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The winter storm that hit Texas last week brought pain and suffering to a state already hurting, like the rest of the nation, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, through it all, local Texans showed up to help their neighbors in crisis.

When he thinks about that May 2017 day, all he can see is the lights: a flashing red and blue following him all the way home. He doesn’t remember the argument, or the tears, or the handcuffs ensnaring his wrists as the cops led him away.

Mapping out the dating scene can be an already complicated situation. With the onset of the novel coronavirus, adults have had to adapt their navigational skills in a whole new way.

In a recent Q&A for Time magazine, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Amanda Gorman—the young, Black poet who dazzled the nation when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” during President Joe Biden’s inauguration—talked about a current renaiss

What started out as a routine check-up turned into a complete nightmare. “She said, ‘I think there must have been some kind of mistake on the lab work. We need you to run it again,’” Dr.

2020 was like no other year we have ever experienced. All of us grappled with the wide array of challenges caused by an unexpected worldwide pandemic. We never imagined we would be dealing with all the issues that come with a public health crisis.

As the Collin County metroplex grows, rivaling Dallas County, the face of the area is changing. Many residents are moving in; others are trying to move further out in search of big yards.

Ana Meade says that her 11-year-old son Mark has always been creative. He would come home from fourth grade daily with a little book he’d written and illustrated, short stories and graphic novels.

The phone call came about two years ago, when Yves Hughes was shopping in a Plano home improvement store. Child Protective Services had removed several siblings from a neglectful home.

On Wednesday morning, Pastor Fred Thomas of McKinney passed away after a two-week battle with COVID-19. He was 46. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of my father Pastor Fred Thomas," his son shared in a Dec. 23 Facebook post.