DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton County Transportation Authority riders now have lower fares when riding on public transit in North Texas. President of DCTA Jim Cline hopes this makes traveling in Denton County easy and affordable. “We want to minimize the impact of cost on the decision to take public transportation,” Cline said. Cline said rates…… MORE
SEATTLE (AP) – A U.S. judge in Seattle has blocked the Trump administration from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia had sought an injunction to stop a settlement that the government had reached with Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed. The states argued…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said he intends to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and call its replacement “the United States-Mexico Trade Agreement” – a name that would exclude the third NAFTA partner, Canada. Trump made the comments in the Oval Office Monday morning, after announcing an “understanding” with Mexico that could…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Two Texas Colleges made Forbes’ list of the Top 25 Public Colleges. University of Texas at Austin was ranked 16th, and Texas A&M in College Station was ranked 25. Forbes looked at several factors, like Alumni annual salaries, the average debt after graduation, and even the “college experience.” Here are the top…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin police are set to begin using drones to help them investigate fatal traffic accidents. The Austin American-Statesman reports that the use of drones will cut down the time officers spend gathering evidence by as much as 80 percent. Austin police are set to hold several hearings over the next two…… MORE
(McKinney, TX) – McKinney ISD officials have reversed their decision, after telling a student brain cancer patient that she couldn’t wear her turquoise wig to school. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick chimed in on the matter in a twitter post, saying that he would ask the school to make an exception for 17-year old Kate Pepper.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) An all-star panel of judges has released the winners of the State Fair’s 14th Annual Big Tex Choice Awards. “Best Taste – Savory” goes to the Hoppin’ John Cake with Jackpot Sauce by Winter Family Concessions It’s made with creamy, nutty black-eyed peas, fluffy white rice, spicy smoke sausage, green onions, and a…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A large 18-wheeler carrying dozens of small cows crashed early this morning, leaving several of the cows dead. An official with Lonestar Hazmat says 23 cows died in the crash; the rest were taken off the truck and taken away from the scene. The truck was on its way to the panhandle…… MORE
EULESS, Texas (AP) — Authorities in Northeast Texas say a passenger train collided with a dump truck that was on the tracks, killing two people inside the truck. Emergency crews say 11 people on the Trinity Railway Express were also injured in the crash Saturday afternoon and were taken to a nearby hospital. Two patients…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – A rollover accident on Southwest Loop 820 near the Chisholm Trail Parkway Sunday afternoon killed one person, critically injured another, and caused minor injuries to six other people. Medstar’s Matt Zavadsky says one person was ejected in that crash; another suffered critical injuries, had to be cut out of the…… MORE
