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Dallas area leads American cities in 2018 population growth

Dallas area leads American cities in 2018 population growth

DALLAS (AP) — New population estimates show that the Dallas-Fort Worth area led American cities in new residents from 2017 to 2018. U.S. Census Bureau numbers show that the two cities, along with Arlington in between, grew by nearly 131,700 residents and have gained more than a million residents since 2010. Houston and its neighboring cities of…MORE

Easter Celebration Takes Flight

Easter Celebration Takes Flight

 GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF) – Christian churches all around the world are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ Easter Sunday. Many churches go to great lengths to draw people in. A local mega church in Grapevine, Texas even had a helicopter drop Easter eggs from the sky. Their creative services include not only music and professional videos, but they…MORE

Cancer center sends Chinese scientists packing

Cancer center sends Chinese scientists packing

Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A prominent cancer center in Houston says it has ousted three scientists identified by federal authorities as probably involved in Chinese efforts to steal American research. The MD Anderson Cancer Center says it was told the National Institutes of Health could withhold funding if the Center didn’t act. The three scientists have…MORE

Collin County – Car Plows Into Home on Caddo Cove

Collin County – Car Plows Into Home on Caddo Cove

COLLIN COUNTY – WBAP/KLIF – Investigation is underway into the cause of a car leaving a roadway and crashing into a home in Collin County.  Highway Patrol Troopers were called to the single vehicle crash on Caddo Cove, near Sweetwater Cove and Three Rivers Lane, to find three people inside the vehicle; none were inside…MORE

A Texas Teen Launches Effort To Abolish “Confederate Heroes Day”

A Texas Teen Launches Effort To Abolish “Confederate Heroes Day”

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is among just nine states with holidays honoring Confederate soldiers and a teenager is behind a renewed push to change that. The effort to abolish “Confederate Heroes Day” comes months after state Republican leaders yielded to pressure and removed a 60-year-old plaque that rejected slavery as an underlying cause of…MORE