Denton News

On May 30, the German discount grocer ALDI plans to open its first Denton grocery store at 1105 Loop 288 S. To celebrate the opening of the Denton store, ALDI will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9:45 a.m. May 29.

The Argyle school board voted five to one to have their superintendent start drafting a police to have select staff members carry guns.

Reports show officers attempted to stop a white, 1997 model GMX Jimmy in the 1900 block of South Interstate 35E for a traffic violation.

Hunter Dozier had a bit of a rough high school athletic career for Denton as one of a few standout players on both the football field, as the Broncos quarterback, and on the baseball diamond on an average Broncos team.

Three employees of an abortion facility in Texas have come forth in accusing their employer of willfully killing newborn infants, as reported by the pro-life news portal Life Site News in a report originally published on May 14, 2013, but updated on May 15, 2013.

Denton police charged two men with aggravated kidnapping in the 2700 block of West University Drive on Monday, reports state.

Texas police say that two adults and a teenager were home when an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot his 5-year-old friend in the head with a .22-caliber rifle.

Staff members from the Denton County MHMR Center visited the Denton Square Thursday to display green ribbons and post a sign for Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, which was observed May 5-11. Thursday was selected for the display because it is Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, a spokeswoman for the center said.

Denton County Historical Commission officials held a dedication Sunday for three new historical markers in the Cooper Creek community, which lies just outside Denton city limits along Mingo Road.

Republican negotiators from both chambers remain at an impasse over how best to pay for priorities while squeezing in tax cuts.

Denton voters approved a proposition that gives the city authority to sell natural gas to nonresidential customers in the industrial park on the city's west side.

The things I enjoy most about my work are: the interaction with and exposure to interesting people; and the ability to provide capital solutions for business owners to achieve success.

Mark Graham has started Denton School of Music at First Christian Church. He'll teach private piano lessons, and Alissa Taylor will teach private voice lessons.

Mark Hurley with a couple of his saddles at his shop on I35 at Ganzer Road just north of Denton Friday May 10, 2013.

District 1 council member Kevin Roden congratulates District 4 candidate Joey Hawkins at an election party Saturday in downtown Denton.

A 5-year-old boy in Denton, Texas was reportedly in critical condition on Saturday after an accidental shooting involving an 8-year-old friend.

A 38-year-old man was charged with public intoxication and child abandonment or child endangerment shortly after midnight Thursday, police said.

The Denton High School Chorale, the Guyer High School Chamber Singers and the Ryan High School Chorale combine to perform "Requiem" by John Rutter, Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the Margo Jones Performance Hall in Denton.

Although not all cities and schools have elections in Denton County today, only about 2 percent of eligible voters cast ballots during early voting.

DENTON, Texas - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a new person in charge of overseeing the agency's recovery operations in Louisiana for hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike.