An Anna woman has been convicted of sexual assault involving her daughter even though she was never accused of molesting the child. A Collin County jury found Michelle Lynn Smith guilty of three counts of aggravated sexual assault because she

Two Frisco middle school students were suspended and several others received warnings after threatening their teacher on Facebook, a social networking Web site. Someone notified Staley Middle School officials earlier in the week about the menacing comments, said Rick Burnett,

The $52.6 million Allen Event Center opens Friday with a concert by country superstar Reba McEntire, and Allen officials tout the 8,600-seat arena as the finest entertainment venue in Collin County. But Frisco Mayor Maher Maso isn't impressed. He says

This list of selected home sales in area cities is compiled by MasterFiles Inc. from county deed records. The amount listed is the mortgage, not the total price. ALLEN 75002 1. 400 block of Heatherwood Drive: $94,500. Oct. 8 75013

Allen Recycles Day , sponsored by Keep Allen Beautiful, features a coloring contest for students in kindergarten through fourth grade, a poster contest for fifth- and sixth-graders and a recycled art competition for middle school and high school students. The

Boxer/Kerry Bill Needs Rethinking, Says NCPA Expert

CRESCENT SPRINGS - Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank on Buttermilk Pike Friday morning.

Borrowing on their deep knowledge and history of social drinking, four 30-something high school friends turned entrepreneurs have made good on a promise years old to create the region's first recovery drink.

Hospice of the Bluegrass-Northern Kentucky is offering a bronze bust of the Madonna della Pieta from the Vatican Treasury Collection as the signature silent auction item at its annual fundraiser on Nov. 14.

A lot of 6-year-old boys want a dog, but Jacob Clark needs a dog. And his parents need one too.

The Kentucky Derby Museum, already closed for repairs from the August flooding, plans new attractions as part of a $5.5 million exhibit face-lift that will push back its reopening to April 18, officials said this week.

The Kentucky House Democratic Caucus will hold its first Northern Kentucky fundraiser in years this month.

GRAND RIVERS, Ky. - Kentucky State Police say two men are facing charges after officers found a moonshine operation at a residence in Livingston County in western Kentucky.

LIBERTY, Ky. - Police in central Kentucky have arrested a fugitive from Ohio, saying he struck a school bus with his car, then drove off.

Three new exhibits focus on personal explorations of daily experiences at the Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery.

The Associated Press ASHLAND (AP) - A Central Point man is facing 15 child pornography charges as part of an investigation into the online exchange of videos and images depicting the rape and sexual abuse of children.Police said that 21-year-old

DD BIXBY The News-Review Trills, yips and almost constant drumming beat back the gloomy weather outside with the sounds of Africa Thursday night.The African Children's Choir lit up the New Life Christian Center on Vine Street with well-known songs such

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HEATHER MORSE The News-Review GLIDE - The necessary evil of road construction affects local drivers daily. Several Glide drivers, however, have another annoyance to add to the construction woes -a shower of window chips and cracks.Highway 138 East from Roseburg

The Associated Press PORTLAND (AP) - An investigation into whether the chief sheriff's deputy for Multnomah County falsified a training manual required for his police certification has found no evidence of official misconduct.But the district attorney's office says that Chief