Denton police release sketch of sex assault suspect

Denton police want to identify a man who made small talk with a woman at her front door last month and then forced his way in and sexually assaulted her.

Drew Springer defeats Shelley Luther in District 30 Texas Senate race

State Representative Drew Springer defeated Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther in a runoff to decide who will fill a Texas Senate seat.

The Fauci Effect: North Texas medical schools seeing an increase in students

The pandemic threw the nation's leading infectious disease expert into the limelight. Now many feel the call to follow in his shoes. It's called "The Fauci Effect."

North Texas COVID hospitalization rate hits pandemic high at 17.92%

The 2,787 COVID-19 patients hospitalized Tuesday in the 19-county region account for 17.92% of all patients in those area hospitals.

Texas working to vaccinate people who live, work at long-term care facilities

Governor Greg Abbott said Texas is participating in a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities against COVID-19.

Man charged with killing beloved turkey in Argyle

Texas game wardens in Denton County have charged a man after authorities say he killed a beloved turkey in the Denton County town of Argyle.

Gov. Greg Abbott, Fort Worth mayor attend White House vaccine summit

Governor Greg Abbott says the state has done some test runs on COVID-19 vaccine distributions to hospitals expected to take place next week.

Denton County investigating why it was left off COVID-19 vaccine distribution list

There is reassurance from Denton County officials despite not one of the county’s five major hospitals being included on the state’s initial vaccine distribution list released last week.

North Texas prepares for reopening rollbacks as COVID hospitalizations stay above 15%

Health officials say all signs point to the governor’s seven-day requirement being reached on Thursday, forcing some businesses to once again change the way they operate during the pandemic.

Current Denton County COVID-19 surge is worse than the summer

Denton County Public Health says COVID-19 cases are growing in almost every age group, especially those under 19. The county only expects those numbers to continue to rise.

North Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations stay above 15% for fifth day

As the seventh day approaches that would trigger capacity rollbacks, health officials say everyone needs to show discipline as hospitals brace for possible Thanksgiving impacts.