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Four Dead After Small Plane Crash

HOUSTON (AP) – Four people are dead after a small plane crashed near a Southeast Texas airport. The Federal Aviation Administration reports a single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane crashed Sunday morning near the airport in Navasota, northwest of Houston. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford tells the Houston Chronicle the pilot of another plane spotted the wreckage of…MORE

Community Center for Refugees Opens Monday

Community Center for Refugees Opens Monday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – “It is a dream come true,” said Neil Tomba, a senior pastor at Northwest Bible Church.  “It has been 13 years in the making, and this center is just the beginning.” A dedication ceremony was held Friday for the new Northwest Community Center near Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood of…MORE

Fugitive Apprehended in Dallas

LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man who escaped from custody earlier this month has been recaptured. Thomas Cano, 37, was nabbed by an undercover officer in Dallas while he was looking into vehicles in a parking lot on Webb Chapel Extension. Cano made his getaway Valentine’s Day while undergoing treatment at the Medical Center of Lewisville.…MORE

Have You Voted Yet?

Have You Voted Yet?

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 667,000 Texans have cast ballots for Tuesday’s primary, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The number covers the 15 largest counties in Texas, including Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties. The latest results represent about seven percent of registered voters in those counties. Friday is the last day…MORE

Police Beef Up Patrol in Uptown

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Business owners in the Uptown area of Dallas will hire more off-duty police officers to keep visitors safe. Beginning in March, “Uptown Dallas Inc.” will pay for four additional uniformed off-duty officers to patrol the bar-heavy area, which would bring the total number of cops in the area to seven. Two…MORE