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A Paramedic is Hospitalized After Ambulance Was Hit While Rendering Aid

A Paramedic is Hospitalized After Ambulance Was Hit While Rendering Aid

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two paramedics were injured early Sunday morning while responding to another medical emergency. About 3:15 a.m., Sunday morning with lights & sirens going, A Dallas Fire-Rescue Unit was hit by another vehicle at the intersection of W. Davis Street and North Westmoreland Road. Both paramedics, and the driver of the other…MORE

Statement from Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker

Statement from Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker

(WBAP/KLIF) -Richardson, TX – I was extremely disappointed and embarrassed to see the online comment by Councilman Scott Dunn in response to a tweet by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez earlier this week. While I certainly respect Councilman Dunn’s, or any citizen’s, right to freely express his or her opinion on any issue of public concern,…MORE

House fire in Tyler kills two

House fire in Tyler kills two

Tyler (WBAP/KLIF) – An early Saturday morning house fire in Tyler, east of the metroplex, has killed a man and a child, and critically injured three others. The Tyler Fire Department says the fire originated in the home’s living room, but what started it has not yet been determined.MORE

One Man Shot Dead; Double Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In To Police.

One Man Shot Dead; Double Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In To Police.

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police say a 56 year old suspect wanted in a double shooting Friday night, leaving one man dead and a second hospitalized, has turned himself in.  Dallas Police say a felony first degree murder warrant had been issued for Michael Hudson.  28 year old Thomas Rodriguez died from his injuries;…MORE

Addison Police Investigation To Find Hoax Bomb Threat Caller

Addison Police Investigation To Find Hoax Bomb Threat Caller

ADDISON – WBAP/KLIF –  Investigation is underway to find the man who called Addison Police around midnight Friday, claiming he was holding a woman hostage and had placed two bombs in a room of Addison’s Crowne Plaza Hotel.  The threat caused guests and hotel employees to be evacuated from around midnight through 2:30 am Saturday,…MORE

Dallas Area Schools Teaching Students The Signs of Depression

Dallas Area Schools Teaching Students The Signs of Depression

DALLAS (AP) – Dozens of Dallas-area schools are among a growing number around the world that are teaching children how to spot the signs of depression in themselves and others. Government statistics show suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Americans ages 10 to 18. Experts hope such lessons will mean depressed teens get…MORE

Rotting Zebra Mussels Causes Stinky Tap Water in Austin

Rotting Zebra Mussels Causes Stinky Tap Water in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Here’s a new thing keeping Austin weird: Stinky tap water caused by rotting zebra mussels. Residents in some parts of Texas’ capital city this week reported foul-smelling water. City officials identified the source as a massive infestation of the fingernail-sized mollusks inside a water treatment plant pipe that had been turned…MORE

Trump & O’Rourke Not Seeing Eye To Eye On A Border Wall

Trump & O’Rourke Not Seeing Eye To Eye On A Border Wall

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke will lead a march through his hometown of El Paso, Texas, to protest a border wall at the same time President Donald Trump will be holding a rally there to promote it. O’Rourke is teaming with dozens of civic and human rights organizations for a Monday evening event he…MORE

Snyder, Texas police officer shoots, kills suspicious person

Snyder, Texas police officer shoots, kills suspicious person

Snyder (WBAP/KLIF) A police officer in the town of Snyder, Texas some 70 miles northwest of Abilene shot and killed a man during a confrontation. Snyder’s police chief says officer Whitney Merket was responding to a report of a suspicious person when she got into an altercation with the suspect. It grew heated, and Merket…MORE