Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle
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Health Services of North Texas has opened its newly renovated pediatric facility to provide quality health care to more underserved, low-income Denton County families.
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With the council’s approval, Jessica Robledo became the first woman to serve as acting police chief in Denton. She will begin working with the Denton department Wednesday.
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Denton’s city manager has identified Jessica Robledo to possibly serve as the Denton Police Department’s interim chief of police, the city announced Friday.
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Two Denton ISD principals were indicted Tuesday for allegedly conducting an electioneering scheme through their school emails.
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With all precincts reporting early Wednesday morning, the Texas House District 64 Republican primary race is headed for a runoff. Candidates Andy Hopper held the lead with 46.6% of the vote against longtime incumbent Lynn Stucky at 43.3%.
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Local firefighters have been deployed to the Texas Panhandle to assist with the Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest blaze in state history. The Texas A&M University Forest Service estimated more than 1 million acres have burned.
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Denton’s outgoing police chief, Doug Shoemaker, has been named a finalist for a chief position at a Nebraska agency.
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Denton Police Chief Doug Shoemaker resigned Tuesday after 16 months of leadership, according to an email sent to city staff obtained by the Denton Record-Chronicle.
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Three finalists for Lewisville’s next police chief made their debut Wednesday night to discuss their visions for the department.
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Former Tarrant County deputy Jay Rotter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday. He was convicted in the shooting death of his girlfriend, 46-year-old Denton artist Leslie Hartman, at their home in the 2400 block of Robinwood Lane in 2020.
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After a little over three hours of deliberation on Tuesday, a jury found Jay Rotter guilty of murdering his girlfriend Leslie Hartman in their Denton home in 2020.