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Good morning! Today is Saturday, July 27.

Today's high: 91 | Tonight's low: 74

Partly cloudy throughout the day with a small possibility of stray showers or thunderstorms.

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🦟Keep your bug spray handy

Denton County Public Health reported another positive West Nile virus mosquito trap in Denton County, east of Argyle and west of Copper Canyon. The county will conduct truck-based fogging overnight through Tuesday morning. Make sure you drain standing water and use an EPA-registered repellant with ingredients like DEET, picaridin or lemon eucalyptus oil.

Yesteryear: 54 degrees in Denton 100 years ago

In this month's Yesteryear: A downright chilly July day in 1924, a profile of a water-witching devotee in 1974 and a decades-old plea for bicycle safety in Denton. Take a look back at some of the Denton Record-Chronicle's coverage from the past 100 years, compiled by the Denton Public Library.

📣 Today’s Top Stories

New plan for Southeast Denton has goals: infrastructure updates, options for developers, input from locals

The now-approved plan includes creating a cultural district, infrastructure improvements and an anti-displacement strategy. Although the city's public engagement efforts were praised, some residents still voiced feeling underrepresented.

Growing basil in North Texas? Local master gardener shares tips

Ivy Summerfield of the Denton County Master Gardener Association shares tips and tricks for growing basil in the area, including plant types and care needs.

Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans

At a gathering for teachers in Houston, educators saw Harris as a potential ally at a time when conservatives push for changes in Texas classrooms.

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Mean Green football: North Texas coach Eric Morris, players tout potential for turnaround heading into fall camp

North Texas opens fall camp next week ahead of coach Eric Morris' second season and is confident in its potential.

High school sports: Here are five must-watch district games for local football teams this fall

The first Friday night of high school football games is now just five weeks away. As teams get ready to ramp up for their seasons, we take a look at five must-watch district showdowns involving Denton-area teams this fall.

Crime: Denton PD investigate gunshots heard at Dallas Drive apartments

Denton police are investigating reports of gunshots at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Dallas Drive late Wednesday night. Dispatchers received several calls about possible gunshots at about 11:17 p.m. that night.

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👀 In Case You Missed It ...

• The 2024 Summer Olympics officially kick off in Paris on Friday at the opening ceremony. Check out some of the local names and UNT grads you might recognize competing or working on the courts and fields.

• Leaders from Dallas College, UNT Dallas, Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas Woman's University inked the Dallas Transfer Collaborative on Thursday, joining together with the goal of helping students get their bachelor's degrees with less debt.

•  Pilot Point broke ground Thursday morning on its second fire station, meant to serve the thousands of homes currently under construction — and more to come — in the city’s southeast territories. “We’re not just building a structure,” Fire Chief Heath Hudson said. “We’re building the future of public safety and community service.”

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