Denton County News

It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote.She got no reply."I've been waiting for answers for seven years," said Dillon, who took to wearing a button that said "Billy Gene Dillon is a very ...

The pledges of allegiance to the flags of America and Texas are commonplace before any Commissioners Court meeting.

Opening arguments began today in Denton County for a 21-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a shopper at the Gas Pipe store in Far North Dallas.

The day before, anyway. The Texas Progressive Alliance reminds you to -- wherever in Texas you happen to be -- get out and vote tomorrow.

Gray skies and rain didn't prevent a handful of determined skateboarders from enjoying their favorite pastime last week at Railroad Park, a new 269-acre recreation area in Lewisville that includes the only skate park in southern Denton County.

TAKING THE HIGH ROAD: Charles Emery, chair of the Denton County Transportation Authority, says the county plans to lend his counterparts in Dallas some $57 million to purchase land along Interstate 635.

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A vehicle description was given, but no license number was available. Officers were unable to locate.

Sean Salisbury was not -- no way, no how, no sir -- fired from The Fan 105.3 for "sexting." At least, that's what Richie wrote on September 11 about his former radio-station teammate.

Construction will begin in February on a long-planned pipeline that will ship recycled wastewater to golf courses and other users thanks to a $22 million grant from the federal stimulus program.

Leroy Tellgren is receiving a 15-year prison term for murdering former Coppell Middle School teacher Kathleen Garza in April.

Raul Garza slapped his notes on the witness stand Thursday morning in a Denton County courtroom and glared at Leroy Tellgren, the frail, 75-year-old defendant who had just pleaded guilty to a murder charge in the death of Garza's wife, Kathleen, last April.

Recent rains have turned a small nuisance into a big problem. Asps are invading Denton County.

Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell receiving certificate of completion at annual conference.

"Confess before he dies", that is what Denton resident, Jeremy Marr is asking of convicted D.C. Sniper, John Muhammad.

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.

Denton County may soon get another shipment of swine flu vaccine doses, but health department officials say it still won't be enough to start mass clinics to vaccinate residents.

Check out coverage of our News team's "Storycorps: Memory Loss Project" here. American Routes is on the move.

Lawmen in Denton County have issued an Amber Alert for a little boy who they say was taken by his non-custodial father.

Natural gas compression stations are a common site across Texas. One north Texas town is challenging them over air quality.