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5 hrs ago | Dallas Morning News

Frisco morning roundup for June 1, 2012

It's the first day of June and the last day of school. Plus it's Friday. What more could you ask for? Reaction continues with Thursday's news that the city of Frisco is proposing to buy a large portion of land from Exide Technologies for $45 million in exchange for the plant's closure by the end of the year.

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Related Topix: Frisco, TX

Thu May 31, 2012

Neighbors Go

Mitchell sisters work to preserve Plano history

Peggy Mitchell of Plano is 81, but Dorothy Johnston still calls her "my baby sister." The two women, along with three brothers, grew up in a white, wooden home on 16th Street in Plano, where the Mitchell family moved in 1933 from rural Collin County.

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Related Topix: Plano, TX, Mineral Wells, TX, Dallas, TX

Dallas Morning News

Exide battery recycling plant to close in Frisco after deal with city

View of land owned by Exide Technologies, north of the plant facility, on the western side of the company's property, Friday, April 22, 2011 in Frisco.

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Customer Interaction Solutions

Jury Awards $1.7 Million to Intermarc in Lawsuit Against Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.

McKinney, TX, May 30, 2012 -- Brown McCarroll Partner, Peter J. Harry, secured a unanimous verdict for $1.7 million from a Collin County jury for professional manufacturers' representative, Circuit - Metals, LLC d/b/a Intermarc, in a tortious interference of contract lawsuit against Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.

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Neighbors Go

Allen Police Chief Brian Harvey aims to get residents involved through Project CLEAN

Allen can boast national recognition for its low crime rates, but Police Chief Brian Harvey believes his department still has some sweeping to do.

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Related Topix: Allen, TX, Prison, Frisco, TX

Wed May 30, 2012

North Texas e-News

Rachel Hedstrom crowned Mrs. Texas 2012

Collin County resident Rachel Blacketer Hedstrom was crowned Mrs. Texas International 2012 on April 29, 2012 at the Selena Auditorium in beautiful, coastal Corpus Christi.

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Related Topix: Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, Allen, TX, Rockwall, TX

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

Lightning and Strong Winds Damage Homes in Collin County

With the threat of more severe storms Thursday night, homeowners spent their day cleaning up, knowing it could happen again.

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Related Topix: Weather, Plano, TX, McKinney, TX

WFAA-TV Dallas

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for areas in North Texas

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northwestern Collin County, southern Cooke County and northeastern Denton County until 11:30 a.m. Storms that swept through North Texas overnight and into the early morning brought hail and led to power outages across the area, and more storms are expected in the evening hours.

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Related Topix: Texas, Cooke County, TX, Denton County, TX, Natural Disasters, Hailstorm

Dallas Morning News

Keller man faces capital murder charge in stabbing

A Keller man with a gambling addiction has been charged with capital murder in the February death of a Plano man.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Plano, TX, Frisco, TX

CBS Local

Lightning The Believed Culprit In 4 Collin County Fires

Firefighters were called to the first blaze just after 11:15 a.m. When crews arrived in the 5900 block of Aberdeen Place they found heavy smoke and flames shooting from the house.

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Related Topix: Fire, Frisco, TX, Weather, McKinney, TX

WFAA-TV Dallas

Neighbors unite after storms leave behind damage in Plano

Neighbors across Collin County have reached out to help one another recover from the damage left behind from early-morning storms.

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Related Topix: Plano, TX, Weather, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Hurricane

NBC Dallas

Grand Jury Sends Chiropractor Cases to Court

A grand jury in Collin County has found enough evidence against McKinney chiropractor David Russell to take some cases to court.

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Related Topix: Chiropractic, Medicine, Health, McKinney, TX

Denton Record-Chronicle

Precinct 5 constable race headed to runoff

Denton County District Attorney Investigator Dale Chegwidden will face Denton police Officer Doug Boydston in a July runoff for constable in Precinct 5. The candidates seek to replace Constable Ken Jannereth, who was denied his peace officer's license in April following a February 2010 criminal mischief conviction.

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Related Topix: Denton County, TX, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Denton, TX, Wise County, TX, Sanger, TX

Times Record News

Area elections: Incumbents lead pack

In the race for republican nomination for the 30th State Senate seat, incumbent Craig Estes of Wichita Falls led his opponent, Jim Herblin by a comfortable margin through the vote count.

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Related Topix: Wichita Falls, TX, Throckmorton County, TX

Tue May 29, 2012

El Paso Times

Miller advances to runoff in Board of Ed race

Republican Geraldine "Tincy" Miller will advance to a runoff for the nomination for the District 12 spot on the state Board of Education.

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Related Topix: Dallas, TX

FullosseousFlap

New Evidence in Charles Manson Unsolved Murders?

North Texas attorney Bill Boyd made a name for himself defending one of the Charles Manson family members in the murders of actress Sharon Tate and four others.

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Related Topix: Copeville, TX, Conservative Political News, US News

Tri-cityherald.com

Follow in the footsteps of J.R. Ewing in Dallas

On June 13, Larry Hagman's formidable eyebrows will welcome you back to a new "Dallas" TV series on TNT, and the city to our north is once again ready to bask in the spotlight of oil-rich backbiters.

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Related Topix: Dallas, Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Dallas, TX, Larry Hagman, Plano, TX

Dallas Morning News

Frisco morning roundup for May 29, 2012

The primary election is finally here. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

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Related Topix: Frisco, TX, Denton County, TX, Arts, Theater

Mon May 28, 2012

CBS Local

Firefighters Brace For Potentially Destructive Summer

Several brush fires had already erupted before the unofficial start to summer: Memorial Day.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Denton County, TX, Blue Ridge, TX, Nevada, TX, Tarrant County, TX

Dallas Morning News

Today is a day to remember America's fallen heroes

Today is a day to remember the men and women who have served this country and given their lives to the U.S. armed forces.

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Related Topix: Frisco, TX, Country, Lonestar, US Military, US Navy, Allen, TX, Plano, TX

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