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Former Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Indicted

Former Boeing Pilot Involved in Max Testing Indicted

DALLAS (AP) – A former Boeing test pilot has been indicted on fraud charges related to his work in evaluating the 737 Max jetliner, the same model that was involved in two deadly crashes. Prosecutors said Mark Forkner who lives in Keller, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury and accused of deceiving safety…MORE

Bill Clinton in hospital for non-COVID-related infection

Bill Clinton in hospital for non-COVID-related infection

Washington (AP)- Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is “on the mend,” his spokesman said Thursday. Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening for a non-COVID-related infection, Angel Ureña said in a statement. “He is on…MORE

Dallas Marathon Returns for 50th Running

Dallas Marathon Returns for 50th Running

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The BMW Dallas Marathon Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year after being canceled last year because of COVID.  “The BMW Dallas Marathon Festival is a beloved annual tradition in our city — one that we have missed as we battled through the worst days of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Mayor…MORE

FDA Panel Endorses Lower-dose Moderna COVID Shot for Booster

FDA Panel Endorses Lower-dose Moderna COVID Shot for Booster

(AP) – A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster shots for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend a lower-dose booster shot for seniors and other high-risk groups. Already millions who got their initial Pfizer shots at least six months ago are getting a booster…MORE

Recovery Continues for Firefighters Injured in Dallas Apartment Explosion

Recovery Continues for Firefighters Injured in Dallas Apartment Explosion

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Four members from Dallas Fire-Rescue were injured in an apartment explosion at the Highland Hills Apartment Complex in late September. While one of those firefighters was discharged that same day,  three firefighters were hospitalized at Parkland in critical condition.  According to DFR, all three are improving and are in serious but stable condition.  DFR said Wednesday that Captain…MORE