Union Bear Brewing Co. opened in Denton this week, becoming another local hub for craft beer and chef-driven pub fare. Housed in the former Armadillo Ale Works building, the brewery features award-winning beers, a varied menu including vegan options and a completely renovated space with retro-modern vibes.
Denton officials are divided on tightening rules for Airbnb and Vrbo properties because of enforcement issues — only 33 out of 250 rental units are registered to pay the city’s hotel occupancy tax currently.
Denton police are investigating an alleged homicide of a woman that occurred Tuesday night at a home on Holland Lane, according to a news release. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office had not released the woman’s identity as of Wednesday afternoon.
As more mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in traps around Denton, the city is offering residents two Bti briquettes, floating discs that can be dropped in standing water to kill mosquito larvae.
Anticipation for the start of high school football season is only growing as the return of Friday night lights comes closer to fruition. Our preseason position ranking series continues today in breaking down some of the area's top linebackers.
Fees Texas inmates pay to make calls will be slashed under new federal regulations approved this month. High rates that had averaged 23 cents a minute for Texas jail inmates have long been a target of prisoners, their families and advocates, but new regulations will cap it at 5 cents.
A suspect in a vehicle theft recklessly drove over 100 mph with its lights off to elude Denton officers during a pursuit early Tuesday, according to a police report.
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• Denton County proposed a $418 million budget that would fund public safety but may not include overtime costs. It also budgets for opening the county's new district court, and it has a proposed tax rate that is a fraction of a cent lower than the current rate.
• A University of North Texas facilities crew unearthed a 1992 time capsule while replacing sanitary waste pipes in the Clark Hall courtyard. Buried by alumni from the class of 1982 dubbed the "Wild Women," the plastic box is now being preserved by UNT Special Collections.
• Denton County has identified its first human case of West Nile virus this year, according to a news release this week. A Sanger resident has been diagnosed with the neuroinvasive form of the disease.
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