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Unopened 1986 Video Game Brings Huge Price

Unopened 1986 Video Game Brings Huge Price

Dallas (AP) – An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. video game that was bought in 1986 and then forgotten about in a desk drawer has sold at auction for $660,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas says the video game that sold Friday was bought as a Christmas gift but ended up being placed in…MORE

Dallas Woman Gets 5 Years For Butt Injection Death

Dallas Woman Gets 5 Years For Butt Injection Death

Dallas (AP) – A Dallas woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing a nightclub dancer’s death by performing an illegal cosmetic butt injection on her in Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 49 year old Niticia Deonte Lee was sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of 22 year…MORE

Houston Police Investigating Texans QB Watson

Houston Police Investigating Texans QB Watson

Houston (AP) – Police say they are investigating Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. The NFL player is accused of sexual assault and harassment in lawsuits filed by 21 women. The Houston Police confirmed Friday a complainant had filed a report with the agency concerning Watson. The department said it would not comment further during the…MORE

Gas Prices Drop in North Texas

Gas Prices Drop in North Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texans are paying the 3rd lowest price per gallon for gasoline in the country. AAA Texas released it’s weekly report this week and indicates that the average price per gallon of regular unleaded is $2.61, which is 26-cents cheaper than the national average. For the second week in a row the statewide gas price…MORE

Fort Worth Care Facility has Robot UV Cleaning Technology to Fight Against Covid-19

Fort Worth Care Facility has Robot UV Cleaning Technology to Fight Against Covid-19

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A self sanitizing robot is the newest resident at the James L. West Center for Dementia Care in Fort Worth. The robot is one of six UV technologies that employ ultraviolet rays to disinfect rooms and hallways in the West Center’s constant fight against COVID-19. Together, these elements form a 360-degree high-tech approach…MORE

Plano Police May Decide on Arrest – or Ticket – for Marijuana Possession

Plano Police May Decide on Arrest – or Ticket – for Marijuana Possession

PLANO – WBAP/KLIF – Effective immediately, Plano Police officers have new discretion in making custodial arrests for people found with two ounces or less of suspected marijuana.  A change to the 2019 Texas law legalizing hemp means seized pot must be tested by an independent lab to determine the THC content in misdemeanor cases.  That…MORE

135-Acre Mixed-Use Development Coming to Allen Summer 2022

135-Acre Mixed-Use Development Coming to Allen Summer 2022

ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF)- Allen-based developer JaRyCo has started construction on The Farm in Allen, a 135-acre mixed use project at the southeast corner of Sam Rayburn Tollway and Alma Drive in Allen, Texas. Work will begin with the development’s infrastructure, including the roads and utilities, followed by construction of West Lake Park, the phase one trails…MORE

Car Rams Into Police at Capitol Barricade; Officer Killed

Car Rams Into Police at Capitol Barricade; Officer Killed

UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife, law enforcement officials said. The suspect died at a hospital, officials said. Both officers were hospitalized, and one of them “succumbed to his…MORE

Fully Vaccinated can Travel Again, says New CDC Guidance

Fully Vaccinated can Travel Again, says New CDC Guidance

NEW YORK (AP) – Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Friday to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting a COVID-19 test or going into quarantine. The agency previously cautioned against unnecessary travel even for vaccinated people.…MORE