As Allen prepares for its residents to vote on presidential candidates and state and local elections — including a local school bond — the city expects political signage to be heavy this year. “As we all know, more candidates means more signs,” City Manager Shelley George said during a council meeting on Sept. 8. But this year, she said, Allen …

Texas used a laboratory for COVID-19 testing that has been under scrutiny for months by federal regulators who found widespread flaws that could undermine the accuracy of results and pose “immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety,” according to records obtained. The state suspended use of the California lab, NovaDX, on Wednesday, a day after The News informed Texas officials of a …

WASHINGTON — A North Texas mother is urging Americans to vote for Joe Biden, arguing that President Donald Trump’s health care policies could come at the expense of her 5-year-old son’s insurance in the middle of his battle with leukemia. “If Donald Trump gets rid of our health care law, my son won’t be protected,” Kaitlin Burge, who lives in …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the new virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble …

s Expect a mix of sun and clouds along with isolated to scattered showers and storms today as a disturbance passes through. But, it will not be a washout, and no severe weather is anticipated. Winds will be from the north and northeast around 5-10 mph. Beautiful weather will return Friday and this weekend as our next cold front arrives. …

After the police killing of George Floyd this summer, hundreds of students signed a petition asking the University of Texas at Dallas to publicly show solidarity with its Black and African American community members. A few days later, University President Richard Benson issued a statement calling for change and stressing the importance of the campus living out values of diversity …

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect who shot a woman earlier this month in the parking lot of a CVS Pharmacy in West Dallas. Police said it happened on Sept. 6 at around 9 p.m. at 3030 Sylvan Avenue, near Singleton Boulevard. The victim, who was not identified, was shot as she got into her …

Triple-digit heat has finally subsided in North Texas and it is officially patio time in North Texas. As an added bonus to taking in some fresh-air dining, patio dining could be safer than dining inside during the pandemic because it allows for better ventilation, said Dr. Philip Huang, the director of Dallas County Health and Human Services. Restaurants can operate at 50% …

After delaying the start of construction on Frisco ISD’s newest high school in May, district officials have voted to resume building the new school. The Frisco ISD Board of Trustees approved a partial guaranteed maximum price at a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, which will allow dirt placement and utility work to begin this week. The new campus will be built northeast …

Here’s information about the impact the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has had on Collin County and Allen. Coronavirus cases Collin County updates its COVID-19 case dashboard on a daily basis by 3 p.m. However, Collin County Judge Chris Hill recently issued a disclaimer on the dashboard that reads: “Notice: Collin County is providing COVID-19 numbers and data as a convenience to …