5 Best Oktoberfests in North Texas This Fall — Biers, German-Inspired Bites, and Live...
North Texas features several great Oktoberfests this fall. Oktoberfest has always been a welcome fall harbinger. And this year, the annual celebrations for biers, brats, and polka begin as early as September 18. So get your lederhosen and steins ready and raise a cold one to the best Oktoberfests in North Texas...
From $22M Per Year in McKinney to Bankrupt and Indicted: The SVAL Story
In 2022, bankruptcy court filings show that SVAL, a lab owned by Gary Martin, generated over $22 million in gross revenue. By 2025, the business was bankrupt, and Martin was indicted and accused of being part of a $73 million healthcare fraud scheme. SVAL, which operated as Aim Diagnostic Laboratory...
Officers catch new-construction burglar with drone operation in Collin County
ANNA, Texas - Newly-constructed homes can be a soft target for thefts, with burglars often taking appliances, windows, lumber and more. Police recently caught one such suspect with the help of a drone. Collin County construction crime. Anna, the northernmost city in Collin County, had a 2020 population of 16,000....
New owner at this Thai mainstay in Allen is making the transition from quick...
In the heart of the Village at Allen, Thai Box offers diners a colorful journey across Asia—one plate at a time. Once a quick-serve Thai restaurant, the space was reimagined into a more upscale, casual dining spot when Richard Lee took the helm in July. “We saw the potential right away,” Richard says. “It was a good...
North Texas mom sentenced to probation in fentanyl poisoning death of 8-month-old daughter
The jury decided the sentence for Mary Locke after deliberating for five hours.
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Top 9 Things To Do This Week In Plano, McKinney, The Colony And Beyond...
T he week ahead offers plenty of reasons to trade the couch for a night out, with options that range from side-splitting comedy to toe-tapping tunes and evenings that pair good company with even better flavors. It’s the kind of week where the calendar fills fast, the nights feel just a little longer and every plan...
30,000-square-foot pickleball facility The Smash Yard coming to northwest McKinney
The Smash Yard will span 30,000-square-feet and include eight indoor courts. (Artistic rendering courtesy The Smash Yard) The Smash Yard, a 10-court pickleball facility, is slated for northwest McKinney, on the city’s border with Prosper and Celina. Work on the facility’s site is underway, with opening projected for...
Renon batteries reach UL 9540 certification with Sol-Ark inverters
The Xcellent Plus residential energy storage system from Renon Power has achieved UL 9540 certification when paired with the Sol-Ark 12K and 15K inverters. Additionally, the Renon Power ECube 60AP as achieved the same UL 9540 certification when paired with the Sol-Ark 60-kW hybrid inverter. The Xcellent Plus is an...
Texans have most accounts in collection in U.S.: Data
Texas cities hold eight spots in the top 10 U.S. cities with the most accounts in collection.
Austin’s Whole Foods to open first location in this North Texas city
The Texas-founded grocery chain is cooking up its next storefront in a brand new market.
