Allen PD: Only officers fired at armed woman in Wendy's parking lot who died

Allen police originally said they opened fire on an armed woman after she was involved in a gun battle with a man. She died and they said they did not know if gunfire from officers or the man killed her. Police now say there was no gunfight and that the man who was injured never fired his gun.

Plano residents now allowed to own backyard chickens

Plano city leaders approved an ordinance that allows residents to raise chickens in their backyards.

Allen officer fires at woman involved in shootout with man at Wendy’s parking lot

A woman is dead, a man is in the hospital, and a police officer is on administrative leave after a shootout between two people in a Wendy's parking lot ended with an officer opening fire.

Texas to audit 2020 election results in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin & Harris counties

Hours after former President Donald Trump pressed Gov. Greg Abbott for a review of last year's election results in Texas, the state said it would audit the results in four counties, including three in North Texas.

McKinney police: Man shot dead after pointing gun at officers

The McKinney Police Department says officers fired because the man pointed a shotgun at them. But the initial call for authorities may provide some insight about what led up to the confrontation.

Prosper cheerleader damages spinal cord in tumbling accident

A 16-year-old Prosper cheerleader had a freak tumbling accident Monday night, which damaged her spinal cord.

Plano, Denton ISD end mask mandates in schools

Public school students in Plano and Denton will no longer be required to wear face masks in class. They still can if they want but they don't have to.

UT Southwestern COVID forecast shows decline in cases for third week in a row

For the third week in a row, the overall COVID-10 forecast by UT Southwestern researchers is hopeful. While the number of COVID hospitalizations remain high, they have declined in recent weeks to under 3,200 from a delta surge high of nearly 3,600 earlier this month.

Plano police lieutenant dies from COVID-19 complications

The Plano Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its lieutenants due to complications from COVID-19.

Collin County man sentenced for $1.5 million PPP COVID-19 fraud scheme

A 45-year-old Collin County man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a COVID-19 fraud scheme to get more than $3.3 million from the Paycheck Protection Program.

Roof collapses at Plano mattress store

The store was not open at the time of the collapse, and no one was inside.

New antibody infusion center opens in McKinney

A new anti-body infusion center has opened in McKinney for those sick with COVID-19. 

Family of Plano PD headquarters shooting suspect cooperating with FBI terror investigation

The Rasheed family’s attorney said they are heartbroken by the death of Lyft driver Isabella Lewis and were shocked by what unfolded Sunday. They said they had no prior knowledge of what he wound up doing.

UT Southwestern: COVID hospitalizations will peak next month, but forecast shows improvements

The latest UT Southwestern COVID forecast expects the situation to get worse before it gets better. Hospitalizations are up in the North Texas region, but so are vaccinations and the use of masks. That could start to bring the COVID infection rate down faster than previously predicted.