The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for Sunday’s shooting at Garland’s Curtis Culwell Center. Nearby residents toldKERA’sStella Chavezthe past few days have been surreal.
Texas Health Resources has set up a memorial fund in Thomas Eric Duncan’s name to train doctors and nurses in Liberia. Duncan became the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S.
Finally, we’ll begin the first of two interviews with the candidates for Dallas mayor. First, incumbent Mike Rawlings addresses the resultsfrom a Dallas Morning News poll.
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