DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Beginning with the fall 2021 semester, the University of North Texas will launch a four-year inclusive postsecondary education program for those ages 18-28 with Intellectual Disabilities, thanks to a $2 million grant from the Department of Education. Called UNT ELEVAR, this program will be only the second of its kind in Texas and the…… MORE
City of Dallas to Receive Thousands of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Open Drive-Thru Site
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas plans to open a COVID-19 vaccination site next week. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Friday announced that the State of Texas will directly provide the City of Dallas with 5,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week for public distribution. The City has previously only received doses to…… MORE
“We are Cautiously Optimistic”: Denton County Seeing Slight Downward Trend in Covid-19 Hospitalizations
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Denton County is seeing a downward trend in Covid-19 hospitalization rates. Denton County Public Health Director Dr. Matt Richardson said they are at 21.5% compared to their highest at almost 27% during the holidays. Richardson said though the rates are trending down it’s still a major concern with 1 in 5 people in…… MORE
Austin Wins Senate Confirmation as First Black Pentagon Chief
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lloyd J. Austin, the West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, has won Senate confirmation to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense. The vote gives President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member; Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday…… MORE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Send Impeachment Article Against Former President Trump to Senate Monday
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday. That move would kick start the trial soon after. The House impeached Trump a second time on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” stemming from…… MORE
Federal Judge Blocks Parler’s Effort to Get Back on Amazon Web Services
Seattle (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal judge on Thursday denied Parler’s request for a court order blocking Amazon from nixing it from its platform. It was another setback for the social media app’s attempt to get back online. Judge Barbara Rothstein issued a ruling on Thursday saying that Parler had not met the legal requirements for…… MORE
Texas Man Accused in Capitol Breach Surrenders to Agents
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Central Texas man shown on video participating in the U.S. Capitol insurrection two weeks ago has surrendered to the FBI in San Antonio, according to court documents filed Thursday in Washington. The federal complaint accused Christopher Ray Grider, 39, of Eddy, Texas, of willful depredation of federal property, remaining in…… MORE
Water Bills Up to Quadruple the Rate in Parts of Fort Worth
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – There’s a pricey new problem plaguing Fort Worth’s Wedgwood East neighborhood – sky-rocketing water bills, which have increased up to triple and quadruple the amount of previous bills over the past several months. The problem apparently started after new digital water meters were installed last spring, according to WFAA. The city’s…… MORE
Texas Doctor Accused Of Taking Damaged Vial Of COVID-19 Vaccine
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston area health department doctor accused by prosecutors of stealing nine doses of coronavirus vaccine from a damaged vial and administering them to family and friends insists he did nothing wrong and was only trying to ensure the vaccine was not wasted. Authorities allege Hasan Gokal, who worked for Harris County…… MORE
Suspected U.S. Capitol Rioter To Be Held In Texas
Sherman (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal judge in Sherman has ordered 58 year old Troy Smocks held in custody until he goes on trial in Washington, DC. Smocks was arrested last Friday for allegedly being part of the riot at the U.S. Capitol Building. He is charged with knowingly and willfully transmitting threats to hunt down…… MORE
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