Collin County News

Cold temperatures mixed with rain and precipitation combine to make any trip treacherous, and while the alternative of staying home is markedly safer, there are still some dangers at home that should be carefully avoided, according to Murphy Fire Marshal Perry Elliott.

Cozy evenings by the fireplace aren't quite as cozy when you're several days into a power outage and just trying to keep warm.

There were some passionate members, but even those focused much of their political energy beyond the seemingly hopeless local races.

You ran the Shutter Factory for years in Plano, selling shutters, draperies and curtains.

Our stockings are hung on the barbed wire with care during the "ice-pocalypse" at our house in Frisco on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.

Authorities are advising people to avoid the roads as a mix of ice and freezing rain has swept across North Texas.

Flames shoot out from under a sidewalk outside the Joule Hotel early Friday morning in downtown Dallas.

A CBS 11 News crew saw a number of problems just east of Denton - in Collin County.

Roads in Collin County are under constant watch by NTTA. It started fully deploying salt and sand at roughly 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.

A 22-year-old Allen woman was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday after she admitted causing a car wreck last year that killed a Frisco mother and her toddler.

A McKinney man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison after a violent assault on his girlfriend over several days last year, according to the Collin County District Attorney's Office.

Live video from Chopper 5 will appear in the player above. From time to time the screen may go black.

According to our Valerie Wigglesworth, who was in Judge Ben Smith Judge's courtroom, judges ordered folks to take their personal belongings and leave not just the building but the property.

A bomb threat closed the Collin County Court House on Wednesday morning. According to county information officer Tim Wyatt, the call was received at around 9:15 a.m. and the building was evacuated as a precaution.

A Garland High School teacher and former church youth leader is facing a charge of criminal solicitation of a minor.

Inmates clear an area next to the farm at Collin County minimum-security jail in McKinney.

A chocolate shop and toy store in one. Sweet!. Goodies Texas in downtown McKinney sounds like a great place to spend some time and money.

Plano lost a valiant firefighter this week. He was rookie, joining just a few months ago.

Critter Concierge is a family ownned and operated business. We've been keeping yards poo free since 2003.

Critter Concierge is a family ownned and operated business. We've been keeping yards poo free since 2003.