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Denton city leaders are feeling the pain at the pump. The City Council on Tuesday approved a $900,000 budget amendment to cover the higher-than-expected cost of fueling city vehicles through September. The city also plans to boost its fuel budget significantly for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.

Fire destroyed two units at the Loma Del Rey apartment complex Wednesday morning, and three more units sustained water and other damage. Fire Marshal Rick Jones said the likely cause of the blaze was a cigarette.

Denton police nabbed a suspected armed robber blocks from the scene of the crime Wednesday afternoon. Lt. Lenn Carter said the Lewisville man walked into City Finance, a check-cashing business in the 300 block of East Oak Street, about 4:45 p.m. and pointed a pistol at the clerk.

Denton police say they are investigating numerous complaints against an auto repair shop in the 3300 block of East University Drive.

The Denton City Council on Tuesday again delayed a vote on a rezoning case for the planned Inspiration mixed-use development. City Manager George Campbell said the developer needed more time to submit information the council requested last month.

Kim McCoig Cupit is scheduled to give a free presentation, “What Was Where: The History of the Denton Square,” at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory Street.

A brush truck speeds across a plowed field just north of Denton’s Water Works Park while a large grassfire burns on Tuesday. Multiple fire departments from the area responded to fight the blaze, which was still burning Tuesday evening.

Denton County commissioners Tuesday approved 14 nonprofit organizations to receive money from jurors who choose to donate their jury duty paychecks, rejecting a recommendation from an advisory committee that only two organizations be on that list.

Interfaith Ministries of Denton Inc. is seeking the community’s help to ensure that about 850 children return to school with new clothes and school supplies.

A man told Denton police that someone he slightly knows came to his apartment late Monday, stabbed him and took his wallet. The victim said he was inside his apartment in the 600 block of West Eagle Drive about 10:25 p.m. when the man knocked on his door and asked to come inside.

The Denton City Council meets today for a 4 p.m. work session and 6:30 p.m. regular meeting at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney St. The agenda includes a possible rezoning for the planned Inspiration mixed-use development in far south Denton.

Temperatures soared past the century mark again Monday, but Tropical Storm Edouard may bring slightly cooler weather soon. A heat advisory remains in effect today in Denton, where an afternoon high of 100 degrees is expected.

Major crime is down in Denton for the first six months of the year compared to the first six months of last year, and Police Chief Roy Minter says it is due to the implementation of some new initiatives and the cooperation of the public.

Denton’s city-run pools will be treated weekly to avoid cases of cryptosporidiosis, a city official said Monday.

What is medium-sized, environmentally friendly, made by a local company and will be on the road working for the city of Denton soon?

With little time passed since his last project, Bill Marquis is restoring another old building for the Denton County Historical Commission.

While they are from opposing parties battling it out for a county commissioner seat, Hugh Coleman and Phyllis Wolper both feel the way candidates spend their dollars is important going into the November election.

For Norma Meadows of Aubrey, finding a school where she was comfortable sending her four children has been a challenge.

Denton police were investigating Saturday after two men said they were robbed at gunpoint Friday night. The victims were in the 2400 block of Louise Street at about 7 p.m. when three men — one wielding a gun — confronted them and demanded money, according to a police report.