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Plano Balloon Festival returns featuring hot air balloons, laser shows and FOX 4
The Plano Balloon Festival runs Thursday through Sunday at Oak Point Park, featuring hot air balloon launches, skydiving exhibitions, live entertainment, FOX 4 anchor meet-and-greets, and a new nightly laser show replacing fireworks....
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‘This is where Jamir took his last breath': Family fights to preserve memorial
For nearly two years, a roadside memorial in McKinney has honored 14-year-old Jamir Dabney at the place where he was killed. Now, his family is fighting to keep it there after the city said the memorial violates code. Every other week, Jamir’s grandmother, Jerrilyn Dabney, visits...
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No-fault divorce could face a new challenge in the Texas Legislature
For decades, Texas has allowed no-fault divorce, giving spouses a way to end a marriage without having to prove that one person was responsible for its breakdown. But the Texas GOP has made ending no-fault divorce one of its policy priorities heading into the upcoming Texas legis...
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Former Plano ISD elementary school teacher bonds out of jail after child sexual assault arrest
The former Plano ISD elementary school teacher who is facing multiple child sex abuse charges paid bond and was released from the Collin County Jail last week....
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Suspect in Plano homicide dies after chase, fire in Denton County, police say
The suspect in a Plano murder investigation is dead after leading police on a chase in northern Denton County Monday morning. According to Valley View Police, they were called at about 10 a.m. to assist in a chase in Denton County headed northbound on Interstate 35 toward Cooke C...
library
Nerf ATTCK | September , 18
(6th-12th Grade) | John and Judy Gay Library | 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
parks
Nature Walk Storytime | Saturday, 26
All ages | John and Judy Gay Library | 10.30 a.m. - 11.15 p.m.
government
Inflation picked up last month as gas prices jumped in wake of Iran war
U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters as midterm elections near. The consumer price index rose 3.4% last month compared with a y...
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Candlelight vigil Monday night for Plano victims of deadly flooding in Nepal
The Nepalese Society of Texas will be holding a vigil for the victims of the recent deadly flood in Nepal. The vigil will take place on Monday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. at the Nepali Cultural and Spiritual Center in Euless. More than 1,300 people have now died following the Aug. 26 flo...
