DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Children’s Medical Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of Children’s Health, announced a $500,000 donation from the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation on Wednesday to support the expansion at Children’s Medical Center Plano, with a focus on pediatric oncology. “Annie and I are very grateful to the incredible oncology staff at Children’s Health for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead and a neighborhood in shock. Chief Eddie Garcia said the shooting happened early Wednesday in a residential neighborhood off Shiloh Road near Gus Thomasson in East Dallas shortly after police arrived on scene. “At about 5:35 in the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An off duty Dallas police officer jumped into action last night to pull a woman from her vehicle just minutes before it caught fire. It happened on along the eastbound RL Thornton Freeway near Jim Miller in Dallas around 11:30 last night. That’s where a woman’s truck had become disabled. As she…… MORE
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) – The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida’s coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status. Ian is pushing a storm surge that could cause catastrophic damage along the state’s heavily populated Gulf Coast from Bonita Beach…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol announced Tuesday that it had postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday as a hurricane hurtled toward the Florida coast. The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon, but members decided at the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol announced Tuesday that it had postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday as a hurricane hurtled toward the Florida coast. The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon, but members decided at the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texans are coming to the aid of Floridians in the wake of a massive storm. Hurricane Ian is predicted to inflict extensive damage on Florida’s west coast. Volunteers from the “Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief” are transporting two mobile kitchens to affected areas of the Sunshine State. According to director Scottie…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of off-duty flight attendants for Dallas based Southwest Airlines hit the picket lines on Tuesday outside Dallas Love Field Airport. Similar events were held at other American airports. The flight attendants demanded better pay, safety on the job, and improved quality of life through a new contract with Southwest Airlines. “The…… MORE
UPDATE: 2 P.M. Tuesday, September 27 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded on Tuesday to a court document that said he left his Collin County home on Monday after being confronted by a man who was trying to serve him with a subpoena in an abortion funding related lawsuit. The embattled Attorney General took to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is sending help to Florida as Hurricane Ian churns in the Gulf Coast. Governor Greg Abbott, o Tuesday, directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian to support a request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “The spirit of…… MORE
