(WBAP/KLIF) — As temperatures soar into the triple digits, one North Texas county is offering much-needed relief. Dallas County Health and Human Services urges residents to apply for the county’s ‘Weatherization Assistance Program’. Christian Rosales represents the program, which delivers and installs free air conditioning systems to qualifying recipients. According to WFAA, the program focuses…… MORE
Dallas City Council to Review City Manager’s Job Performance
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council wants a closer look at the job performance of a top city official. A special city council meeting is set for next week. A review of City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s job performance is on the agenda. A city memo cites “significant performance” issues. The special meeting was requested…… MORE
Judge Blocks Texas Investigating Families of Trans Youth
Associated Press A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender confirming care. The judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order halting the state’s investigations of three families who sued. The order also prevents the state from opening any similar investigations against members of the…… MORE
Heat Advisory Issued for parts of North Texas
DFW (WBAP/KLIF)- The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for several north Texas Counties including Tarrant, Collin, Denton and Dallas Counties. The Advisory goes into effect at noon Saturday, June 11th and goes through 7 pm Sunday, June 12th. Heat index values are expected to be between 105 and 110 degrees. Hot temperatures…… MORE
Questions Remain Surrounding 40-Year-Old Murders out of Houston after ‘Baby Holly’ Found Alive
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Investigators looking into the bizarre murders of a Florida couple whose remains were found in Houston in 1981 said they’ll never stop searching for clues into who killed them amid the news that their daughter has been found alive and well. The Texas Attorney General’s Office’s Cold Case and Missing…… MORE
Gas Prices Likely Kept US Inflation High in May: Consumer Prices Jumped 8.2%
WASHINGTON (AP) – The costs of gas, food and other necessities likely shot up in May, giving Americans no respite from the worst outbreak of inflation in four decades. Economists have forecast that overall consumer prices jumped 8.2% last month compared with a year earlier. That would be barely below the 8.3% year-over-year surge in…… MORE
Embattled Uvalde ISD Police Chief Defends Delayed Response During School Massacre
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas school police chief criticized for his actions during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history says in his first extensive published comments that he didn’t consider himself the incident commander as the massacre unfolded. Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo told the Texas Tribune that he…… MORE
Record heat possible Friday into the weekend
Some dangerously hot weather on the way… Today| Cloudy early…(complex of rain and storms north…may clip northern counties…) then A mix of clouds and sun. Near record high temperatures. High 99F. (RECORD is 101) Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Tonight |Partly cloudy. Low 79F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow| Mostly…… MORE
Capitol Riot Panel Blames Trump for 1/6 ‘Attempted Coup’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading…… MORE
Governor Directs TEA to Create New Chief of School Safety and Security Position
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter on Thursday directing Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath to create the position of Chief of School Safety and Security within the agency. “The task of ensuring the safety of our schools and students is not solely held within one entity in the State, but encompasses…… MORE
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