FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Team work and technology are behind an effort to keep students safe in Frisco. Frisco ISD is confident in the S.A.F.E.R. program as the start of school approaches in the wake of recent school shootings. According to the school district, Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (S.A.F.E.R.) is an innovative partnership with the City…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
Dallas Steps Up Enforcement of Electric Scooter Ban on Katy Trail in Uptown
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – If you’re planning on riding one of those electric scooters on the Katy Trail in Uptown…think again. They’re banned and violators will not be given a verbal warning any longer. The electric scooters have actually been banned at city parks and trails since they hit the Dallas market. The problem was…… MORE
Suspect in Bush’s Doctor’s Death Deeded House to Ohio Woman
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who was an acquaintance of the man suspected of killing one of former President George H.W. Bush’s doctors in Houston learned several days after the fatal shooting that he’d deeded his home to her. Jeannette Spencer, of Painesville, Ohio, told the Willoughby News-Herald she called Joseph Pappas on July 24…… MORE
North Texas parents desperate to find EpiPens before school starts
FRISCO, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) — Parents are scrambling to refill prescriptions for EpiPens before their kids start back to school. EpiPens have been in short supply since May. The drug’s maker, Pfizer, tells WFAA: “We understand how important this potentially life-saving product is to patients, and are working tirelessly to increase production and expedite shipments…… MORE
Amid Extreme Drought Conditions, Young Anglers Are Out and About
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Severe drought conditions have expanded from Tarrant to Parker and Hood counties, and water levels are down three feet at Eagle Mountain Lake. extreme drought conditions in Tarrant county have resulted in water levels at Eagle Mountain Lake levels down 3 feet. The most recent drought monitor showed a small area Dallas…… MORE
Hundreds of Rental Bikes Turn Up at a Dallas Recycling Center
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of those yellow rental bikes seen scattered around town over the past six months, were spotted piled up at a Dallas recycling facility over the weekend. A Facebook user posted a photo over the weekend, saying, Checkout the bike share program now. What a waste!” The Chinese company, OFO, collected…… MORE
Undisclosed Settlement Reached in the Rape of 13 Year Old Girl at Oklahoma Church Camp
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The operators of an Oklahoma church camp where a man working as a cook raped a 13-year-old Texas girl have settled a lawsuit with the girl’s family. The Oklahoman reports that settlement details weren’t disclosed, including any possible money settlement, but that the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma agreed to take…… MORE
Texas Guns: Will There Be Tighter Restrictions on Gun Access or Not?
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas schools have been adding metal detectors and armed personnel to improve campus security after the deadly May attack at a Houston-area high school. But Texas apparently won’t be tightening restrictions on gun access for people deemed dangerous to themselves or others. Gov. Greg Abbott said after the Santa Fe High…… MORE
The Federal Trade Commission Warns Consumers About Robocalls
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about scams that include threatening tactics that scare consumers into sending money. The FTC reports the scam might be a text, an email, or phone call (listen to an example below). Experienced scammers may even have personal information like your social security number, and…… MORE
Hazardous Weather (Fire) Outlook Issued for North, Central Texas
(Fort Worth – WBAP/KLIF) National Weather Service issues a hazardous weather outlook to intensify the awareness of weather and drought conditions increasingly leading to pop up brush fires across North and Central Texas the past several days. Despite the promise of rain coming to North Texas beginning Tuesday night or Wednesday, drought is so entrenched…… MORE
