A guide to Denton culture: Landmarks, legends and local lingo explained

Are you new to Denton, or do you need a hand deciphering some of the lingo used by terminally online townies?
By Murry Chavez at Denton Record-Chronicle · · 1 min read

Are you new to Denton, or do you need a hand deciphering some of the lingo used by terminally online townies?
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The Denton Police Department arrested 58 individuals and responded to 3,002 service and officer-initiated calls from June 29 to July 5, 2026.

A baseball field in Dallas was heavily damaged by a fire caused by illegal fireworks on the 4th of July. FOX 4's Lori Brown has more.

The new legal team working on Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction appeal wants a new judge for a potential new trial. FOX 4's Steven Dial has more.

Adam King, the Johnson County Sheriff, is waiting for a jury to hand out a verdict in the trial over allegations of retaliation by his former chief deputy. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more.

Denton County Public Health received two laboratory reports of cyclosporiasis in May. The CDC, FDA, state and local health officials are working to identify potential sources for 145 cases of cyclosporiasis in the U.S., reported from May 1 to June…

Lawyers for Karmelo Anthony, convicted of murder in the Frisco track meet stabbing of Austin Metcalf, have filed motions for a new trial and the recusal of Collin County Judge John Roach, citing problematic public comments and constitutional violations.

Over 50 million fans have now attended a World Cup match, and lucky number 50 million lives in Fort Worth.

Aubrey senior Abby Lynch-Buxton earned recognition among the top softball players in Texas this week as part of the TSWA's all-state teams. The standout catcher and Ole Miss signee was the lone Denton-area selection.

An association of Texas doctors wants state lawmakers to implement more regulations and safeguards on “prediction market platforms” that pediatricians say contribute to gambling addictions.

Karmelo Anthony's new defense team filed motions for a new trial and to recuse Judge John Roach Jr. from the case Tuesday.

People in McKinney soon won’t have to travel as far to get to the airport — flights out of the city’s commercial airport are set to start in November after years of controversy over the airport’s expansion.

Are you new to Denton, or do you need a hand deciphering some of the lingo used by terminally online townies?

EA Sports’ new College Football 27 video game paints an optimistic picture of North Texas' chances to excel this season. The Mean Green are tied with Memphis and South Florida for the top overall grade among American Conference teams.

EA Sports’ new College Football 27 video game paints an optimistic picture of North Texas' chances to excel this season. The Mean Green are tied with Memphis and South Florida for the top overall grade among American Conference teams.
A patriotic entrance took a dramatic turn at a California rodeo when a skydiver carrying a giant American flag lost control and crashed near the crowd.

A Kaufman County Sheriff’s deputy and a Forney police officer narrowly escaped injury early Sunday morning after a passing vehicle struck a parked patrol car on the freeway, prompting authorities to issue a stark safety reminder to motorists.

A major Midtown Manhattan thoroughfare remains gridlocked and seven surrounding buildings have been evacuated after two columns buckled inside a high-rise construction site, rendering the building highly unstable.

Former Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD middle school teacher Haley Radabaugh faces new charges for allegedly having an improper relationship with a student. She was also arrested in May on child grooming charges.

A Forney police officer and Kaufman County deputy narrowly escaped injury after a vehicle struck their parked cruiser, prompting a reminder of Texas's Move Over law.

During the second day of the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the Utah man charged in the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, prosecutors showed never-before-seen security video of Robinson on the Utah Valley University campus on Sept. 10, the day he's accused of shooting an...

Fire investigators have ruled a Sunday blaze that scorched a baseball field at a Dallas park as accidental, blaming expended fireworks for sparking the fire.

A Texas wind turbine company must stop accepting wind turbine blades and begin the cleanup process at two of its facilities in Sweetwater, according to a temporary injunction from a Travis County district court judge.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal beating of a man in South Dallas last month, authorities announced Tuesday.

Denton police reported that a pedestrian was seriously injured when a vehicle struck her in the middle of East McKinney Street on Monday night.

Denton police reported that a pedestrian was seriously injured when a vehicle struck her in the middle of East McKinney Street on Monday night.

Authorities have identified a 50-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a luxury vehicle early Sunday morning in Grand Prairie.

Dallas marks 10 years since the July 7, 2016, downtown ambush with tributes honoring the five fallen DPD and DART officers killed in the attack.

A North Texas woman was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for providing material support to an Antifa cell following a 2025 terrorist attack at an immigration detention center.

A 26-year-old man was arrested after calling 911 to turn himself in for shooting a man multiple times during a dispute in a General Motors plant parking lot Tuesday morning, police said.

Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum was arrested last week in Alabama during a traffic stop after Daphne police say officers searched his vehicle and found marijuana and three packages of a substance that later tested positive for methampheta...

Two women were injured early Tuesday morning after a dispute escalated into a drive-by shootout that left more than 60 shell casings scattered across a street in South Dallas, according to Dallas police on the scene.

Jury deliberations are set to resume Tuesday morning in the criminal trial of Johnson County Sheriff Adam King, who is accused of retaliating against his former top deputy after the deputy reported sexual harassment allegations against the sheriff.

A prolonged summer heat wave is settling over the region, pushing temperatures near the triple-digit mark and threatening to break a newly elevated normal high temperature of 95 degrees.

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