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More Info on the Plano House Shooting. A ninth person is now dead, and cops still aren’t releasing names of the victims as they continue to notify their family, but the News has gone through the social media posts of the homeowner, Meredith Hight, and her ex-husband, Spencer Hight, who was the shooter. A sad, disturbing picture is emerging.

Crane Companies Don’t Want Lee Statue Job. This thing continues to be a mess. City Manager T.C. Broadnax says, “[T]here are those kinds of threats making their rounds in the crane rental, owner and rigging business — threats to people’s families, their companies.” I don’t see what could possibly go wrong.

New Police Chief Vows to Lower Crime Rate. At her first City Council briefing, Renee Hall said she is conducting a top-to-bottom review of the police department to figure out what needs to be done to fight the rising crime rate in Dallas. First step: hiring more cops.

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