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Shemwell And Fuller Trade Accusations in McKinney

Shemwell And Fuller Trade Accusations in McKinney

(WBAP/KLIF) — The feud between Mckinney Mayor George Fuller and outspoken councilman La’shadion Shemwell reignited this week.  Tempers boiled over during a recent council meeting when the mayor moved to have an 11-member committee review the statue removal of James Webb Throckmorton, who was a confederate general. According to Fuller, Shemwell disrupted the city meeting…MORE

16 Year Old Gunned Down in Dallas Park

16 Year Old Gunned Down in Dallas Park

(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas Police are searching for the killer of a 16-year-old boy who was gunned down in Arcadia Park, Thursday. According to officer Warren Mitchell, the young man was shot by another young Latin male at around 12:20 in the afternoon.The unidentified gunman fled the scene with two other Latin males in a tan…MORE

Tinslee’s Motion Withdrawn, But Hope Surfaces

Tinslee’s Motion Withdrawn, But Hope Surfaces

(WBAP/KLIF) — Lawyers for the family of Tinslee Lewis have changed course in a lawsuit against Cook’s Children’s Medical Center.  The family withdrew a court motion to compel the hospital to allow a new doctor to treat the child. The motion was entered, Tuesday, after hospital lawyers said turning care over to a Michigan based…MORE

COVID-19 Kills More Than a Thousand North Texans

COVID-19 Kills More Than a Thousand North Texans

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus has now taken the lives of more than one thousand North Texans.  With 53 deaths over the last two days, the Metroplex now has 1,016 COVID-19 related deaths. The surge caused a slight uptick in the mortality rate which rose from 1.2% to 1.3%. Dallas county has over 44,000 cases and…MORE

Southwest Tightens Face-Mask Rule

Southwest Tightens Face-Mask Rule

DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it won’t allow health waivers to its face-mask rule. Only children under 2 will be exempt from the requirement to cover their mouth and nose during flights. Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it will expand its coronavirus testing of employees to include at-home tests. Air travel has…MORE