🌱 Sophie Long Found + Frisco FD Deployed To Help With Wildfires

Morning, McKinney-Frisco! Let's get this Monday started. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in McKinney-Frisco.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 66 Low: 56.

Here are the top 4 stories in McKinney-Frisco today:

1. A 10-year-old Collin County girl who has been missing since the summer was found in a foreign country this weekend and is being returned home to her family, said officials with the Collin County Sheriff's Office in McKinney. In July, Sophie Long's father, Michael Long, took her and fled the state amid a custody battle with the child's mother. Michael Long is currently in custody on a felony warrant for interference with child custody and will be extradited back to Texas. (Sportskeeda)
2. This weekend, the Frisco Fire Department sent a crew to the Panhandle to assist a state-wide effort to battle large wildfires. As part of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS), Frisco sent one strike team leader vehicle and four firefighters on a Type III engine to Amarillo. The Department says crews may be deployed for up to seven days. (CBS Dallas / Fort Worth)
3. A mix of sun, rain, and clouds are coming to the McKinney-Frisco area this week. Temperatures and weather conditions are expected to fluctuate over the next several days, with lows in the 50s and 60s and highs reaching up to 78. Watch for A.M. showers tomorrow and stray thunderstorms on Thursday. (McKinney-Frisco Patch)
4. McKinney student-athletes are gearing up for an exciting night of sports, with two big games happening tomorrow evening. First, the McKinney Boyd High School Broncos boys sophomore basketball team is playing a home game against the Hebron High School Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Then at 6:30 p.m., the McKinney North High School Bulldogs girls varsity basketball is facing off against the Princeton High School Panthers in an away game. (McKinney-Frisco Patch)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— 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.