Denton County

A Confederate monument that spent more than a century outside the old Denton County Courthouse in the town square is being moved inside to the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum.

In the last seven days, from April 10-16, hospitalizations for people with COVID-19 were up slightly in both the DFW Metroplex and across the Lone Star State while case averages held steady.

Denton County Public Health says they delivered a one-day personal-best 14,947 COVID-19 vaccines at Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday.

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A 28-year-old man is accused in an attempted kidnapping Saturday in South Denton, police announced Monday morning.

This map shows where cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed around North Texas and across the state.

A Crowley man is facing several charges after two children fell off of a backhoe and were fatally run over in a rural Roanoke neighborhood Saturday night.

Over the weekend several communities in Denton and Corinth were on edge after police say a man attempted to kidnap several women who were walking and jogging in the area. Police say with the help of the public they found the suspect. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports on the man police say is charged with aggravated kidnapping.

Deputy Chief Frank Padgett, of the Denton Police Department, talks about the investigation into an aggravated kidnapping and the investigation into several other similar attempts.

A 28-year-old man is behind bars following an attempted kidnapping Saturday in South Denton, police announced Monday morning.

Officers stopped the vehicle suspected in connection to three separate attempted kidnappings in Corinth and south Denton on an unrelated charge Sunday afternoon, police say.

Authorities in Denton County are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they say attempted to kidnap three women Saturday and Sunday.

Across the largest four counties in North Texas on Good Friday there were cumulatively 21 reported COVID-19 deaths and 350 new reported cases of the virus, though the health departments in Denton and Tarrant counties did not report due to the holiday.

Denton County Public Health has announced that the 250,000th COVID-19 vaccination was administered on Thursday.

Across the largest four counties in North Texas Thursday there were cumulatively 35 reported COVID-19 deaths and 800 new reported cases of the virus.

Across the largest four counties in North Texas Wednesday there were cumulatively 26 reported COVID-19 deaths and 903 new reported cases of the virus.

Across the largest four counties in North Texas Tuesday there were cumulatively 25 reported COVID-19 deaths and 622 new reported cases of the virus.

The 200,000th COVID-19 vaccination was administered Tuesday morning at Texas Motor Speedway. NBC 5’s Ben Russell reports about the continuing effort to get more Texans vaccinated.

Across the largest four counties in North Texas Monday there were cumulatively 20 reported COVID-19 deaths and 1,122 new reported cases of the virus.

Across Tarrant and Collin counties on Sunday there were seven more reported COVID-19 deaths and another 165 new reported cases of the virus.