WATCH LIVE: Collin County NAACP Joins Call for Answers in In-Custody Death of Marvin Scott III

NBC DFW LOCAL NEWS 4/19 10:32A

More than a month after the in-custody death of Marvin Scott III the Collin County NAACP is joining Scott s family and the civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who represents the family, in calling for...

New West Dallas mixed-use project could bring first freshwater lagoon to city

Dallas Business Journal 4/19 4:59A Ryan Salchert

The company is also planned a lagoon project north of McKinney.

Where to Vote Early for May 1 Elections in Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney

Local Profile 4/18 11:00P Bailey Lewis

Early voting for the May 1, 2021, election starts on Monday, April 19. And with multiple offices up for grabs across Collin County , it’s important to exercise your right to vote. Plus, May 1 falls on...

Early voting opens for local races on May 1 ballot in McKinney

Community Impact 4/18 4:17P vwigglesworth@communityimpact. (

Contested races on the ballot include McKinney mayor, three McKinney City Council races, four McKinney ISD board of trustees race, four McKinney ISD propositions and three Collin College board of trustees races.

Celebrate Earth Day with Arts in the Connemara Meadow

McKinney BubbleLife iReporter 4/17 4:14A Connemara Conservancy

Connemara invites you to celebrate Earth Day with a day of art and music produced by local youth in the Meadow Nature Preserve, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of student musical...

Jim's Pizza relocating in McKinney; Lucy's Lot closes in Grapevine and more top DFW-area news

Community Impact 4/17 2:00A

Read the top business and community news from the past week from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Family of UNT Student Shot and Killed by Denton Police Vow to Fight for Reform, Accountability

NBC DFW LOCAL NEWS 4/16 7:27P Maria Guerrero

The Denton police officers involved in the shooting death of University of North Texas student Darius Tarver in early 2020 will not face any disciplinary action, the department announced Thursday. An internal investigation found the officers did...

Airpower History Tour and 5 more things to do in McKinney in April and May

Community Impact 4/16 12:49P

Check out these upcoming events in McKinney.

Amazon begins rollout of statewide vaccination clinics for employees

Community Impact 4/16 12:30A WBrown@CommunityImpact.com (Warr

The program, which began this week in San Marcos, gives Amazon and Whole Foods employees and contractors direct access to COVID-19 vaccinations.

Plano Montessori School Clashes with City Over Eminent Domain Issue

Local Profile 4/15 11:26P Bailey Lewis

Effie Saifi, director of Montessori Children’s House in Plano, loves the location of her school. On Hedgecoxe Road, it backs up to a creek and treeline that enclose it. It s a private, safe playground...

Journey Stories Comes To The Heard-Craig Center For The Arts

AmericanTowns.com (McKinney) 4/15 7:00P

The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Servicewill host anexhibit entitled Journey Stories . Visitors to Journey

Fried chicken kitchen opens in Plano; The Heritage Table to reopen in Frisco and more DFW-area news

Community Impact 4/15 2:00P

Read the latest business and community news from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Bois d'Arc Lake, Texas' First Major Reservoir in Decades, Begins Filling

NBC DFW LOCAL NEWS 4/15 10:53A

The first major reservoir in Texas in nearly three decades is now taking on water. The North Texas Municipal Water District began impounding, or capturing, water on the 16,641-acre lake Wednesday, the district announced. The lake is being built...

African food mart opens in McKinney

Community Impact 4/15 10:43A ssadek@communityimpact.com (Sand

Seinyaa African Food offers African and Carribean food products to the McKinney community.

Prestonwood Christian Academy raises record $1.45 million for tuition assistance, awards Tim Tebow

McKinney BubbleLife iReporter 4/14 9:50A Katie McDonald

Prestonwood Christian Academy  raised a record $1.45 million and awarded Tim Tebow with its Zig Ziglar Servant Leadership Award at the 13th annual Zig Ziglar Servant Leadership Award Banquet, Sunday,...