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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Takes Life of Recently Tattooed North Texas Man

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Takes Life of Recently Tattooed North Texas Man

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A North Texas man has lost his life after flesh-eating bacteria entered a recently-inked tattoo when he went swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Nicholas Hendron is an internal medicine resident at the Parkland Health & Hospital System — he said those who have fresh tattoos or any recent wound…MORE

Security Upgrades Added to Dallas Emergency Siren System

Security Upgrades Added to Dallas Emergency Siren System

DALLAS (AP) – Officials in Dallas say they’ve completed security upgrades to the city’s outdoor sirens that will prevent the kind of “malicious activation” that caused the emergency system to blare across the city in April. Authorities said in a statement Monday that the city’s more than 150 sirens now have “constant encrypted communication.” They…MORE

Judge: Mother of Texas Teen Killed by Police May Join Suit

Judge: Mother of Texas Teen Killed by Police May Join Suit

U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn ruled Monday that Shaunkeyia Stephens may join the lawsuit filed by Odell Edwards on behalf of the estate of Jordan Edwards. The lawsuit alleges that the Balch Springs Police Department and city officials improperly trained the officer who shot the boy and should have noticed a pattern of escalating encounters…MORE

DPD Investigating Possible Hoax Following Lockdown

DPD Investigating Possible Hoax Following Lockdown

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A bomb squad was sent to the Dallas Police Department after a suspicious package was found Monday. Employees were asked to move to one side of the building until notified otherwise and citizens inside the building were asked to leave. Assistant Police Chief Randy Blankenbaker said a mail courier saw a suspicious looking…MORE

Gunman “Singled Out” Victims in Orlando Shooting Spree

Gunman “Singled Out” Victims in Orlando Shooting Spree

ORLANDO (CNN) – The gunman in Monday’s fatal shooting spree at an Orlando, Florida business targeted his victims and had a “negative relationship” with at least one of them, Orlando County Sheriff Jerry Demings said. “He was certainly singling out the individuals he shot,” Demings told reporters Monday afternoon. Authorities identified the shooter as John Robert Neumann…MORE