MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police, firefighters and ordinary Mexicans dug frantically through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings early Wednesday, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in decades as the number of confirmed fatalities stood at 217. Adding poignancy and a touch of the surreal, Tuesday’s magnitude-7.1 quake struck on the…… MORE
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Police Chief Warns “Fools” Against Victimizing Houstonians
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Natural disasters usually bring out the best in people but in a few cases they bring out the worst. In flood-ravaged South Texas there are thousands of stories of neighbors rescuing neighbors and doing what they can to ease their shared suffering but there are also the inevitable stories of people…… MORE
Remington College offers free haircuts for kids through August
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – With a new school year approaching the Dallas campus of Remington College has begun its annual Cuts for Kids event, providing free haircuts to children through the end of August. For the past seven years the Remington College Cosmetology Program has offered parents a financial break. They’ll accept walk-ins and appointments…… MORE
Alan Scaia, 5/30/17; The Commemorative Generation
Earlier this month, the Commemorative Air Force hosted a display of World War II airplanes at Executive Airport in Dallas. The Commemorative Air Force moved its headquarters here a couple years ago, presenting me with a rich, new source of photo opportunities. For instance, I now have a photo of myself being yelled at by…… MORE
Clayton Neville, 5-25-2017; Back to the Big City
As a Dallas native I found myself lost looking up to a skyline of stars set behind towering pine trees when I moved to East Texas six years ago. In pursuit of a career in news and sports broadcasting, my wife of less than a year and I watched Reunion Tower fade from the rear view mirror as we…… MORE