fact Check: What to know about the ‘Sharia city’ development planned in Texas
EPIC City and Ranches will feature more than 1,000 homes, commercial and community spaces, with a mosque and school built by East Plano Islamic Center
High school students identifying as cats & using litterboxes & leashes in class target...
A TEXAS bill is cracking down on students who use litter boxes and wear animal accessories like leashes and tails in class. The Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education Act would prohibit students from identifying or presenting as anything other than human in public schools. The proposed law,...
Stepping into history: Celina silos transformed into ‘adult playground’
The grain silos in downtown Celina have been a fixture for more than 100 years. Now, these historic structures have new life after Eric Harnett and owner Michael Arani transformed them into Silos in Celina, a dining and entertainment venue.
Alabama family’s spring break trip to Dallas ends in tragedy
A spring break trip to Dallas ended in tragedy for an Alabama family when a suspected drunk driver crashed into their SUV, killing their 4-year-old son and seriously injuring two other children. Sunnyvale police said the crash happened early Sunday as the family was traveling home to Tuscaloosa. “It was...
