Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco ISD is eliminating its pay-to-play fee for student athletes. The district began charging $100 for middle schoolers and 200 dollars for high schoolers to take part in athletics in 2017 after local voters rejected a tax increase. That’s now going away because of the state legislature’s school funding bill, which…… MORE
Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco ISD is eliminating its pay-to-play fee for student athletes. The district began charging $100 for middle schoolers and 200 dollars for high schoolers to take part in athletics in 2017 after local voters rejected a tax increase. That’s now going away because of the state legislature’s school funding bill, which…… MORE
WASKOM, Texas (AP) – A small Texas city has passed a local abortion ban and declared itself a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” Right to Life of East Texas says the vote Tuesday by the all-male Waskom City Council means the city along the Louisiana border is “standing for life.” The ordinance refers to groups…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials are considering opening the airport’s terminals to non-ticketed visitors who want to access the facility’s food, beverage and retail offerings. The Airport Advisory Commission on Tuesday mulled over the idea of welcoming non-ticketed visitors as long as they pass through security, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Bryce Dubee, an airport…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – According to Fort Worth Police, Officers followed protocol in Sunday’s shooting that killed 20-year-old JaQuavion Slaton. Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus said Thursday that Slaton was shot while hiding from Officers in a pickup truck while they were serving a warrant. The department released portions of the body cam video,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the month. President Donald Trump announced the news on Twitter Wednesday. He says Sanders will be returning to her home state of Arkansas and has not immediately named a successor. Sanders is one of the president’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Southwest Airlines is extending its cancellation of Boeing 737 Max flights. The airline made the announcement just days after American Airlines also extended cancellations through Labor Day. The Boeing Max aircrafts remain grounded following two deadly crashes overseas. Southwest Airlines said Thursday it will adjust its schedules to remove 737 Max 8…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hundreds of people gathered at The Potter’s House in Dallas to honor the life of a fallen officer who was killed in the line of duty last week. Officer A.J. Castaneda lost his life Friday when he was hit by a car while running radar on the George Bush Turnpike. Before…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Police in Dallas say a person driving a suspected stolen pickup truck was fatally shot by an officer from suburban Farmers Branch. A police news release says the shooting occurred about 7 p.m. Wednesday in northwest Dallas, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of Farmers Branch as the officer approached the vehicle…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – Updated on 6/20/2019 at 12:40AM – The Forest Hill Police Chief has announced the firing of the Forest Hill Police Officer who, in May, searched the hotel room with a 8-year-old kidnapped girl inside it, but failed to find her. The Forest Hill Police Chief, Dan Dennis, said on Wednesday that Sgt.…… MORE
