Cowboy Chicken to open new location in Plano
The new Cowboy Chicken will be located at 8245 Preston Road. (Jacquelyn Burrer/Community Impact) Cowboy Chicken is set to open a new location in Plano. Director of Operations Michael Lenzi said there is no opening timeline determined yet as the location is still in its early stages of preparation. The...
McKinney’s First Whole Foods Set To Open This Fall
McKinney’s West Grove District says the wait is almost over — Whole Foods Market will officially open at 8701 West University Drive just before fall arrives on Sept. 22. Consider it a seasonal gift for anyone who prefers their pumpkins organic. The store will occupy a 45,000-square-foot space within the West Grove...
Collin County Property Owners Push Back On Soaring 2025 Tax Values
Collin County is no longer the rural outpost it once was. As one of North Texas’ premier suburbs, booming growth continues to push property values — and taxes — sky-high. In 2025, residential property values jumped 4.9%, while commercial values surged 14.8%. Unsurprisingly, property tax protests have become a vital...
Aggravated Robbery Suspect Located by Fusion and Arrested by Northwest Patrol
On July 1, 2025, at approximately 1:35 a.m., Northwest Patrol officers responded to a robbery in progress call in the 4800 block of Maple Avenue. Whitney Morris, 30, and Darian Ventura, 45, had just strangled a man and left with his property. While responding officers were driving to the call,...
Kennedy Davenport , Omar Narvaez are 2025 Pride in Dallas grand marshals
Kennedy Davenport, the legendary Dancing Diva of Texas, and former Dallas City Councilman Omar Narvaez have been named grand marshals of the 2025 Pride In Dallas Parade, Pride In Dallas officials announced this afternoon (Wednesday, July 16). The parade is set for Sunday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. on Cedar...
3 affluent Dallas neighbors dominate new list of wealthiest U.S. suburbs
Three well-to-do Dallas-area communities - University Park, Southlake, and Colleyville - are among the wealthiest suburbs in America in 2025, a new report has confirmed. The three affluent Dallas neighbors were lauded in GoBankingRates just-released ranking the 50 wealthiest U.S. suburbs, based on 2022 and 2023...
Body found on Caribbean island ends North Texas family’s search for answers
TURKS AND CAICOS - The remains of a body found on Turks and Caicos Island on July 5 has been identified, solving a weeks-long mystery for a North Texas family. Brian Patrick Tarrence had gone missing on June 25 while vacationing with his wife. His family, who live in Plano, have been seeking closure ever since.
Abbott says EPIC violated funeral rules. Regulators are still looking for ‘credible information’
The Texas Funeral Service Commission says the East Plano Islamic Center may continue performing burial rites Wednesday after the governor accused the mosque of unlawfully serving as a funeral home. The follow-up to the commission’s March cease-and-desist letter was sent by TFSC Interim Executive Director Maria...
Dallas Man Sentenced To 38 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Murder Case
A 27-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to prison for murder in the death of a young woman who overdosed on fentanyl, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced on Tuesday. Gregory Noah Honesty, 27, will serve 38 years in jail. The investigation began in November 2023, when deputies from...
Manhunt Ends: Prairieland Detention Center Shooter Arrested in Dallas
DALLAS, TX – The weeklong manhunt for Benjamin Hanil Song, an alleged participant in a The post Manhunt Ends: Prairieland Detention Center Shooter Arrested in Dallas first appeared on Texas Herald News - Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas .
