Frisco police are investigating another coyote attack that left two women in the hospital monday morning. The women were treated for minor injuries after they were attacked during a jog on Eldorado Parkway between Granbury Drive and Rogers Road. Grant Cottingham with Frisco Police said the coyote is still on the loose and could be…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a border wall despite lawmaker resistance from both parties. White House senior adviser Stephen Miller told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday that President Donald Trump is holding to his…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A well-known corporation is making a generous donation to a local non-profit this holiday season. ExxonMobil is giving a holiday gift of $50,000 to the Dallas-based nonprofit Family Compass to help end child abuse and neglect. According to the charity, there were more than 25,000 calls reporting child abuse in Dallas County…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas and Collin Counties are in need of volunteers for next year’s homeless count. David Gruber with Dallas Metro Homeless Alliance said having an accurate gauge of the number the homeless in an area is critical to helping the homeless year round. “This is very useful information to municipalities and…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price says she will seek a third term as Mayor. She made the announcement Sunday on WFAA TV’s “Inside Texas Politics” program. Price says she has some unfinished business she’d like to care of. The official campaign filing period begins January 16th. The election will be held May…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Some observers say the outgoing Dallas DA’s inaction on two cases involving alleged police misconduct may be politically motivated, according to the Dallas Morning News. Three Dallas police officers were indicted in the death of an unarmed, handcuffed man last year and two months ago DeSoto police dashcam revealed police officers slamming…… MORE
Cleburne, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Students at a Johnson County charter school never have homework because teachers aren’t allowed to assign it. About 110 students attend class at Kaufman Leadership Academy from 8 to 5, and have much smaller classes so that students get more one on one attention. Founder Theresa Kauffman tells WFAA the reason…… MORE
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker has proposed subsidizing the state’s underfunded windstorm insurance and flooding assistance by building casinos in coastal counties. State Rep. Joe Deshotel filed the bill on Dec. 7 to cover the cost of the Texas Insurance Agency by proposing to tax licensed casinos, Galveston County Daily News reported .…… MORE
RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) – After raising five kids and retiring at age 77 from her secretarial job, Janet Fein couldn’t be blamed for finally relaxing, but that’s not her. Now 84 years old, Fein went to back to school. And this week she’ll accomplish a long-held goal when she graduates from the University of Texas…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – There were a total of 25 executions nationwide in 2018. 13 of them were carried out in Texas. The Death Penalty Information Center also reports Dallas County leads the state with the most condemned killers put to death, four, including two who were executed this month. Meanwhile 2019 execution dates have been…… MORE
