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NTSB Investigating Dallas Air Show Accident

NTSB Investigating Dallas Air Show Accident

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a weekend accident at a Dallas air show. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, DFR units reported an Alert 3 – Aircraft Emergency after a mid-air collision involving two planes at Dallas Executive Airport, around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The accident took place during the Commemorative Air…MORE

Democrats to Keep Control of U.S. Senate

Democrats to Keep Control of U.S. Senate

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has won election to a second term representing Nevada, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party’s control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. With Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s victory in Arizona on Friday, Democrats now hold a 50-49 edge…MORE

‘Molly Jane’s Law’ Sends First Sexual Assault Perpetrator to Jail

‘Molly Jane’s Law’ Sends First Sexual Assault Perpetrator to Jail

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has sent the first man arrested under Molly Jane’s Law to prison. 26-year-old Jessie DeWayne Ray pled guilty in District Court, Wednesday, to an aggravated sexual assault from 2019 and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Ray was the first person arrested under Molly Jane’s law, named for Molly Jane Matheson,…MORE

Residents Prepare Homes to Prevent Cold Weather Damage

Residents Prepare Homes to Prevent Cold Weather Damage

(WBAP/KLIF) — A cold front is engulfing the DFW area this weekend and next, which has home owners looking at ways to keep their homes warm and safe. Home improvement experts are encouraging residents to prepare their homes for colder weather, Including Texas Home Improvement’s Jim Dutton says home owners aren’t likely to have bursting…MORE

CBP Commissioner May Lose Job Amid Border Crisis

CBP Commissioner May Lose Job Amid Border Crisis

(WBAP/KLIF) — A change in border leadership may be on the horizon. Reports are surfacing that the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is being forced out of his job. Chris Magnus has been on the job for less than a year, but has come under intense scrutiny over the border crisis. With historic…MORE