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Lifeguard shortage will impact Richardson’s summer pool schedule


June 1, 2021

A shortage of lifeguards in Richardson has caused the city to modify days of operation for its four neighborhood pools. The Canyon Creek, Cottonwood, Glenville and Terrace pools will open as planned but will have modified hours until additional staff is hired, the city stated in an announcement. The pools are scheduled to be open four days a week and …

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Grand Prairie revises swimming pool schedule due to lifeguard shortage


June 1, 2021

lifeguard shortage in North Texas and beyond has forced Grand Prairie to modify city swimming pool hours this summer. The city has hired about 35 lifeguards, half of the typical number for this time of year. As a result, the city’s three community pools will operate on a rotating schedule, and admission will be free instead of $1 as in …

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Man accused of plotting Walmart attack arrested in central Texas


June 1, 2021

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas arrested a man accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart, and a search of the suspect’s home turned up firearms, ammunition and materials officials described as “radical ideology paraphernalia.” Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, was arrested Friday in Kerrville and has been charged with making a “terroristic threat to …

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June begins with a temporary break from the rain


June 1, 2021

The month of May finished with just under 8 inches of rain for DFW (3 inches above normal). This unusually wet stretch of weather will offer a brief reprieve today before resuming later this week. The latest round of heavy rain continues to push away from North Texas, leaving behind clouds and slightly cooler conditions this morning. The clouds should …

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Senate laments last-minute changes to electricity bills, calls for special session action


June 1, 2021

AUSTIN — Shortly before the clock struck the crucial deadline of midnight on Sunday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the Senate was backed into a corner and forced to approve a bill that would alleviate pressure on Texans facing increased electricity bills due to costs accrued during February’s winter storm. However, the bill’s final version lacked an 11th-hour provision praised by …

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Man accused of plotting Walmart attack arrested in central Texas


June 1, 2021

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Texas arrested a man accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Walmart, and a search of the suspect’s home turned up firearms, ammunition and materials officials described as “radical ideology paraphernalia.” Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, was arrested Friday in Kerrville and has been charged with making a “terroristic threat to …

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Return of rain and storms begins today


June 1, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The return of rain and storms begins Tuesday. We’ve already started to see wet roads during the morning commute, and there’s high confidence in the forecast that we’ll be in for a stormy pattern at least through the weekend. Scattered showers and storms will be possible throughout the day Tuesday. Rain chances will increase midweek. How …

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Investigators need public’s help finding suspect who murdered man found in NE Harris Co. ditch


June 1, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Crime Stoppers Houston needs the public’s help finding who’s responsible for the “cold-blooded murder” of a man whose body was found dumped in a northeast Harris County ditch. On Thursday, March 11 around noon, Daniel Ray Lerma Jr.’s body was found dumped in the 9600 block of Cline Road in the Forest Acres subdivision. According …

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