Denton Record-Chronicle

When Denton firefighter Gary Weiland, 42, had his left leg amputated in 2018, he worried whether he could still be an example of strength for his children. “Physically, it was really hard to take, and mentally, it was even harder,” Weiland said of his amputation. “When I looked at my kids, they looked at me like I was the most pathetic thing they’ve ever seen.”

A rally that occurred alongside Tuesday’s Denton City Council meeting on deprioritizing abortion investigations ended with few incidents and no arrests, a police spokesperson said. During the meeting, the council approved a resolution 4-3 to make investigating abortion low-priority for the Denton Police Department. The City Council requested an...

Authorities in at least four countries in addition to the U.S. worked Wednesday to identify the people who died from a tractor-trailer discovered in San Antonio on Monday and begin the grim process of bringing their citizens’ bodies home. The death toll rose again Wednesday, to 53, after two...

The Denton Police Department is investigating an incident involving trespassing and evading arrest in the 2400 block of East McKinney Street. At 8:47 a.m., officers responded to a call about a man trespassing in a vacant apartment, police reported. When officers approached the apartment, a man started to run from the apartment complex. The caller identified the man as the same person who was trespassing inside the apartment.

North Texas appeared to have the makings of a great defense heading into the 2022 season not all that long ago. Linebacker KD Davis was one of the best players in Conference USA last season, when twin defensive ends Grayson Murphy and Gabriel Murphy made big play after big play.

Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto is presented as the ideal bride for a picky, wealthy bachelor in Mr. Malcolm’s List, an utterly charming and sensationally witty romance directed by Emma Holly Jones. Co-starring Sọpẹ Dìrísù, Zawe Ashton and Oliver Jackson-Cohen, the film was adapted for the screen by the...

The Providence Homeowners Association will allow Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher tenants to finish their current leases before moving, according to an update sent to residents Tuesday evening. The announcement is a reversal for the HOA, which first told landlords they would begin receiving $300 fines 30 days after the...

The Denton City Council voted 4-3 to pass Texas’ first reproductive rights resolution to make investigating abortion a low priority for Denton police in a move hundreds of rallying supporters feared wouldn’t happen. After nearly two hours of public comment, Brandon McGee, who holds the at-large Place 5...

San Antonio officials said Tuesday that the number of migrants who have died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer on Monday has reached 51 after another migrant died at a local hospital. Forty-six migrants were declared dead at the scene, and five of the 16 migrants found alive in the sweltering trailer have since died after being taken to hospitals.

An intoxicated 47-year-old woman who yelled a racial slur and threw nuts at a man was arrested Monday, according to a Denton Police Department report. At about 8:37 p.m., police were dispatched to the Holiday Inn in the 3200 block of South Interstate 35E regarding a disturbance. Hotel management said they wanted the woman to leave because she was harassing guests.

Some consumers are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the right to abortion by stocking up on emergency contraceptive pills sold over the counter. A check Monday evening of Walmart, CVS, Kroger and Target stores in Dallas found brands such as Plan B and Take Action products on the shelf — but dwindling.

Abortions up to about six weeks in pregnancy can resume at some clinics in Texas for now after a Harris County District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks an abortion ban that was in place before Roe v. Wade. In the ruling issued Tuesday, Judge Christine Weems...

Jahbari Kuykendall couldn’t help but be impressed with North Texas’ stable of running backs when he visited the Mean Green during spring practice earlier this year. The Houston Westside running back could see how he’d fit in with that group and help it continue to grow. That...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state of Texas can be sued under military anti-discrimination law, siding with a former state trooper who said Texas violated federal law when it did not give him a new job upon his return from military service. In a 5-4 vote, the...

Grocery retailer H-E-B and the Butt Family have committed $10 million to the Uvalde school district to build a new school to replace Robb Elementary, the site of the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers last month. The donations were made to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School...

Texas leaders announced Tuesday that they have agreed to dedicate more than $100 million in state funds to boost school safety and mental health services following the Uvalde massacre. Nearly half the money — $50 million — is going toward bullet-resistant shields for school police officers, a priority of Lt....

SAN ANTONIO — A tractor-trailer found near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio contained the bodies of 50 dead people, along with 16 others who have been taken to hospitals, according to local officials in San Antonio and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “This is...

Denton County officials are making plans to bring a bond election to voters in November, once again focused on road projects after transportation-based bonds were last approved in 2004 and 2008. At Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting, officials discussed putting Denton County’s first bond election on the ballot since 2008. The...

In the true-life drama The Survivor, which premiered earlier this year on the HBO Max streaming service, actor Ben Foster (Hell or High Water, Leave No Trace) depicts the physical and psychological bruises carried by Hertzka “Harry” Haft, a Polish Holocaust survivor forced to box against fellow prisoners to survive.

Houston Westside running back Jahbari Kuykendall committed to North Texas on Monday night, giving the Mean Green their first commitment from an offensive player in the Class of 2023. Kuykendall announced his decision on Twitter. "My faith in God, my family, coaches, mentors and the vibe that I got from...