Eric Bushman

Dallas

News Anchor at KRLD-AM (Dallas, TX)

Dallas-based broadcast journalist at News Radio 1080 KRLD. Opinions are my own.

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Calls for a societal response following anti-Semitic terror attack

5 days ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

The North Texas Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee is calling for a societal response to the latest anti-Semitic terror attack saying it is a shame American Jews have to talk about taking precautions in 2025. Joel Schwitzer says the Jewish community needs to double down on their faith following the terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. "In response to this, we all need to be 10-percent more Jewish and that is the same message that I have today," said Joel Schwitzer.
Crews remove coyotes in Frisco after girl was attacked

1 week ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

Frisco officials removed a number of coyotes in a neighborhood where a little girl was attacked earlier this week. Frisco Animal Services Officers teamed by the Department of Agriculture and Texas Wildlife Service Program to find and get rid of the wild animals in the Lexington Park Community. An 8-year-old girl was out with her mother Monday afternoon near Lacy Lane and Tall Timbers Trail when she was attacked by a coyote.
New polling shows Paxton nine points over Cornyn in GOP primary

1 week ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

New polling from Texas Southern University shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton with a nine point lead over Senator John Cornyn in the upcoming GOP primary. The new polling comes at the same time that Senator Cornyn released a number of new negative ads against his Paxton. The new polling shows Cornyn trailing but not as badly as in other polls that have him down double digits. Paxton has said that he is the one that aligns more with President Donald Trump.
Voters take their concerns to the polls for Early Voting

1 week ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

Voters are headed out for early voting in the city and school runoff elections across Texas. At Fretz Park in North Dallas, many voters are expressing concern over zoning issues. The main concern in that part of the city is a development near Belt Line and Preston Road some neighbors have taken to court. "No apartments at Pepper Square," one couple told KRLD. "Our last City Councilwoman did not support us."Developers have said they spent years studying the proposal and held public hearings.
Fundraiser set up for family of a boy hit by a truck near Oak Cliff elementary school

1 week ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

A fundraiser has been set up for the family of the boy who was killed when he was hit by a truck near an Oak Cliff school last week. The fundraiser is through Carson's Village. They write on their page that Jose Armando Garcia Ledesma found happiness in the simple things from splashing in water to dancing and soccer. He was killed and others were hurt when they were hit by a truck near Felix Botello Elementary School.
North Texas American Jewish Committee calls for humanitarian diplomacy following murders of Israeli Embassy staffers

1 week ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

The North Texas region of the American Jewish Committee is reacting to the killings of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington last week. Regional Director Joel Schwitzer says we need to take a cue from the murdered couple and their passion for peace-building. "It would have been devastating no matter what organization sponsored the program, but the fact that it was AJC just brought it all home," Schwitzer said.
Dallas Holocaust Museum condemns 'brutal' murders of Israeli Embassy staffers

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is speaking out following the murders of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington. In a statement, the museum said this act of anti-Semitic violence is a chilling reminder of the threats faced by Jewish communities and organizations worldwide. A couple was coming out of an event in Washington when they were gunned down. The suspect later yelled "Free Palestine" when being placed under arrest.
Boyd man arrested after deadly crash on Highway 287 in Wise County

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

A Boyd man has been arrested and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter after a deadly crash along Highway 287 in Wise County. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 58-year-old Alan Schutt was the driver of a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee who crashed into two parked cars and a pedestrian along the shoulder of 287 and then crossed the median and hit another vehicle in the southbound lanes.
Another year of record travel predicted for Memorial Day weekend

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

AAA Texas is predicting a third straight year of record travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend and there are a number of reasons why. Over 45-million Americans will be traveling this weekend and more than 3.7-million Texans will be as well. Daniel Armbruster with AAA Texas says it is a combination of lower gas prices and Covid lockdowns being long behind us.
Parent stabbed, another arrested during Fort Worth elementary school ceremony

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

An argument during a Fort Worth elementary school awards ceremony led to a parent being stabbed and another arrested. The principal of South Hills Elementary School told parents in a letter that two adults got in a fight outside of the building during the ceremony. The students and staff were then brought back inside the building and a hold was placed on the campus. That hold was eventually lifted.