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• Blotter: Report: Woman lures man into ambush

  A man reported that a woman lured him into stopping his truck on State Highway 114 Wednesday to allow two confederates to rob him.

• UNT professors study Texas Youth Fitness Program

  DENTON , Texas a ' According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , nearly one in five children between the ages of 2 and 19 are considered obese.

• Tests confirm West Nile virus in Denton mosquitoes

  Denton city leaders issued an alert Thursday after a sample of mosquitoes collected Aug.

• Truck trouble

  An overturned gravel truck on U.S. Highway 380 at Masch Branch Road backed up traffic Wednesday morning in Denton.

• Gaining momentum

  Area bicyclists have launched a statewide petition drive, hoping to keep other cities from adopting rules like Bartonville's new ordinance, which limits the size of bicycling groups riding through town.

• Blotter: Denton police seek three suspects

  Denton police are asking for help finding three people they say drained a 78-year-old woman's bank account after stealing her checkbook.

• UNT taps physics expert for collaborative research group

  DENTON , Texas -- A renowned expert in optical physics has joined the University of North Texas this fall.

• Live music events in Dallas-Fort Worth, September 2-5

  And if you still want to jam on Labor Day, we've got an idea for that, too. To see all live music events, click here.

• Marshall D. Craig

  Marshall D. Craig June 18, 1935 August 27, 2010 Marshall D. Craig, age 75, entered into rest August 27, 2010 in Del Rio, Texas.

• Denton real estate icon Tom Fouts dies

  Tom Fouts, an icon of Denton real estate, died Monday at a Dallas hospital after complications from a recent surgery.