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Cheech & Chong’s Apothicaria, exclusively franchised by Dreamz Capital Investments, has several locations in North Texas — and the idea was developed by Denton County native and University of North Texas alumnus Andrew Brandt, who’s now a business partner of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.

Five years after accusations, the university has settled a hard-fought conflict over academic freedom and free speech.

The Denton Community Shelter will no longer be a 24/7 overnight emergency shelter for the rising homeless population in Denton County, except during inclement weather events, the shelter’s operator announced last week.

Denton firefighters are in Kerrville on Sunday to assist with search, rescue and recovery efforts after the deadly floods along the Guadalupe River.

Kenny Hinkes had purchased the red Cessna aircraft in 2019 to teach his son Jack how to fly and figured it would be easy to find a place to store it. A real estate developer and a pilot with nearly 50 years’ experience at the time, Hinkes was surprised to learn that there was a nationwide hangar shortage for general aviation aircraft.

A Mississippi man drowned while swimming in southeastern Lewisville Lake over the weekend, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens report.

The festivities will also feature live music from Denton’s Raised Right Men, face painting, balloon art, and food and drinks for purchase.

A University of North Texas student is among the plaintiffs in a motion filed in federal court asking a federal judge to intervene in a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Texas over the state’s Dream Act. The 2001 Texas law granted in-state tuition to students without legal status.

Data from United Way of Denton County’s latest annual homelessness point-in-time Count reports an approximately 33% increase in the number of Denton County without housing.

A No Kings protest is planned on the Denton Square mid-Saturday as part of a nationwide movement in opposition to President Donald Trump.

When Denton County experienced deadly tornadoes and straight-line winds in 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided more than $306 million in assistance.

The first inclination that downtown businesses weren’t interested in raising taxes to pay for the Downtown Denton Ambassador Program appeared on social media in March, shortly after news dropped that the Denton City Council had asked staff to gauge interest in doing so.