(WBAP/KLIF) – National gas price average dropped below $4 per gallon overnight for the first time since March, according to AAA Texas. The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.49 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 15 cents less than on this…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson ISD is scaling back a proposed policy surrounding cell phone usage in class. The school board was scheduled to vote Thursday night on a proposal to require students to store their phones in magnet-locked bags during the school day. “The overwhelming takeaway from the feedback is that parents almost universally agree…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council approved an ordinance, on Wednesday, calling a special election for a proposition to be placed on the November 8, 2022 ballot. Dallas voters will decide whether or not to approve the expansion of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas and certain improvements at Fair Park. If approved,…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Two North Texans are sharing an extraordinary encounter at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth that lead to the reunion of long, lost siblings. The hospital’s recording producer Raymond Turner and Christina Sadberry had been passing each other in the hallways for seven years. Turner said this amazing story…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump says he invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn’t answer questions under oath in the long-running New York civil investigation into his business dealings. Trump arrived at New York Attorney General Letitia James’ offices Wednesday morning, but sent out a statement more than an hour later saying he declined to…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News ) – North Texas veterans are reacting to President Joe Biden’s signing of the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxic Act, or PACT Act, into law. The legislation expands healthcare benefits to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a signing ceremony at the White House…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson ISD Interim Superintendent Tabitha Branum and high school and junior high principals are proposing an updated policy and guidelines for cellphone use among district students in grades 7-12. “Cellphone use among RISD secondary students during the school day has become a major issue, especially in recent years,” said Branum. “Phone use…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The specifics are still up the air, but Texas gubernatorial candidates are slated to take the stage for a debate next month. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that he accepted an invitation from Nexstar Media Group for the Texas Gubernatorial Debate to take place in the Rio Grande Valley. In…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The specifics are still up the air, but Texas gubernatorial candidates are slated to take the stage for a debate next month. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that he accepted an invitation from Nexstar Media Group for the Texas Gubernatorial Debate to take place in the Rio Grande Valley. In…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A January 6th rioter from North Texas learned his fate, Tuesday. 39 year old Jason Hyland was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Tuesday, to one week in jail and $4,500 in fines and restitution for breeching the U.S. Capitol. In march, Hyland pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing…… MORE
