Roanoke News

Metroport Meals On Wheels will mark Thanksgiving and Christmas with traditional turkey meals for seniors and their guests.

In World War II, gliders were a stealthy way to get troops and supplies behind enemy lines.

Roanoke is making a big name for itself as the place to eat out. The small Denton County town has just 7,150 residents, but 44 restaurants.

Jackie Peel asked the dozen or so kindergarten students what kind of animals they thought lived in the pond behind the garden in which they all stood.

An 18-year-old from Roanoke has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the stabbing of her mother.

The wait is over Samar by Stephan Pyles finally opened last night. Perhaps the most anticipated new restaurant of the year, Samar features a menu of international small plates showcasing the flavors of India , Spain and the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Bonus Jack of fantasy... a Jack In The Box has reintroduced the Bonus Jack burger, which is a sandwich made of two beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese and pickles on a triple-decker bun.

BUD KENNEDY Roanoke has always had cowboys.Now the city has Cowboy Chow.Cowboy Chow is a contemporary version of a Texas cafe.

Anytime Fitness Inc. plans to open its first fitness center in Mexico within the next six months, the company announced Friday.

Keller resident, Todd Conner, realized how cramped the city's animal shelter is while trying to pick out a new family pet with his 2-year old daughter, Taylor.

Bell Helicopter said members of its security and firefighters union ratified a three-year contract over the weekend that includes a pay raise and signing bonus.

Monday, Aug. 3 Jail count: 87 1:25 a.m. - K-9 search reported in the 1300 block of Hillcrest Drive.

What's coming up for cities and counties across the region: TODAY Flower Mound Town Council * Consider two interlocal cooperative agreements with Denton County for construction of Garden Ridge Boulevard and improvements to Morriss/Gerault Road * Consider a resolution to support removal of a rest stop on Interstate 35W * Public hearing to replat a ...

A worker was hurt Wednesday afternoon when he fell about 24 feet inside a concrete tank at a wastewater treatment plant north of Roanoke, according to reports.

Mariesha Ohlfs of Argyle is a young bartender with a passion for horror movies, gardening and Taylor Swift songs who left her Wisconsin husband this year and moved back to Texas just a few weeks ago.

BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. FORT WORTH -- Two young men accused of robbing, killing and setting fire to a taxi driver near Alliance Airport on Thursday night could be responsible for a Fort Worth cab holdup where the driver ran for his life, according to police reports released Monday.That robbery happened June 28 near Alliance Airport in Fort Worth and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved Texas Parks and Wildlife's proposal for a 70-day dove season and 15-bird daily bag limit for the entire state.

FRIDAY Light Up Arlington Entertainment: The annual Independence Day celebration moves from Lake Arlington to downtown this year.

Emily Lites, left holds the laptop with her mother's blog as her father Mike Ortiz, and mother Jennifer and brother Jude sit around the sofa in their Roanoke home Wednesday June 3, 2009.

Jennifer Ortiz writes a blog about her son who suffered a stroke before birth. With her are daughter Emily, husband Mike and son Jude.