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Dallas City Council to Address Police Chief Following Report on Response to Protests

Dallas City Council to Address Police Chief Following Report on Response to Protests

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council’s Public Safety Committee will address police Chief Renee Hall this week about her recently released report on the department’s response to the first four days of protests earlier this summer. The demonstrations followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody. Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall issued…MORE

Five Injured in Shooting at San Antonio Flea Market, More Than 100 Shots Fired

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – At least five people were injured, including one critically, in a shooting at a San Antonio flea market Sunday. Police Chief William McManus said gunfire erupted at Mission Open Air Market around 11:30 a.m. Market manager Al Ramon said the shooting stemmed from an argument between vendors and buyers. McManus said…MORE

A Parents Group in FTW Protests FWISD’s Online Learning Plan

A Parents Group in FTW Protests FWISD’s Online Learning Plan

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – On what would have been the first day of school in Fort Worth, a group of families plan to demonstrate outside the district administration this morning. The Facebook group dubbed ‘Back in School, Back to Safety‘ is against the district’s online learning plan. Organizer Katie Stadler, a mother of four, says…MORE

Dallas Baby Infected With COVID-19 In the Womb

Dallas Baby Infected With COVID-19 In the Womb

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A baby born at Parkland Hospital in Dallas is believed to be the first baby in the U.S. to contract coronavirus while still in her mother’s womb. Parkland doctors delivered the girl in May, six weeks early after her mother, Wendy Figueroa, tested positive at 34 weeks of pregnancy. Testing of…MORE

USPS Under Fire for Removing Mail Collection Boxes and Sorting Machines Ahead of Election

USPS Under Fire for Removing Mail Collection Boxes and Sorting Machines Ahead of Election

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US Postal Service will not dismantle any mail-sorting machines between now and Election Day. “Sorting machines between now and Election Day will not be taken off line,” Meadows told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” Meadows first told Tapper…MORE