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FDA Strawberry Warning

FDA Strawberry Warning

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer warning that a large batch of fresh, organic strawberries sold under the Kampo and HEB brands could be linked to a hepatitis outbreak. The FDA warns purchasers the strawberries should not be eaten, but should be thrown out right away. The catch is…MORE

Survivors Of Uvalde School Massacre Describe Scene

Survivors Of Uvalde School Massacre Describe Scene

Uvalde (AP) – A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school says she covered herself with a friend’s blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive. Miah Cerrillo told CNN that she and a friend called 911 from her dead teacher’s phone Tuesday, and waited for what…MORE

DPS Director Calls Police Delay in Uvalde Wrong Decision; Abbott ‘Livid’

DPS Director Calls Police Delay in Uvalde Wrong Decision; Abbott ‘Livid’

UVALDE, Texas (AP) – Authorities say nearly 20 officers gathered in the hallway of a Texas elementary school for more than 45 minutes before agents used a master key to open a door and confront a gunman. Steven McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a contentious news conference Friday…MORE

Where Was Uvalde P.D.’s SWAT Team?

Where Was Uvalde P.D.’s SWAT Team?

Uvalde (WBAP/KLIF) – Many questions are swirling about the actions, or lack thereof, of the Uvalde Police Department during Tuesday’s school shootings. A Texas Department of Public Safety briefing Thursday said several Uvalde Police officers were inside Robb Elementary School four minutes after the gunman got there and began shooting children. He also fired at…MORE

Texas Leads the Nation in Population Growth

Texas Leads the Nation in Population Growth

(WBAP/KLIF) — One North Texas county ranked number one in the country for its population boom. The United States Census Bureau, Thursday, released numbers showing Rockwall as the nation’s fastest growing county in the country. The North Texas county increased by 6.5% from 2020 to 2021. Five Texas cities rank in the top 15 on…MORE

Uvalde, TX Native Matthew McConaughey Says, “It’s time to reevaluate.”

Uvalde, TX Native Matthew McConaughey Says, “It’s time to reevaluate.”

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) Actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas expressed heartbreak over Tuesday’s mass shooting in his home town. In a Twitter post,he wrote, “Once again we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedom grants us.” In the post Oscar winning writes that “it’s time to…MORE

Police Face Questions Over Response to Texas School Shooting

Police Face Questions Over Response to Texas School Shooting

Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) – Law enforcement authorities in Texas are facing questions and criticism over how much time elapsed before they stormed an Uvalde elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampage by a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers. Investigators are also unable to say with any certainty…MORE

Very Few Voted In The Primary Runoff Elections

Very Few Voted In The Primary Runoff Elections

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The May 24 primary runoff elections were widely ignored by north Texas voters. The figures show 4% of Dallas County voters cast ballots in the Democratic primary. Republican turnout was even less at 3%. In Tarrant County, 2% voted in the Democratic primary, 5.5% in the Republican primary. The largest voter turnout…MORE

Accused Murderers Have Been Returned To Dallas

Accused Murderers Have Been Returned To Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two women who fled the country after they were accused in the Dallas murder of a Seattle woman two years ago are once again in custody in Dallas. Lisa Dykes and Nina Marano cut off their ankle bracelets and disappeared on Christmas day, 2021. They were arrested in Cambodia in February. Cambodia…MORE