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COVID-19 restrictions have changed its format, but the Denton Black Film Festival goes on

Last week state health officials announced the next wave of people may now receive the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines.

This year isn’t one most people will want to remember. But it will be a hard one to forget. 2020 began with a steady economy, fueled by new housing, people living longer, presidential campaign rallies more like ‘80s hair metal concerts.

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.

In Collin County, and across the U.S., positive cases of the flu are down, way down.

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.

As millions of people wait for the new COVID-19 vaccine, fraudsters are using this opportunity to scam people who are willing to pay for it, U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox warns.

When Shannon Fought moved several years ago to Texas, she was looking for wide open spaces, a break from the congested highways she had grown up with in Southern California.

For the first time in 800 years, the “Star of Bethlehem,” also known as the “Christmas Star,” will appear after sunset Monday — but only for a short time.

These days, Chrissy Brown of Frisco is careful about seeing her grandparents who are in their early 90s and staying at an assisted living facility in McKinney.