At a Tuesday meeting, Allen City Council declared a vacancy for Place 1. starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/…

There's no shortage of noteworthy performances turned in by student-athletes around the area. Each week, Star Local Media's sports staff will recognize five student-athletes from their respective coverage areas as part of its 5-Star Spotlight. starlocalmedia.com/sports/matt-we…

Allen ISD passed a resolution publicly expressing opposition to Greg Abbott’s initiative to fund private schools with taxpayer dollars, among other items that have appeared in the 88th legislative session. starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/…

The increase rainfall that North Texas experienced this week caused one of Plano's true treasures to fall. starlocalmedia.com/planocourier/n…

On Thursday, the town of Prosper held a Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA) exercise to simulate a complex terrorist attack scenario, encompassing Prosper ISD Stadium and Prosper Central Fire Station. starlocalmedia.com/checkout/prosp…

PROSPER—On the cusp of its first district championship since 2017, the Prosper football team hasn't gotten to this point without a few doses of adversity. starlocalmedia.com/checkout/prosp…

After a bumpy couple weeks, the McKinney football team kept its district title hopes alive on Friday by picking up a 37-20 road win over Denton Guyer. starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycourie…

With the volleyball postseason beginning this week with the bi-district, here is a rundown of the scheduled playoff matchups for all schools within Star Local Media markets. starlocalmedia.com/sports/uil-vol…

An eventful regular season is in the books, which shifts the focus to the start of the playoffs for many of the area's high school volleyball teams. starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/…

This week, the area's top cross country runners will venture south to Round Rock's Old Settler's Park—the site of the latest edition of the UIL state meet. starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/…

The two upper quadrants in the Class 5A Region II volleyball playoff brackets are made up of 16 teams and more than half of those are from Frisco ISD and Mesquite ISD. FISD has seven representatives in the field, with the MISD trio of Poteet, West M… starlocalmedia.com/friscoenterpri…

Each week throughout the 2023-24 school year, Star Local Media will recognize one of the standout student-athletes from its coverage area as Athlete of the Week. Vote for one of this week's nominees. The poll is open until 7 p.m. Monday. starlocalmedia.com/sports/athlete…

Emma Edwards is a musician and educator based in North Texas with a passion for plants. After discovering her green thumb in 2020, Edwards has committed herself to sharing her love of plants with others through her small houseplant business, Gemini … starlocalmedia.com/lewisvillelead…

Jenny Manca is the Allen Public Library’s Youth Services Manager. She leads a team of eight creating events for children, teens, and families, developing relationships with various community groups, and providing services to library patrons. starlocalmedia.com/allenamerican/…

9-6A Football  Standings xy-Sachse7-07-2 x-Wylie East6-18-1 x-Wylie5-26-3 x-Garland5-26-3 Rowlett3-43-6 Lakeview3-45-4 North Garland2-52-7 Naaman Forest1-61-8 South Garland0-82-9 x-clinched playoff berth y-clinched share of district title  Saturday’… starlocalmedia.com/friscoenterpri…

On Monday, the Rangers are going with a three-time Cy Young winner while Arizona will put its trust in a rookie who’s been sent to the minors three times this season. starlocalmedia.com/sports/nationa…

ManeGait, a McKinney-based, nationally recognized therapeutic riding center, teaches horsemanship to children and adults with disabilities. For Painted Tree, using the best of nature to bring out the best in people is the perfect charitable fit.  starlocalmedia.com/sponsored_cont…

Here are this week's high school football state rankings, per Dave Campbell's Texas Football. starlocalmedia.com/sports/texas-h…

SEATTLE – FC Dallas falls 2-0 to the Seattle Sounders FC in the first match of the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 series at Lumen Field on Monday night. starlocalmedia.com/sports/fc-dall…

Texas took a 2–1 series lead with a Game 3 win over the Diamondbacks, but at a major cost. The team’s fate may now rest on GM Chris Young’s resolve. starlocalmedia.com/sports/nationa…