Denton County

The Denton Fire Department’s calls for service continue to climb but the department already has preliminary plans to keep pace with seven future fire stations.

A Denton woman reported that she lost $1,500 to scammers impersonating Denton County deputies in a common jury duty fraud scheme.

Behind by fewer than 100 votes all evening, David Wylie narrowly secured the win in the Republican primary runoff for Denton County Precinct 4 commissioner on Tuesday, defeating Valerie Roehrs by just 31 votes as the GOP choice to replace incumbent Dianne Edmonson on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Valerie Roehrs and David Wylie are in a heated runoff for the Republican nomination for Denton County Precinct 4 commissioner, as shown by the latest round of campaign finance reports and claims and questions about the candidates.

Local civil rights activist Willie Hudspeth and fellow advocates have spent the past 10 years trying to restore St. John’s Cemetery, a historic freedman cemetery on the outskirts of Pilot Point.

Jordan Hagen, 25, of Denton was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, after a Denton County jury found him guilty of multiple child sex crimes related to trafficking a 15-year-old girl from Frisco.

Texas is in the process of planning for the future of its state hospitals. Some advocates and families said Texas needs to improve capacity and access as demand for services grows.

Kyle James Daniels, 28, is accused of driving at recklessly unsafe speeds at a bend on H Lively Road, causing the death of his passenger, 25–year-old Trevor “Austin” Kern, in 2023.

The Aubrey Police Department reports that one woman was rescued and a male suspect was arrested at an Aubrey-area home after being held hostage for more than 24 hours.

Hostage negotiations are ongoing as one woman remains captive in an Aubrey home Tuesday morning after a man called 911 and threatened to shoot two females late Monday night.

The four candidates for Frisco mayor — Rod Vilhauer, Shona Sowell, Mark Hill and John Keating — spoke at a candidate forum ahead of the upcoming election.

Frisco voters are set to elect a new mayor and two city council seats in the upcoming May election.