Denton County News

Denton County commissioners have thrown in their support for a grant that will allow the Denton County Transportation Authority to pay for government-required rail safety equipment.

Deputy Fire Chief Kenneth Hedges said maintenance work on a staircase started a small fire inside a wall shortly before noon Monday.

A day earlier, a deadly EF5 tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore.

Preliminary reports from the Denton County Central Appraisal District show the county with a slight bump in tax value over last year.

State officials expect a bill that gives county commissioners the authority to review municipal utility districts before they are created to be on the governor's desk and ready for his signature by today.

Argyle's second Little Free Library, "Take a Book-Leave a Book," was recently established outside Edward Jones Investments, 100 Country Club Road, Suite 100.

You can dine healthy anywhere with just a few strategies. Try these five tips when you eat out for the next month and see if you don't have looser-fitting clothes and less heartburn.

Jena Maharramov, a University of North Texas alumna who founded Singularity Solar Energy, is helping Habitat for Humanity of Denton County get solar panels installed at a house on Lakey Street.

Denton police charged four suspects, ranging in age from 16 to 26 years, with robbery Thursday after responding to a suspicious activity call in the 3400 block of Joyce Lane.

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

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

Here's a map that shows where gun-related incidents in Denton County have occurred since Jan.

Employees at a local grocery store on Sunday night kept close watch on two men who attempted to steal more than $700 in merchandise, according to a police report.

Newly minted Precinct 1 Constable Jesse Flores is looking to make a quick start to changes he feels will make his department more efficient and more visible in the community it serves.

As busy Americans juggle jobs, household responsibilities, parenting and play dates, civic duties seem to be falling farther down the list.

Saturday is the Frisco Community Awareness Night , a chance to get to know your neighbors and talk about crime prevention.

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.

Courtney Tankersley was elected to a full term in Place 7 on the Lake Dallas school board Saturday in the district's first contested race in five years.

Last year, Denton County had a high number of West Nile virus occurrences, along with the rest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.