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More Than 20 Dead After Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert in England

More Than 20 Dead After Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert in England

Updated Tuesday, 4:07 am LONDON – Police in Manchester, England report 22 are dead and nearly 60 are injured after the explosion following an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. A rep for the U.S. singer says she is okay. Police say they believe a man acted as a lone attacker, carrying explosives on him.…MORE

West Dallas Residents Forced to Buy Home or Move Out

Residents of a West Dallas neighborhood are being forced to buy the home they are renting or move out. HMK LTD. is co-owned by Khraish Khraish, the property manager responsible for the re-development of the low income neighborhood. “The new home owners will be recorded owners,” said Khraish. “So these are not rentals anymore. This is…MORE

DFW International Airport Receives Fallen Soldier Cart

DFW International Airport Receives Fallen Soldier Cart

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas/Fort Worth International airport is now home to a Fallen Soldier Cart. It was built by a team of technicians to allow all airlines flying from DFW to transport the remains of fallen service members. The program began when Alaskan Airlines employees noticed remains being carried in the belly of the plane…MORE

Demoted Fort Worth Police Officer Calls for Chief to Resign

Demoted Fort Worth Police Officer Calls for Chief to Resign

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – One of the two Fort Worth police officers demoted last Friday for allegedly leaking body-camera footage of an incident involving a white officer arresting a black mother and her two daughters has called for Chief Joel Fitzgerald’s resignation. Former Deputy Chief Vance Keyes and former Assistant Chief Abdul Pridgen have denied…MORE

Dallas County Elections Office Assures Voting Process is Safe

The Dallas County Elections Department says they are aware of concerns from elected officials and citizens regarding voters potentially receiving Absentee Mail Ballots for the June 10 Joint Runoff Election that they did not request. Dallas County Elections Administrator, Toni Pippins-Poole is re-assuring voters that the voting and elections process remains safe and sound. Pippins-Poole said The DCED…MORE