(WBAP/KLIF) HOUSTON, TX — Houston businesses and schools were shut down, Thursday, after a main water line burst, submerging vehicles on a flooded freeway and prompting the nation’s fourth-largest city to deploy tanker trucks to handle fire hazards. Mayor Sylvester Turner said the major break had been valved off, but water would continue to flow…… MORE
As worries about the new coronavirus grow in the U.S., state officials are ramping up efforts to prepare for a possible outbreak while simultaneously trying to assure the public that they are well-positioned to handle it. Governors and legislators in several states have proposed pumping millions of dollars into programs to combat the virus that…… MORE
COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After 8 hours of deliberations, a Collin County jury has sentenced 28-year-old Brandon McCall to death for the murder of Richardson Police Officer David Sherrard. The same jury just one week ago found McCall guilty of capital murder for killing Sherrard after Richardson Police responded to a shooting call at the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott received a briefing from state health officials on the coronavirus on Thursday. The Governor was briefed by the Department of State Health Services, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and other relevant state agencies. Following the briefing, Governor Abbott provided an update on precautionary…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Changes in water rates could be coming for several North Texas cities. The Public Utility Commission ruled Thursday that it will examine the water rates for Richardson, Plano, Mesquite and Garland. Those cities claim they don’t need as much water as they’re contractually obligated to buy in a cost sharing plan with…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong global market rout caused by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on the global economy. Bond prices soared again as investors sought safe places to park money, sending the yield on the 10-year Treasury to another…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The 2020 Cowtown Marathon is happening in this weekend and the weather is going to be fabulous, much unlike the inaugural race 41 years ago when runners were met with ice, snow and frigid temperatures. Some 25-thousand runners will be on hand to for the myriad of events. This year the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A man died Thursday during an early morning house fire in Watauga. When firefighters arrived at the burning home on the 65-hundred block of old Mills Circle, it was fully engulfed in flames. Authorities say that a man in his 70s escaped the house fire with two other women, but returned to save a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Several University of Dallas students are under semi-quarantine as a precaution against coronavirus. The students are currently studying at the university’s Rome, Italy, campus and are required to wear masks, eat their meals outdoors, and sleep away from other students. The eight quarantined students had traveled to Milan over the weekend, where most…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas County will receive a federal grant of almost $1.4-million to combat the spread of HIV in Texas. Senator John Cornyn made the announcement Wednesday. Cornyn’s office commends the Trump administration for prioritizing the health of Texans and credits Dallas County for securing the funds to fight the deadly disease. The funding comes…… MORE
