‘Die-ins’ champion life
“All lives matter,” called out a Texas Woman’s University dance student as she led an interpretive dance at the university’s free speech space Thursday. “Love. Love. Love.”
Groups file to join city in courtroom
Local activists and a national advocacy group filed motions in court Thursday to join the city of Denton in defending its ban on hydraulic fracturing.
Chats spark resource for educators
An online resource list developed by a Texas Woman’s University professor offering ideas for how educators can learn about, teach and discuss current events in Ferguson, Missouri, has garnered national attention in recent months.
Modern slavery under the lens
Researchers at the University of Texas School of Social Work in Austin will be charting the scope of human trafficking in the state as part of the Texas Slavery Mapping Project.
TMS celebrates huge tree, community grants
They claim it’s the largest living Christmas tree in Texas, towering 61 feet over the crowd that gathered at the Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday night as part of the Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter’s celebration.
Blotter: Police respond to robbery
Shortly after midnight Wednesday, Denton police were dispatched to a report of a robbery in the 1200 block of Cleveland Street.
Briefly in Denton and the area
A railroad bridge demolition is scheduled for next week, and officials urge drivers traveling U.S. Highway 380 to be prepared to seek an alternate route.
Police gear up for body cameras
The Denton Police Department is ready to outfit officers with body cameras and it’s not because of what happened in Ferguson, Missouri, Chief Lee Howell said.
Teen conducts drive to help out refugees
People fleeing violence in their own countries for a better life in the United States sometimes leave with nothing more than the clothes on their backs.
Les Cockrell: Church event coincides with fest
First United Methodist Church of Denton will offer its annual Evening in Bethlehem event Friday, giving visitors to Denton’s Holiday Lighting Festival another reason to celebrate.
Donation drive slated
While the traditional fundraisers for coats help the homeless, the staff at Audacity Brew House in Denton thought more could be done to help.
Santa comes early in Bartonville
Traditionally, Santa Claus wears his red suit with white fur trim on Christmas Eve as he delivers presents to boys and girls who’ve earned a spot on his “nice” list. Sliding down chimneys, climbing through windows, the Christmas tree stalker brings joys to millions of children globally.
Putting on the lights
Denton will get dressed up for the winter holidays on Friday. The annual Denton Holiday Lighting Festival starts just after the workday on the downtown Denton Square.
Annual Toys for Tots campaign chugging along in Denton County
So far, the Toys for Tots campaign in Denton County is on par with last year’s efforts, and organizers said they hope this year’s toy drive can be one of their best yet.
United Way, TWU work on plan to combat payday lenders
In the next few years, Denton could have a community lending center to counteract payday and title lenders in the city.
Wrecker’s permit at risk after finding
City staff have found heavy metals and hydrocarbons in the soil around a towing company’s yard, a finding that ultimately puts the company’s business permit at risk.
Coats set for distribution
Counselors from area school districts filed in and out of a large room in the Denton school district annex building Monday, collecting coats and hooded sweatshirts with the price tags still attached for children at their home campuses.
Museum hopes to better use basement
A great deal of history rests in the basement of the Denton County Courthouse on the Square. But the old photographs, framed pictures and 300 pieces of pecan art are crowded together and disorganized.
Poinsettias brighten homes, help homeless
The purchase of a 10-inch pot of poinsettias proves that flowers do have power.
Kim Phillips: Wassail and spirit, secrets to happy shopping
In the Phillips household, Thanksgiving is the official start to the holiday season. The Saturday after the turkey settles, we pack up the pilgrim and pumpkin decorations and head to the attic.
Blotter: Police investigate roommates’ altercation
An argument between two roommates reportedly escalated to a physical altercation Monday afternoon, according to a police report.
City answers fracking ban lawsuits
The city of Denton has answered lawsuits from the state and from the oil and gas industry challenging its ban on hydraulic fracturing, calling the process a public nuisance and one that subverts public order. The city also asked for a change of venue in the state’s case against the ban.
Mental health project on way
A committee is working to bolster local mental health services and will unveil its final recommendations soon, Gary Henderson, CEO of United Way of Denton County, said Monday.
State reps talk about next legislative session
As soon as Denton’s hydraulic fracturing ban was mentioned in the first minute of a panel discussion Monday at Texas Woman’s University, portions of the crowd in the back erupted in applause.
