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Suspect in Dallas Salon Shooting had Anxiety Surrounding Asians, according to DPD

Suspect in Dallas Salon Shooting had Anxiety Surrounding Asians, according to DPD

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department announced on Tuesday that the suspect in a shooting at a Salon in Dallas’ Korea Town last week had been arrested. According to DPD, 36-year-old Jeremy Smith was charged him with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The shooting at Hair World Salon on Royal…MORE

Dallas Mayor Creates Committee Surrounding Professional Sports Teams

Dallas Mayor Creates Committee Surrounding Professional Sports Teams

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, on Tuesday, announced the creation of a new City Council committee focused on attracting and retaining professional sports franchises in the city limits. Mayor Johnson created the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention via a memorandum to his colleagues on the City Council. Read the…MORE

Biden Administration Offering Third Round of Free COVID-19 Tests, 8 Per Household

Biden Administration Offering Third Round of Free COVID-19 Tests, 8 Per Household

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Biden Administration is offering a third round of orders for free COVID-19 at-home tests. Each household can request up to eight test kits that will be shipped to their home via the United States Postal Service. The White House said although 350 million tests have been shipped, President Joe…MORE

Coppell ISD Mother Accuses District of Not Being Transparent in Chokehold Incident

Coppell ISD Mother Accuses District of Not Being Transparent in Chokehold Incident

Coppell, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of a North Coppell Middle School student is demanding justice after video went viral of a male student being violently held in a chokehold. Before the chokehold, a commotion is heard on the video, and someone is heard saying, “No, I’m not getting pf. Literally ther is no one…MORE

Dallas Police: Arrest Made in Triple Shooting at a Koreatown Salon

Dallas Police: Arrest Made in Triple Shooting at a Koreatown Salon

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a tweet this morning, Dallas Police announced that an arrest has been made in connection with a triple shooting at a Koreatown salon last Wednesday. The incident was eventually classified as a hate crime after the ongoing investingation linked a maroon van to three different shootings targeting Asian businesses across the…MORE

AAC to Hold Watch Parties for Western Conference Finals

AAC to Hold Watch Parties for Western Conference Finals

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF ) – The American Airlines Center in Dallas will be open for all Western Conference Finals Watch Parties, starting Wednesday night for Game 1 of the Dallas Mavericks series against the Golden State Warriors. The Mavs plays Game 2 in San Francisco on Friday.  AAC Doors open at 7 p.m. with tipoff at…MORE

Officials: Buffalo Gunman Taunted Law Enforcement Online

Officials: Buffalo Gunman Taunted Law Enforcement Online

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket taunted law enforcement online last month and visited Buffalo back in March, investigators said Monday. Payton Gendron, 18, began posting threads on the social media platform Discord about body armor and guns, and last…MORE

Officials: Buffalo Gunman Taunted Law Enforcement Online

Officials: Buffalo Gunman Taunted Law Enforcement Online

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Buffalo supermarket taunted law enforcement online last month and visited Buffalo back in March, investigators said Monday. Payton Gendron, 18, began posting threads on the social media platform Discord about body armor and guns, and last…MORE

Abbott Says Agreement Reached to Reopen Baby Formula Plant

Abbott Says Agreement Reached to Reopen Baby Formula Plant

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Infant formula maker Abbott says it’s reached an agreement with U.S. health officials to restart production at its largest domestic factory, a key step toward easing a nationwide shortage. Abbott did not immediately detail the terms of the agreement reached with the Food and Drug Administration, which has been investigating…MORE

Tarrant County District Attorney Seeks Death Penalty for Jason Thornburg

Tarrant County District Attorney Seeks Death Penalty for Jason Thornburg

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that it has filed paperwork seeking the death penalty for accused murderer Jason Thornburg. The 41-year-old was arrested last year on a charge of capital murder regarding the deaths of David Lueras, Lauren Phillips and Maricruz Mathis. Their dismembered bodies were…MORE