🌱 Frisco Holiday Lights On TV + SWAT Destroyed McKinney Home

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the McKinney-Frisco Daily.

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Abundant sunshine. High: 73 Low: 49.

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Here are the top stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. If you're watching the premiere of "The Great Christmas Light Fight" Season 9, make sure you don’t miss seeing a familiar Frisco family! The Burkman Holiday Home was featured on the show for a chance to win $50,000 among other Christmas light competitors. The Burkman family also uses their stunning display to give back to the community, raising money and donating to families in need. (Local Profile)
2. Two animals were rescued and four were dead on arrival when Frisco Fire Department responded to a house fire on Sunday. Frisco firefighters responded to a structure fire just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday on the 11000 block of Corsicana Drive. Responding firefighters found and extinguished a fire in the kitchen area of a one-story single-family residence; the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Star Local Media)
3. Frisco residents have reported 29 bobcat and coyote sightings, including some events with multiple animals present, in the past 30 days. (The Dallas Morning News)
4. A SWAT team destroyed an innocent McKinney woman's house in 2020 after a fugitive barricaded himself inside — and last week, a federal court ruled she can sue the government for damages. (Reason)
5. CBD Zar is planning to open in Frisco this coming January 2022. (Community Impact Newspaper)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.