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North Texas Businesses, Residents Helping One Another in Tornado Aftermath

North Texas Businesses, Residents Helping One Another in Tornado Aftermath

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Cleanup efforts continue across the Dallas area following Sunday’s string of tornadoes that ravaged local homes and businesses. 9 tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down Sunday, including an EF-3 storm in Dallas and Richardson. About 15 employees from Lowes made their way around the devastated Richland Meadows nerighborhood in Richardson Wednesday…MORE

McKinney’s Mayor Chimes in on ‘Black State of Emergency’ Controversy

McKinney’s Mayor Chimes in on ‘Black State of Emergency’ Controversy

McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The mayor of McKinney chimes in on recent actions by a controversial city councilman. Mayor George Fuller told our newsroom that Councilman La’Shadion Shemwell’s attempt to get council to adopt a proclamation calling for a ‘Black State of Emergency went too far. Shemwell’s actions came on the heels of a Fort…MORE

Picket Lines Continue as GM Workers in Arlington are Set to Vote on Tentative Deal

Picket Lines Continue as GM Workers in Arlington are Set to Vote on Tentative Deal

Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – As U-A-W workers nationwide continue to vote on a tentative deal reached with general motors, Local 276 in Arlington begins voting early tomorrow morning. Shop chairman Kenneth Hines feels good about the tentative deal: “It’s a solid deal … I feel they addressed the issues that was presented before them. Forever…MORE

Atatiana Jefferson Funeral Now Planned For Thursday

Atatiana Jefferson Funeral Now Planned For Thursday

DALLAS (AP) – The funeral has been rescheduled for a woman shot and killed in her home by a Fort Worth police officer. The service for Atatiana Jefferson is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at Concord Church in Dallas. That’s after a settlement was reached Monday between members of Jefferson’s family. Jefferson’s father had obtained…MORE