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Bribery scandal exposes sports side door to elite college admissions

Bribery scandal exposes sports side door to elite college admissions

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The latest scandal to taint college athletics hit sports far from the spotlight and exposed a seamy side door into some of the nation’s elite universities: coaches taking bribes to recruit non-athletes and help them ease past tough admissions policies. Federal indictments unsealed in Boston on Tuesday outlined a sweeping college admissions bribery…MORE

Medical City McKinney Expanding Emergency Department to Meet Demand

Medical City McKinney Expanding Emergency Department to Meet Demand

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- Medical City McKinney is expanding its emergency department and building a patient tower. “reflective of the rapid growth in the North Texas area, we need to accomodate this type of growth, every year we are seeing more patients so this project will allow us to have state of the art facilities, technologies and…MORE

Dallas Investment Banker Charged with Securities Fraud

Dallas Investment Banker Charged with Securities Fraud

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A well known local investment banker is facing charges of securities fraud and money laundering. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Neil “Doc” Gallagher alleging he participated in a long running ponzi scheme defrauded investors and misappropriated millions of dollars. Assets of Gallagher Financial Group have been frozen…MORE

North Texas-Based Flight Attendant Group Calls for American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8

North Texas-Based Flight Attendant Group Calls for American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Association of Professional Flight Attendants urges American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8 planes pending the investigation into this weekends crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. APFA National President Lori Bassani said in a statement “Our flight attendants are very concerned with the recent Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, which has raised…MORE

UT Austin Named in National College Admissions Cheating Scandal

UT Austin Named in National College Admissions Cheating Scandal

BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of Texas at Austin is caught up in what federal officials are calling the largest college admissions cheating scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department. Fifty people, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, 33 parents and nine coaches are accused of paying an admissions consulting company in California…MORE

Fort Worth Man Badly Burn When Paint Fumes Explode Inside His Apartment

Fort Worth Man Badly Burn When Paint Fumes Explode Inside His Apartment

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth man is being treated at Parkland Hospital for severe burns to his upper body after an explosion in his apartment this morning The incident happened just before five this morning, according to Fort Worth Fire Department’s Mike Drivdahl. He says that there was painting going on inside the…MORE

Feds to Collect Soil Samples From Area of Deadly 2018 Home Explosion

Feds to Collect Soil Samples From Area of Deadly 2018 Home Explosion

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Army Corps of Engineers is set to collect soil samples today from the area where a 12-year-old girl was killed in a home explosion last year. The samples will be analyzed at a lab in Arlington to see if the earth-shifting theory Atmos provided to the city council is the…MORE

Beto O’Rourke plans first Iowa visit amid 2020 speculation

Beto O’Rourke plans first Iowa visit amid 2020 speculation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke is making his first trip to Iowa of the 2020 campaign, visiting the state that kicks off presidential voting amid intense speculation that he’ll enter the race for the White House. A spokesman says O’Rourke will visit the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday to campaign…MORE

Concert Attendees Disappointed Over Frisco Concert Venue Accommodations

Concert Attendees Disappointed Over Frisco Concert Venue Accommodations

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- Several people are upset over their experience at Bob Seger’s concert at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco this weekend. Complaints on social media, TripAdvisor and Yelp said the Ford Center was not equipped to host thousands of people. Ronnie Stapp attended the concert. He said he paid hundreds of dollars…MORE