McKinney WBAP/KLIF – A Citizens group in McKinney today filed a petition to recall district one Councilman La’Shadion Shemwell. The document contains more than 3,000 signatures. The City Secretary has five days to certify the petition. If certified, Shemwell has five days to resign from the city council or submit to a new election that…… MORE
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Eyes Advertising Opportunities.
DALLAS – Dallas Area Rapid Transit is consulting the 13 municipalities it offers services in to ask what parameters might be preferred as it considers digital and other advertising methods. Dallas metro is one of the few larger U S cities or metroplexes in which public transit systems are not generating income via advertising. New…… MORE
Dallas Murder Rate Climbs
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police are investigating the city’s 203 homicide of the year today. The murder happened last night in the 3000 block of Falls Drive not far from Cowart Elementary School and Planet Fitness. Officers responded to a complaint of shots fired and fighting around 9 pm Thursday. Upon arrival they discovered the…… MORE
Court: Airline’s Workers Can’t Sue as Class in Pay Dispute
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled American Airlines workers at Newark’s airport who claim they’ve been shorted on overtime pay can’t sue as a class. The ruling published Tuesday reverses a New Jersey judge’s decision that would have allowed the lawsuit to go forward and include all non-exempt hourly workers employed…… MORE
Congolese Woman, 41, Dies After Entering US Border Custody
HOUSTON (AP) – A 41-year-old Congolese woman died Wednesday in U.S. government custody shortly after she entered a border station in South Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday. CBP says the 41-year-old woman, who the agency did not identify, had arrived at an official port of entry in Laredo, Texas, early Tuesday afternoon.…… MORE
North Texas to See Another Cold Front at Week’s End
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – North Texas will see increasing cloud cover on Friday as another cold front readies to blow into the region. Temperatures will continue to reach highs at or near 70F through Friday; then Friday evening a 50% chance of rain takes hold, growing to an estimated 80% chance of showers and…… MORE
Four Year Dallas Veteran Police Officer Dies from Wreck Injuries.
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – The Dallas Police officer involved in a horrific auto wreck on east Mockingbird Lane in Dallas has died from a result of his injuries. Dallas Police spokesman Demarquis Black says four year veteran officer Joseph Michael George died on Christmas Eve. He’d been hospitalized in critical condition since he wrecked his…… MORE
Record 1.9 Million Gift Returns Expected
(WBAP/KLIF) — Three out of four people plan to return a Christmas gift they received this holiday season. Online retail platform Oracle polled nearly 16-thousand people and 77% of them indicated they are returning at least one gift. After record sales for retailers this year, they now brace for the wave of after-Christmas returns. According…… MORE
Gas Prices Drop Again in Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) — Gas prices continue to fall as Texans plan to drive home during the record-breaking holiday travel season. Josh Zuber of AAA-Texas reports lower prices in the lone star state compared to the rest of the country. The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.22 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That price…… MORE
Texas Roadways Filled With Accidents
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas highways are seeing a rise in traffic accidents this holiday travel season. Med-Star’s Matt Zavadsky says accidents are up ahead of today’s busiest travel day. Med-Star reports there have been 85 vehicle crashes on Texas roads from December 23rd through December 25th. The majority of accidents could easily be avoided by simply paying…… MORE
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