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Richmond, VA-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – In downtown Richmond, Virginia Tuesday night, a Christopher Columbus statue was torn down by protesters. The statue was set on fire and then submerged into a lake. News outlets report the figure was toppled less than two hours after protesters gathered in the city’s Byrd Park Tuesday chanting for the statue…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — An intellectually disabled Texas inmate who has spent nearly four decades on death row has been granted parole, according to The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that it would be unconstitutional to execute Bobby James Moore because of his mental disability. Moore, 60, was granted parole…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — In the wake of George Floyd’s death, Arlington police are changing their policies. The unforgettable image of a Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee into the neck of George Floyd continues to disturb Americans. The restraint method is referred to as the vascular neck restraint and Interim Arlington Police Chief Jaime Ayala is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — 22,219 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Metroplex. Dallas county reported just under 300 new cases, Tuesday, to bring the county-wide total to over 12,645 with 7 new deaths. Tarrant county reported 6 new deaths with 6,433 infected residents, while Denton and Collin counties are each nearing 1,600 cases with one…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Coronavirus pandemic claims the life of yet another annual Dallas event. Organizers announced Tuesday that the annual Fair Park Fourth celebration has been cancelled in the interest of public safety. The official Fair Park Twitter tweeted Tuesday, “Due to the pandemic & in the interest of public safety, Fair Park First…… MORE