Denton County News

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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