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Denton Ryan beat Azle 49-6 on Thursday, Oct.

29, in one of the Texas high school football results compiled for games Oct. 29–31 (scores will be updated after tonight's games).

Students in two UNT Mayborn School of Journalism photojournalism courses photographed Denton’s community ofrenda, the Flight of Souls, and the Twilight Lantern Parade during the Día de los Muertos festival, and the school is sharing the photo series.

Raising Cane’s donated a carved pumpkin (2,000 pounds) that is on display in Quakertown Park as part of Denton’s 31 Days of Halloween.

Denton County WIC was one of nine agencies nationwide chosen to join a two-year maternal health initiative led by UNC’s WIC Maternal Health Center and funded by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.

Denton will get funding, specialized training, and technical assistance to test psychosocial screening and referral strategies for pregnant and postpartum clients.

City staff picked sites for a new South Branch Library and a relocated Denton Senior Center and will start planning and public outreach after voters approved $96 million in bonds three years ago.

Lewisville firefighters dismantled part of a Tesla's undercarriage Tuesday to reach Sakura (a cat) trapped deep in the engine compartment, freeing her after about 40 minutes and reuniting her with owners who had been searching for three hours.

Taylor Farms is recalling its 13.4 oz Backyard BBQ Chop Salad kit sold at H-E-B in Texas because it may contain undeclared soy and tree nuts, including almonds; the product has a Best By date of Oct.

30, 2026 (UPC 041220300457). Customers should throw the kit away or return it to H-E-B for a full refund.

Denton County began mid-October construction to add a center turn lane beneath I-35W at Crawford Road and Robson Ranch Road and will install traffic signals on both sides as it prepares for the new H-E-B opening; TxDOT plans larger intersection work in late 2027.