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Gov. Abbott Calls Bars Nationally Recognized COVID Spreaders, Keeps Them Closed

Gov. Abbott Calls Bars Nationally Recognized COVID Spreaders, Keeps Them Closed

Surrounded by masked task force members, an unmasked Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his plans for allowing businesses in the 19 of 22 hospital regions in Texas, which includes Collin County, to reopen at 75 percent on Monday.
Plano Animal Services Cautions Residents after Bat's Positive Rabies Case

Plano Animal Services Cautions Residents after Bat's Positive Rabies Case

The bat was probably flying south for the winter. Plano is a flyover zone for bats, and they usually hang out here in the spring and summer before heading south for the winter. Red bats and brown ones are more common.
Plano Storehouse Volunteer Is a Local Hero for North Texas Giving Day

Plano Storehouse Volunteer Is a Local Hero for North Texas Giving Day

Dave Corley is a numbers man. As a navigation and operations officer in the U.S. Navy, he was responsible for reviewing and recording as many as 400 gauge readings every hour of his shift during different assignments on three nuclear submarines.
Collin County Still Lacks Confidence in State's COVID-19 Numbers

Collin County Still Lacks Confidence in State's COVID-19 Numbers

Is it 729 active COVID-19 cases in Collin County? Or is it 663 active cases? At the Collin County Commissioners Court meeting Monday, Collin County Judge Chris Hill struggled with these numbers.
Hendrick Scholarship Foundation Seeks to Empower Collin County Youth During North Texas Giving Day

Hendrick Scholarship Foundation Seeks to Empower Collin County Youth During North Texas Giving Day

Cristo Vazquez, 20, spent most of his childhood battling asthma and leukemia. But with hard work and help from mentors, he was able to complete honors classes while undergoing treatment and he graduated from Plano West High School.
Why This Plano 13-Year-Old Founded His Own Nonprofit, N2Y2C

Why This Plano 13-Year-Old Founded His Own Nonprofit, N2Y2C

LaKeicee Turner-Sazy says that the mission started on her son Jaxson’s tenth birthday in February. Jaxson is her second child.
Paul Quinn College-Plano Pioneers a Future Free of Student Debt

Paul Quinn College-Plano Pioneers a Future Free of Student Debt

At Paul Quinn College , the typically scalding summer heat was reaching its triple-digit apex when Dr. Michael J. Sorrell stepped before the anxious group.
Plano Police Make an Arrest in Thursday's Shooting

Plano Police Make an Arrest in Thursday's Shooting

One gunshot victim had been walking to his vehicle when he was shot near the 100 block of Legacy Drive. He drove himself to the hospital. The other gunshot victim was driving his black pickup when he was shot.
Bartend at Home with Zephyr Gin and Alto's Mobile Mixology Class

Bartend at Home with Zephyr Gin and Alto's Mobile Mixology Class

On a September day at 5 p.m., I shut down my work email and opened up Zoom. About 20 people were there, tuning in with their microphones off, with identical bottles of Zephyr Gin, sparkling water, and orange bitters on hand. We were ready for class.
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano to Host First Responders in 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano to Host First Responders in 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Friday morning, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano plans to host and recognize area first responders in a 9/11 memorial event.