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Frisco: Second Test For West Nile Virus is Positive

Frisco: Second Test For West Nile Virus is Positive

FRISCO, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) — West Nile virus has been detected in Frisco. According to city news release the discovery came from testing of a mosquito pool near Panther Creek and Teel parkways. The city will apply larvicide in stagnant water in the area. So far nobody has been infected but Frisco Environmental Health Supervisor…MORE

Students In TX Marching Bands Now Need Physicals

Students In TX Marching Bands Now Need Physicals

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new University Interscholastic League rule requires physical exams or medical histories for students in school marching bands across Texas. KXAN-TV in Austin reports doctors want to make sure marching band students are healthy enough to participate, especially during excessive heat. The physicals requirement applies to marching band members entering the…MORE

Amber Guyger’s Defense Attorneys Request Change of Venue in Murder Trial

Amber Guyger’s Defense Attorneys Request Change of Venue in Murder Trial

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –  A motion was filed Monday to move the murder trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger out of Dallas County. According to Police, Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean in his Dallas apartment last year after mistaking his unit for her own. Guyger’s lawyers claim their client wouldn’t get a fair trial…MORE

Memorial Honoring ‘Dallas Five’ Unveiled Outside Police Headquarters

Memorial Honoring ‘Dallas Five’ Unveiled Outside Police Headquarters

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The four Dallas Police Officers and one DART Officer killed in the 2016 Police ambush were honored Monday with the unveiling of a memorial outside the Dallas Police Headquarters. The ceremony came a day after the third anniversary of the shootings, which was the deadliest attack on law enforcement since September 11, 2001.…MORE

GoFundMe Page Set Up for Family of Denton Toddler Who Died in SUV

GoFundMe Page Set Up for Family of Denton Toddler Who Died in SUV

DENTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of the Denton toddler who was found dead in an SUV last week. After a massive search, the body of two-year-old Sarbesh Gurung was found in the back of a neighbor’s SUV last Wednesday morning. His mother had reported him missing…MORE

Collin County: Woman Posing as Nurse Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Women at Assisted Care Facility; Fake Money Also Found

Collin County: Woman Posing as Nurse Allegedly Assaulted Elderly Women at Assisted Care Facility; Fake Money Also Found

Collin County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin County Sheriff’s Department may have unraveled a counterfeit money operation in the process of its investigation into an alleged assault at an assisted care facility in Lucas last month. In a tweet, the department said that their investigation, over the past three weeks revealed that a former caregiver…MORE

Fort Worth: Tow Truck Driver Struck & Killed by His Own Truck

Fort Worth: Tow Truck Driver Struck & Killed by His Own Truck

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police say a tow truck driver was killed this morning after being struck by his own truck on I35W at Alliance Gateway Freeway. Police say the driver was pulled over on the service road around 3am, trying to secure a vehicle that he was towing from a nearby apartment…MORE

FedEx Now Offers Expedited Passport Service For A Price

FedEx Now Offers Expedited Passport Service For A Price

Plano (WBAP/KLIF) –  Need a passport quickly?  Plano based FedEx Corp has teamed up with RushMyPassport to offer expedited U.S. passport services nationwide.  It can take anywhere from six to eight weeks for the U.S. State Department to process an application.  Now, travelers can get passport processing or renewals as quickly as the next day.…MORE

Lawyers For Accused Kidnapper Want Competency Exam

Lawyers For Accused Kidnapper Want Competency Exam

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The man accused of kidnapping an eight-year-old from Fort Worth more than a month ago may not be mentally competent enough to stand trial. Attorneys for Michael Webb filed a motion to have him moved from jail so he can be given a mental exam within the next 30 days. The…MORE

DHS Official Defends Conditions at Border Patrol Stations

DHS Official Defends Conditions at Border Patrol Stations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday defended conditions at U.S. Border Patrol stations following reports of crowded and unsanitary conditions that have heightened debate about President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, a trademark issue for his reelection campaign. “It’s an extraordinarily challenging situation,” McAleenan told ABC’s “This Week.” The Homeland Security…MORE