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5 hrs ago | 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, Collin County, TX, Arts, Theater

Mon May 28, 2012

Denton Record-Chronicle

Leaders looking for big turnout

The polls are open today for the Texas state primaries, and Denton County political party leaders are hoping the voters use them.

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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: Collin County, TX, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Blue Ridge, TX, Nevada, TX, Tarrant County, TX

Sun May 27, 2012

Denton Record-Chronicle

Briefly in the Arts

Neo-soul artist and UniA versity of North Texas graduate Quentin Moore just launched a crowd-sourcing campaign to cover costs of his next album.

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Related Topix: Texas, Denton, TX, Dallas, TX, Entertainment

Denton Record-Chronicle

Karina Ram rez: Speakers issue call to action for preparedness

Alicia Cotilla with the Denton County Health Department carries a first aid kit in her purse everywhere she goes.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Denton, TX

Denton Record-Chronicle

Blotter: Jewelry store clerk reports diamond switcheroo

A jewelry store employee told Denton police Friday that a customer switched a piece of glass for a real diamond valued at more than $5,000. A man came into the store in the 2200 block of Interstate 35E about 4 p.m. Friday and the employee showed him a set of 2 carat diamond studs, she told police.

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Related Topix: Denton, TX

Sat May 26, 2012

CBS Local

Authorities Step Up Safety Patrols At Lewisville Lake

Alcohol is nearly everywhere, coming out of beer cans, bongs, and plastic red cups, and the crowd is soaking in the party atmosphere.

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Denton Record-Chronicle

Officials hopeful issue not over

Denton city and county officials are hopeful that Thursday's vote to discontinue the A-train's Friday night service will not be the end of the issue.

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Related Topix: Denton, TX, Highland Village, TX

Fri May 25, 2012

CW33 Dallas KDAF-TV

Grass Fires Burn Throught Metroplex Friday

Crews at DFW Airport battled a grass fire Friday afternoon, but so did fire officials in Collin and Kaufmann Counties.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Pilot Point, TX, Celina, TX

KCBD-TV Lubbock

Denton County man sentenced to 14 years for attempted enticement of a child

David Ryan Jordan, 30, of Sanger, Texas, who pleaded guilty in March 2012 to one count of attempted enticement of a child, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 168 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaa of the Northern District of Texas.

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Related Topix: Sanger, TX, Federal Prisons, Prison

Dallas Morning News

Frisco morning roundup for May 25, 2012

Bobby Ray Taylor was 18 years old with his whole life ahead of him when he was found dead 28 years ago in Collin County.

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Related Topix: Frisco, TX, Collin County, TX, Texas, Allen, TX

Thu May 24, 2012

Denton Record-Chronicle

Friday night service derailed

After heated discussion, Denton County Transportation Authority board members voted 6-5 to scuttle the late-night service next month, eschewing recommendations from agency staff to adjust the service's hours to run later to better line up with Dallas Area Rapid Transit service.

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Related Topix: The Colony, TX, Denton, TX, Highland Village, TX

NBC Dallas

Denton County Wildfire Exhausts Local Departments

The fire, which moved quickly because of high winds, burned around 700 acres near Pilot Point.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Pilot Point, TX, Agriculture, Science

Denton Record-Chronicle

Blotter: Police probe beating report

Denton police are investigating a report from a woman that her son was beating his girlfriend; however the woman later recanted her report and the girlfriend said she was not injured.

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Related Topix: Denton, TX, Drugs, Arlington, TX

Times Record News

Samuel Dennis Paschal

Samuel Dennis Paschal, 88, died Wednesday, May 23,2012 at his home in Jacksboro.

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Related Topix: Jacksboro, TX, US Military, US Air Force, Jack County, TX

Denton Record-Chronicle

Two square off for District 106

Denton County voters will decide whether Pat Fallon or Amber Fulton will lead the newly created District 106 in the Texas House of Representatives.

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Related Topix: Texas, Cross Roads, TX, Lewisville, TX, University of North Texas

Wed May 23, 2012

Star-Telegram.com

Ex-Denton jailers get probation for assisting inmate

Two former Denton County jailers and an associate of a jail inmate have been sentenced to five years probation for their involvement in providing prohibited items to the inmate, a Denton county prosecutor said today.

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Related Topix: Prison, Lake Dallas, TX

Denton Record-Chronicle

Fire burns 700 acres in Denton County

Winds gusting up to 35 mph drove a huge grass fire northward around midday Wednesday east of Pilot Point and south of FM455, burning some outbuildings and endangering a few homes, but no residence fires were reported.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Pilot Point, TX, Collin County, TX, Coppell, TX

Dallas Morning News

Wildfire burns wheat fields, threatens buildings in rural Denton County

More than 500 acres of wheat and hay fields in Denton County are burning between Pilot Point and Celina, just south of FM455.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Pilot Point, TX, Celina, TX

Star-Telegram.com

Huge grassfire in Denton County destroys at least one building

Firefighters were battling a huge grassfire in northeast Denton County this afternoon that has destroyed at least one building, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Pilot Point, TX, Weather

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