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Texas reported its highest daily increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday with 8,258, as hospitalizations continued to climb.

Health departments in Denton and Collin counties reported a combined 183 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Coronavirus cases in Collin County hit 3,409 Saturday with 88 new COVID-19 cases reported by Collin County Health Care Services. The county reported no new deaths. Since March, Collin County has reported 46 deaths related to the virus. They also an...

A Texas fireworks company is preparing for its largest display of the weekend in McKinney.

As many celebrate Independence Day, others are still waiting for freedom from inequality and racial injustice. On Saturday, members of the new group Not My Son planned to gather at City Hall and march to Thanksgiving Square.

Dallas police have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding a woman early Saturday in Lake Highlands.

A 32-year-old man was fatally shot early Thursday in west Oak Cliff, Dallas police say.

A man fatally shot his adult son during a fight Friday night in DeSoto, police say.

A man wanted in an April shooting turned himself in Thursday after the victim died of his injuries, Dallas police say.

A 62-year-old man was killed and a woman was seriously injured in a shooting Friday night, Dallas police say. Officers were called about 6:30 p.m. to the 5100 block of Echo Avenue, where they found Steven Calhoun in the front yard with a gunshot wound. Calhoun was pronounced dead at the scene. A 29-year-old woman was taken to a local…

The Fourth of July is upon us and many people who’ve been cooped up in the house will head to local parks. The Dallas Park and Recreation Department wants people to enjoy the amenities but do it safely.

City, as well as county officials, are reacting to the statewide face mask order announced Thursday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott issued a mandatory face mask ordinance for all counties in the state of Texas that currently have more than 20 cases of COVID-19. Along with that order, Abbott also issued a proclamation giving mayors and county...

A lawsuit has been filed to stop Gov. Greg Abbott’s face mask order.

With widespread fireworks shows being canceled because of the pandemic, more people plan to celebrate with family and friends. It’s created a boom in sales for small, locally-owned fireworks stands.