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Homicide Rate In Dallas Could Reach Highest Level In More Than A Decade

Homicide Rate In Dallas Could Reach Highest Level In More Than A Decade

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) –  It hasn’t happened for more than a decade, but it could happen by the end of 2019.  Dallas is on track to have at least 200 homicides this year, something that hasn’t happened for more than 10 years.  There have been 192 homicides so far this year.  The President of the National…MORE

Dallas Firefighter Honored for Saving Woman’s Life

Dallas Firefighter Honored for Saving Woman’s Life

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas firefighter was honored Monday for his heroism that saved a woman’s life. Firefighter, Peter “Pete” Hartnett, and the crew riding DFR Engine 28, were recognized outside a Dallas Fire Station for Pete’s life-saving actions on the morning of Monday, May 21, 2018, while responding to an “Aggravated Assault” call. According…MORE

GOP Rebuttal calls Trump Actions ‘Prudent’

GOP Rebuttal calls Trump Actions ‘Prudent’

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Republican report designed to counter Democrats’ impeachment case will argue that President Donald Trump’s hesitation to meet with Ukraine’s president and provide military aid to the country was “entirely prudent.” The report, obtained by The Associated Press, disputes that Trump was laying out a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine when he…MORE

Justices Weighing Dismissal of Guns Case

Justices Weighing Dismissal of Guns Case

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is trying to figure out whether to dismiss its first case about guns rights in nearly 10 years. The justices heard arguments in a dispute over New York City restrictions on transporting licensed, locked and unloaded guns outside the city limits. New York dropped its transport ban after the…MORE

3 Killed in Small Plane Crash in San Antonio

3 Killed in Small Plane Crash in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Three people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed on a city street while attempting to land at San Antonio International Airport. San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said the plane went down around 6:30 p.m. Sunday in a commercial and residential area about a mile west of the airport. Hood…MORE

Shemwell on Recall Effort: ‘Good ol’ boys’ At Work

Shemwell on Recall Effort: ‘Good ol’ boys’ At Work

McKinney (WBAP/KLIF) McKinney City Councilman La’Shadion Shemwell has publicly commented on a recall effort against him. Shemell sees the effort as a form of ‘voter suppression,’ telling the Dallas Morning News quote: “This is white supremacy in the form of good ol’ boys: ‘do what we do, or else.” ‘Recall Shemwell‘ volunteer Jolie Williams says…MORE

Man Fatally Shot 3 Times in the Head at Deep Ellum DART Station

Man Fatally Shot 3 Times in the Head at Deep Ellum DART Station

  Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A man was shot 3 times in the head at the Deep Ellum Dart Station overnight … police are calling it an “execution.” Dallas Police say there was an altercation between two guys on the Dart train and when the train pulled into the Deep Ellum Station, the victim exited the train…MORE

Glenn Heights Police Tell Residents to Send Online Package Orders to Police Station

Glenn Heights Police Tell Residents to Send Online Package Orders to Police Station

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) The holiday shopping frenzy continues with Cyber Monday today … and a renewed warning from local law enforcement about porch pirates. McKinney Police Officer Trent Davis urges residents to plan ahead: Make sure you have a solid plan in place for the packages that will be delivered to your door. You can…MORE

Son of Former Dallas Cowboy Wide Receiver, Dead From Reported Overdose

Son of Former Dallas Cowboy Wide Receiver, Dead From Reported Overdose

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Terry Glenn, Jr., the son of former Dallas Cowboy’s wide receiver Terry Glenn, Sr., died from an accidental overdose, Thanksgiving day. That’s according to a statement from a family spokesperson. Glenn Jr., was in Columbus, Ohio at the time of his death. His father, Glenn Sr., was number 83 for the…MORE

The CDC Reports Flu Season Is Here

The CDC Reports Flu Season Is Here

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The flu season is off and running in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds high levels of flu-like illness in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas. The highest level in that report for the week ended Nov.…MORE