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Last Day To Register To Vote In Nov. 3rd Election

Last Day To Register To Vote In Nov. 3rd Election

(WBAP/KLIF) – Monday, October 5th is the last day to register to vote if you want to vote in the November 3rd election.  You can register in person at your local election office or you can mail in an application.  That application must be postmarked by Oct. 5th to qualify.  If you are already registered…MORE

Two 18 Year Old Men Arrested in a Plano Murder

Two 18 Year Old Men Arrested in a Plano Murder

(WBAP/KLIF) — A murder in Plano’s Jack Carter Park has been solved by police. 18 year old Jacob Lyle Rusk was targeted and shot by two men at the park, last week. Rusk later died of a fatal gunshot wound at an area hospital . Following an investigation, Plano police arrested 18 year old Rudhra Patel…MORE

ICE Agents Ordered by Court to Stop Housing Illegals in Hotels

ICE Agents Ordered by Court to Stop Housing Illegals in Hotels

(WBAP/KLIF) —  An appeals court has refused to allow the Trump administration to continue detaining illegal immigrant children in hotel rooms before deporting them to their home countries. The rules had been adopted as a means to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic.  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Sunday upheld a…MORE

Nearly 164,000 Positive Coronavirus Test Results in DFW

Nearly 164,000 Positive Coronavirus Test Results in DFW

(WBAP/KLIF) —  Coronavirus has resulted in nearly 164,000 positive tests in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.  Health departments across the Metroplex reported almost 2,200 newly confirmed positive tests of COVID-19, Sunday. 453 positives occurred in Dallas county, 601 in Tarrant county, and Collin county reported 20 newly confirmed tests.  In all, Dallas county is approaching 84,000…MORE

Texas Based Energy Company Closing 12 Coal-Fired Plants

Texas Based Energy Company Closing 12 Coal-Fired Plants

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas-based company is closing its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois.  Vistra Energy had already shuttered four Ilinois power plants in Canton, Coffeen, Havana and Hennepin and agreed to close another near Peoria as part of a legal settlement. However, the Houston-based company announced that it plans to close its four remaining Illinois…MORE