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Convicted killer Michael Blair was granted relief in the abduction and murder case of 7-year-old Ashley Estell. Now the unanswered question lurks: who is the real killer?

Micky Mayer, Audrey Warner and Jill Rice give their opinions of Joe Biden's performance in the Vice Presidential Debate at Thursday night's Democratic watch party held at Hank's Texas Grill.

The EDS Foundation renewed a grant for $50,000 to the Plano ISD Education Foundation for the school district’s middle school math project. With this latest contribution, the EDS Foundation has given a total of $100,000 to the initiative.

Thursday night, political parties of Collin County gathered to watch the much-anticipated debate between vice-presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin.

Scam Jam at Collin College on Saturday afternoon taught residents how to protect their identities.

The City of Plano brought everyone together with it's annual international festival at Haggard Park on Saturday afternoon. Attendees enjoyed food from all over the world, vendors, dancing, music, and several hundreds of balloons.

Neighborhoods throughout Plano are being invited to join with thousands of communities nationwide for the 25th annual National Night Out. Linda Barnes, Plano public safety officer, said this year the participation has doubled.

Plano Police reached out Saturday to spread the word about the fastest-growing crime in the nation.

Saturday at Schimel-pfenig Library in Plano, the League of Women Voters of Plano/Collin County presented a Meet the Candidates forum for area residents.

Students at Portia Ross Taylor Elementary learned bicycle safety tips from the Plano Police Department at the first annual Bike Rodeo. The three-part bike rodeo was open to all Taylor Elementary students.

Last Saturday’s Plano International Festival was an enormous hit, with an attendance of nearly 11,000 people.

Sunset on Wednesday night begins a 25-hour period of fasting and introspection for Jewish communities around the world observing the Holy Day of Yom Kippur.

Despite logistical concerns, the Plano Police Department’s new gun range is ready for fire. Concerns about the range were raised when leaders of the Plano Independent School District approved to build a new middle school just 1,500 feet away.

Plano police officers arrested two Jasper High School students after homemade fireworks were found inside their school lockers Tuesday. Plano ISD staff conducted a routine administrative search and discovered fireworks in a ninth grader’s locker.

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama faced off Tuesday night in the second Presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Many people viewed the debate across the nation, including the students, faculty and residents that gathered at Collin College’s Central Campus for a watch party.

The Plano ISD Board of Trustees met Tuesday evening for a public hearing about the Schools Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) for Plano ISD.

When an athlete finds herself on the front of a Wheaties box, they know that they have reached the pinnacle of sports.

A man died Wednesday from injuries sustained via a gunshot wound fired by a Plano Police officer. At 7:45 a.m., police responded to a domestic disturbance call after a female adult at the residence called 9-1-1 for help.

Officer Rick McDonald talks about Wednesday's shooting in Plano.