Lewisville fire destroys residence
An afternoon fire in Lewisville destroyed one home and damaged another before it was brought under control by multiple fire departments Monday.
Blotter: Man arrested on warrants, drug possession charge
Suspicious driving behavior led to an arrest of a man on out-of-town warrants Sunday, according to a police report.
Neighbors ask for distance
A Denton City Council meeting on Tuesday gives neighbors along Kings Row in northeastern Denton one last chance to stop a new electric substation from being built near their homes.
Help on wheels
It sounded like a thousand growling beasts thundering down the road as more than 1,000 bikers pulled out of Cycle Center in Denton, heading south on Fort Worth Drive toward Country Club Road.
Les Cockrell: Holiday event takes cues from past
Area residents are invited to take a trip back in time to experience a Victorian American Christmas from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Denton County Historical Park.
Fracking battle spreads
RENO, Texas — A Texas hamlet shaken by its first recorded earthquake last year and hundreds since then is among communities now taking steps to challenge the oil and gas industry’s traditional supremacy over the right to frack.
Blotter: Meth found after driver went wrong way
Denton police made a routine traffic stop Saturday evening that led to the discovery of a quantity of methamphetamines, according to a police report.
Local draw
Shoppers’ senses were instantly overcome with holiday aromas and gifts to fulfill anyone’s wish list as they stepped into Courthouse Collection on Saturday afternoon.
Judge sides with homeowners
A district judge has agreed that a Denton developer should surrender control of a neighborhood association, a key win for a group of homeowners battling for self-determination.
Blotter: Man charged with assault
A caller told Denton police Friday night that officers needed to respond to a domestic disturbance in the 4100 block of Interstate 35 “before someone loses their life.”
Event set for new animal shelter
City leaders and animal shelter volunteers have announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Linda McNatt Animal Care and Adoption Center on Dec. 12, but a move-in date for the animals has yet to be scheduled.
UNT pioneer Newell dies
When Charldean Newell was chairwoman of the political science department at the University of North Texas, she led a department of 22 men.
Holiday sales start strong
Within minutes of opening, more than 150 people flooded into Academy Sports and Outdoors at 5 a.m. Friday.
Suspected carjacker identified as Garland native
The suspected carjacker who was fatally shot by Lewisville police Wednesday has been identified as Davis Jay Thomas of Garland, Denton County chief death investigator Troy Taylor said Friday.
Blotter: Report: Argument leads to broken window at hotel
A 26-year-old man told Denton police that an argument with his girlfriend got out of control Thursday and resulted in a broken hotel room window, according to a police report.
Holiday style
Ricardo Collins asked Eduardo Soriano for a military-style haircut Thursday morning. Soriano made sure not a single hair was out of place by the time Collins left his barber chair, but the crop on Collins’ salt-and-pepper top had a bit of extra style to it, too.
Survey solicits parking views
Parking in Denton, problem or no? Leaders in the Denton community are hoping to answer that increasingly debated question through an online survey to gather information, opinions and possible solutions that will be presented to the City Council early next year.
Police: Suspect fired gun before being shot
Lewisville police released new details in Wednesday’s attempted carjacking, but the identity of the 22-year-old suspect fatally shot by an officer was not released Thursday.
Reforms reverse growth of Texas’ prison population
AUSTIN — When it comes to crime, Texas has a reputation. Since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, Texas has executed more convicts than the next six states combined. More than 1 in 10 prisoners in the United States are incarcerated in the state, with the prison population here nearly tripling since 1992. Tough-on-crime talk never went out of style here.
Blotter: In possible error, bank pays caregiver for deceased man
A 66-year-old Denton man called police Wednesday to report that his bank had been paying his late father’s former caregiver for the past eight months.
Holiday closings
State, county and city offices are closed today in observance of Thanksgiving. Denton libraries and most recreation centers are closed today. North Lakes Recreation Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and the golf driving range will resume regular hours today.
Friday, Nov. 28 Calendar
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Local barber to give back to the community for Thanksgiving Day
A downtown Denton barbershop will open its doors this morning to offer warm food and clothes along with free haircuts to the city’s homeless.
