Among the many court cases filed this year, a few in Denton County stood out because of their impact. Read more
Denton’s two universities have had to juggle the health of their students and employees along with their financial responsibilities over the p… Read more
The daily police blotter is filled with crime stories that’ll make you raise an eyebrow, sympathize with victims and generally alert you to po… Read more
The most-read crime stories in the Denton Record-Chronicle told tales varying from death and human trafficking to a story that put the city of… Read more
The economy was wrecked within days of stay-at-home orders as the coronavirus began to spread in North Texas in March. Read more
Denton lost several beloved businesses this year as tough restrictions and mandated closures impacted important sections of our economy, from … Read more
After review from the Denton Record-Chronicle’s newsroom staff, these stories were chosen as the biggest in 2020, in no particular order. Read more
Denton bid farewell to leaders, creative souls and winners who fought through losses in 2019. Read more
Police blotters have a reputation for telling quirky or strange crime stories. Stuff that makes you say, “Huh?” Read more
Two brothers killed in a single car crash. A missing toddler found dead right beneath the noses of searching police, firefighters and citizens… Read more
Here are the stories your tiny but mighty Denton Record-Chronicle newsroom will be watching in 2019: Read more
A look at Denton County through some of the year's top photos: Read more
The most-read police blotter stories from 2018. Read more
The newsroom staff gathered up about two dozen issues of the Denton Record-Chronicle as our nominations for the best stories of the year. We … Read more
Hundreds gather to mourn at a vigil for Little Elm police detective, Jerry Walker, at Little Elm Park, Wednesday, January 18, 2017, in Little … Read more
About a month after Dylan Roof killed nine people in a South Carolina Church in hopes of inciting a race war, someone spray painted the confed… Read more
Carol Mize, 55, holds an Army of the Trans-Mississippi flag and walks near the Denton Confederate Soldier Monument at the Courthouse-on-the-Sq… Read more
Protesters and Confederate sympathizers meet up and debate with each other near the Confederate monument at the Courthouse-on-the-Square. Arou… Read more
Confederate sympathizers meet up and stand with their flags near the Confederate monument at the Courthouse-on-the-Square on August 26, 2017. Read more
Around 50 people showed up with flags and signs at the location to participate in a protest and counter-protest at Denton's Confederate monume… Read more
Almost 100 people joined Willie Hudspeth at the Courthouse on the Square on Sunday evening August, 27, 2017, to protest the Jim Crow-era Confe… Read more
Activists joined Willie Hudspeth at the Courthouse on the Square to protest the Confederate monument on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Read more
Protesters used sidewalk chalk to convey their message underneath the Confederate monument on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at the Courthouse on th… Read more
On Sunday, August 27, 2017, protesters hold signs between the now-defunct water fountains that were part of the Confederate monument when it w… Read more
Willie Hudspeth prays during the Denton County Commissioner's Court meeting on Tuesday. The commissioners eventually relented and appointed a … Read more
An exterior shot of Lee Elementary School. Denton ISD Board of Trustees voted Nov. 14, 2017, to change the name of Lee Elementary School to Al… Read more
Alice Alexander (far right, holding white sign) teaches her first-grade class at Fred Moore School. The Denton ISD school board recently decid… Read more
A sign shows where the new Denton Energy Center will be located as construction continued July 2017 at the site on Jim Christal Road near Dent… Read more
The first six of 12 natural gas-fired engines that will power the Denton Energy Center arrived in Denton County in August 2017 rail. Crews wor… Read more
Crews worked to move the first six engines for the Denton Energy Center that arrived by train in Ponder in August to trucks that would take th… Read more
Switchboards set up to control various parts of the equipment at Denton Energy Center. This photo was taken inside the control center in Septe… Read more
Auxiliary equipment that helps to keep the engines running smoothly at the Denton Energy Center. This photo was taken in September. Read more
Engines inside the northern engine hall at the Denton Energy Center are nearing completion as workers close up the last wall of the building o… Read more
Jerry Walker, Little Elm Police Department Read more
Police officials wait outside the emergency room at Medical City Denton on Jan. 17. Jerry Walker, a Little Elm police detective, was shot in L… Read more
Honor guard arrives at Medical City Denton for Jerry Walker, Little Elm police detective, who was shot in Little Elm and later died. Read more
Littlle Elm police officers mourn as hundreds gather at a vigil for Little Elm police detective, Jerry Walker, at Little Elm Park, Wednesday, … Read more
Hundreds gather to mourn, such as this Little Elm, police officer, at a vigil for Little Elm police detective, Jerry Walker, at Little Elm Par… Read more
Robert Simpson, Rochelle Simpson and Emily Harting were among the crowd who honored Little Elm Police Police Detective Jerry Walker as a proce… Read more
The procession to honor Little Elm Police Detective Jerry Walker passes on the bridge over the Garza Little Elm Reservoir on El Dorado Parkway… Read more
Police officers salute as the body of Little Elm Police Department detective Jerry Walker is loaded into a hearse following a funeral service … Read more
Guests pay their respects to fallen officers that died in the line of duty during the 21st annual Denton County Fallen Officers Memorial cerem… Read more
Denton residents stand and look at the Downtown Mini Mall after a fire early Tuesday morning. Read more
Crews continued to work on hot spots inside the Downtown Mini Mall, which caught fire overnight Tuesday. Read more
A window display of vintage goods and antiques collapsed in a fire at the Downtown Mini Mall on the east side of Denton's Square early Tuesday. Read more
An exterior shot of the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center as construction nears the finish line in October 2017. Read more
Todd Muilenburg, director of sales, gives a tour of a suite at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center in October. The center held it… Read more
Todd Muilenburg, director of sales, gives a tour of a suite at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center in October. Read more
A look inside of a suite at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center as workers near the end of construction in October. Read more
A Denton-themed chandelier made out of trumpets hangs near the concierge area at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center. Read more
Guests browse and get to know local businesses during the Planner's Zone event at the new Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center. T… Read more
Guests browse and get to know local businesses during the Planner's Zone event at the new Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center. T… Read more
Guests browse and get to know local businesses during the Planner's Zone event at the new Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center. T… Read more
