Wrong because Wyatt was having a really 2-year-old kind of day this past Friday. And the fact that Kinsey lost her driver’s license and got bad directions to which end of the terminal she needed to be in didn’t help Wyatt’s terrible twos get any better. But then her day, and her faith in humanity,…
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Police departments offer to hold holiday packages to curb theft Police departments across North Texas are attempting to curb porch thefts by allowing residents to send their holiday packages to their offices. “Yes, we’ll sign for that.” That’s the message from the Wylie Police Department, which is among several North Texas police departments offering to…
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He never missed a payment, but the bank still foreclosed on his home anyway Homeowners say they’re being preyed upon by mortgage industry NEW ORLEANS – Marcus Green knows the stress and anger of a customer-service nightmare. The repetitive phone calls to a string of service agents, each telling him something different. Letters demanding a…
DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27, 2018
DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills DALLAS – Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Division announced that the DEA Dallas Field Division is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, during its 16th National Prescription Drug…
Habitat to build affordable storage container community
https://media.wfaa.com/embeds/video/2735899/iframe The North Collin County Habitat for Humanity is embarking on a project that hasn’t been done before. The project comes just as the program celebrates its 25-year history in the community. Plans call for a 35-unit storage container community in east McKinney. “They said, how can we maximize this piece of property to the…
Endearing moment caught at Dallas Whataburger as employee cuts man’s food
A father from Cedar Hill is applauding a Whataburger and its staff in Dallas after he caught a heartwarming moment there on his phone earlier this week. On Wednesday, Mike Lara said that he traveled to Dallas for business and was on Lemmon Avenue when he got a little hungry. Lara, who admits that he…
Robin Hood Tax: Where does the money go?
Every year, property-rich districts in Texas are required to give up millions of their tax dollars. It’s because of a law called Robin Hood, a way for richer districts to financially support poorer ones. Have your property taxes gone up? You’re not alone. That money goes to pay for things like local schools. But, every…
Dallas-Fort Worth cities have longest commute times in Texas
The good news is, you could commute a mere 16.3 minutes to work. The bad news is, you’d have to live in Lubbock. The flatland West Texas city has the fastest average commute in the state, according to the latest rankings. Dallas-Fort Worth area cities, conversely, ranked among the slowest commutes, with Garland winning the dubious…
‘That police officer changed my life’: McKinney officer calms nervous boy
Getting pulled over can be nerve-racking for anyone. Seven-year-old Jacob Hudson was especially nervous when his mom was stopped for speeding in McKinney. “He was freaked out, he was so distressed when this was happening, wanting to get out of the car, wanting to run,” said his mom Adrianne Hudson. Jacob, a Frisco second grader,…