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With Uncertainties about the Fall, Parents Are Making Their Own Plans about School

Cheryl Upvall spent the afternoon cleaning off her dining room table. She's setting up a designated place for her children to work and learn, laying out pens and markers, baskets of folders — and earphones to tune in to meetings.
Justice Finally Arrives for a Cold Case Murder of Plano Man

Justice Finally Arrives for a Cold Case Murder of Plano Man

Nearly three years after a 58-year-old electrical engineer was gunned down in his garage at his home in Plano, police this week arrested three suspects in connection with his murder.
Plano Mayor's Summer Internship Ends with Drive-by Parade Celebration

Plano Mayor's Summer Internship Ends with Drive-by Parade Celebration

Armed with cowbells, clackers, and pom-poms, Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere, elected officials, business leaders, and sponsors erupted with excitement Saturday as the interns from the Plano mayor's summer internship program drove by in decorated cars
Plano City Council to Determine Fate of Affordable Housing Development For Seniors Desperately Seeking a Home

Plano City Council to Determine Fate of Affordable Housing Development For Seniors Desperately Seeking a Home

In the 46 years that she has lived in Plano, Mary Alice Garza has seen a lot of people move into her tree-lined suburb just north of Dallas. Young people have moved here for the schools and businesses.
Comfort Foods in a Time of Crisis

Comfort Foods in a Time of Crisis

How much longer can we survive on dishes from our own kitchens?
Collin County Child Care Centers, Children and Parents Struggle to Adjust During COVID-19 Pandemic

Collin County Child Care Centers, Children and Parents Struggle to Adjust During COVID-19 Pandemic

Jasmine Strange of Plano gets up early during these days of the pandemic to get her young children ready for daycare before heading into work. The 30-year-old mother has to make sure 6-year-old Antonio and 1-year-old Jaydon wash their hands.
Another Development Changing the Face of Texas in Collin County

Another Development Changing the Face of Texas in Collin County

In the midst of a global pandemic and skyrocketing unemployment, Allen-based developer JaRyCo is moving forward with construction on The Farm in Allen, a new 135-acre mixed-use development in an area of North Texas booming with them.

The Controversy Around Downtown McKinney's James W. Throckmorton Statue

On a hot day in May, about 100 protesters gathered at the downtown McKinney courthouse.
Collin County Runoff 2020 Results: Nominees for Senate, House, Railroad Commission, and More Decided

Collin County Runoff 2020 Results: Nominees for Senate, House, Railroad Commission, and More Decided

Hundreds of thousands of voters across Texas flocked to the polls on Tuesday to decide the future of the 2020 election cycle, the stakes of which have reached enormous highs amid a period of economic and social unrest stemming largely from COVID-19.
Blue Ridge Rodeo Ignores Gov. Abbott's Executive Orders and Honors Tradition over the Weekend

Blue Ridge Rodeo Ignores Gov. Abbott's Executive Orders and Honors Tradition over the Weekend

A chorus of horse nickers and whinnies erupts from the side of County Road 504 where double-wide trailers maneuver for a space in the gravel parking lot across from Blue Ridge High School.