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Dallas County Commissioners Declare Racism as Public Health Crisis

Dallas County Commissioners Declare Racism as Public Health Crisis

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to declaration racism a public health crisis in Dallas County. Commissioner John Wiley Price outlined ten steps the county will take to reduce racism and prejudice in the county: Assert that racism is a public health crisis affecting our entire county. Work to progress…MORE

Two More Teens Charged in North Dallas Woman’s Murder on Memorial Day

Two More Teens Charged in North Dallas Woman’s Murder on Memorial Day

DALLAS  (WBAP/KLIF News) – There are new developments in the murder of a North Dallas woman shot to death in her driveway on Memorial Day. Dallas Police arrested two more teens in connection to Leslie Baker’s death. 18-year-old Antony Taylor and 190-year-old Deng Chen Ajack are facing capital murder charges and investigators said they allegedly…MORE

13-Year Old North Texas Boy Reels in Huge Tiger Shark in Port Aransas

13-Year Old North Texas Boy Reels in Huge Tiger Shark in Port Aransas

Port Aransas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A a young teenage fisherman from Weatherford made the catch of a lifetime in Port Aransas off the Corpus Cristi coast. 13-year old Micah Harless got an assist from his dad, Robbie to pull in a huge 844-pound, 11-foot-6 tiger shark on Monday morning after a 36-hour offshore trip in…MORE

Steroid Shows Promise In Helping Improve Covid-19 Survival

Steroid Shows Promise In Helping Improve Covid-19 Survival

(AP) – Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve survival from COVID-19. A steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients, according to results released Tuesday. The study was led by the University of Oxford and involved thousands of patients randomly…MORE

House Demands COVID19 Loan Info from Treasury, Mnuchin Says ‘They don’t have to be public’

House Demands COVID19 Loan Info from Treasury, Mnuchin Says ‘They don’t have to be public’

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Trump administration and several large banks turn over detailed information about who applied and received federal loans. The requests come after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress last week that the names of loan recipients and…MORE