Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police have arrested one murder suspect and continue to search for another in connection with an violent altercation outside a vacant house earlier this month. 46-year old Nathaniel Woodridge is charged in the shooting death of 26-year old Michael Love. The death of a second person, 39-year old Terry Simmons…… MORE
Dallas City Council to Discuss Possible Housing Plan
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) – Dallas City Councilmembers will get the first look at a comprehensive set of maps that will be used to figure out a new housing plan for the city. It’s called a “market value analysis,” or MVA. Several cities across the country, and two others in Texas, have used an MVA to create…… MORE
DPD Gears Up for ‘Project Green Light’ to Monitor Business Security Feeds
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department will soon roll out a new layer of surveillance for area businesses. Project Green Light will allow area businesses to partner with the DPD to install cameras that link with its Fusion Center; they’ll allow for real time monitoring of potential criminal activity. The program has proven successful…… MORE
Garland Shelter Nears Capacity
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) — When it gets this cold outside, one group hit hardest is the homeless. That’s why several churches in Garland came together to open “Garland Overnight Warming Stations,” or GLOWS. Volunteer John Duncan says although more than 60 people took advantage of the place to stay, dozens more refused. According to the group’s…… MORE
Retail Giant Helps Customers Dispose of Opioids
(AP) – Walmart is helping customers get rid of leftover opioids by giving them packets that turn the addictive painkillers into a useless gel. The retail giant announced Wednesday that it will provide the packets free with opioid prescriptions filled at its 4,700 U.S. pharmacies. The small packets, made by DisposeRX, contain a powder that…… MORE
Abbott proposes revenue cap to lower Texas property taxes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled a plan to cut property taxes, hoping to make the proposal a centerpiece of his re-election campaign despite its needing to be approved by the Legislature. Announced Tuesday in Houston, the plan would establish an annual property tax revenue growth cap of 2.5 percent.…… MORE
Dallas police Make Arrest in Sexual Assault Case
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Dallas – Police have arrested a man accused of breaking into a woman’s apartment near Northwest Highway and Greenville Ave and sexually assaulting her last Friday. 32-year-old Dewayne Turner matched the description the victim gave police. He is in jail charged with aggravated sexual assault and has a fifty thousand dollar bond. Turner’s…… MORE
Dallas Mayor: It is Imperative “Dreamers” in the City Stay
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas says it is imperative that “Dreamers” in the city are able to stay. Mayor Mike Rawlings says many colleges and small businesses in Dallas would be devastated if a deal is not reached in Washington to allow DACA recipients, brought to the U.S. illegally as children, to stay…… MORE
High Court Rejects Texas Democrats’ Gerrymandering Complaint
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from the Texas Democratic Party charging that the Republican-controlled Legislature illegally gerrymandered the state’s electoral maps. The nation’s high court said Tuesday that it lacked jurisdiction to consider the complaint. Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Texas’ appeal to preserve two…… MORE
Bonham ISD Shuts Down Schools to Disinfect Campus Amid Widespread Flu Outbreak
BONHAM (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Bonham Independent School District canceled school for the rest of the week through Tuesday, January 23rd, amid a widespread flu outbreak among staff and students. According to a statement on its Facebook page, the district said it’s going to disinfect the campuses and buses, in an effort to increase the health and…… MORE
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