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Friday, August 1st, 2025
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Good morning, Plano. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 1st of August.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Nearly 200,000 KidKraft Farm to Table Model Play Kitchens (model 53411) have been recalled by Plano-based BackyardKids due to a strangulation hazard after a 23-month-old child died in Oregon when his shirt got caught on a hook; consumers are advised to stop using the play kitchens and contact the company for free replacement hooks (toll-free at 800-882-0234 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET). NBC DFW
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Plano police are investigating a critical missing person case involving 43-year-old Daniel Andrade, who was last seen on July 28. Plano Star Courier
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Talking Animals Books in Grapevine launched a free summer literary crawl today that invites locals to visit 24 indie bookstores in the D-FW area to collect stamps using a Bookstore Passport—each stamp counts as a raffle entry for gift cards. Participants must return their passports by Aug. 31 to enter the drawing. KERA
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ On National Intern Day, July 31, Plano celebrated more than 1,000 teens who joined a summer internship program that builds job skills and links them with local companies—87 high school seniors received special honors at a luncheon. The program, which started in 2014, offers paid positions that help students learn on the job. The Dallas Morning News
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ On Wednesday night, Nathan Eovaldi limited the Angels to one run—helping the Texas Rangers beat them 6-3. Marcus Semien provided key hits while Robert Garcia earned his ninth save — and Texas now stands at 57-52, five games back in the AL West. NBC DFW
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