DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-THE Dallas ISD wants to know how parents feel about making clear backpacks a requirement in the 2022-2023 school year. A survey on the district’s website asks how many students the person has, if the students are in elementary, middle, or high school and if the person would support switching to clear backpacks that…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) – President Joe Biden has opened a Mideast visit by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran’s nuclear program. Biden said he’d be willing to use force “as a last resort.” The president’s comments came in an interview aired Wednesday with Israel’s Channel 12 as Biden opened a…… MORE
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued another appeal to Texans and businesses to conserve energy. Starting at 2 o’clock Wednesday and continuing until 9 p.m. the energy provider is asking everyone to voluntarily reduce their energy usage. Today’s conditions are expected to be similar to those on Monday when many people responded…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The League of Women Voters Texas, Texas LULAC and Texas NAACP are hosting a webinar Wednesday night focusing on assault rifles with a call to lawmakers to tighten restrictions on them. Panelist include leaders in law enforcement, medical professionals, educators and advocates. Conversations about how to curb gun violence have…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation likely reached a new 40-year high in June, driven up by a spike in gas costs, more expensive food and rent, and pricier cars and hotel rooms. A government report Wednesday was expected to show that consumer prices soared 8.8% in June, but that number came in above projections at…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/ILIF) – After a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school massacre on Tuesday announced that it would show surveillance video from the Uvalde massacre to residents this Sunday came word that the Austin-American Statesman and KVUE-TV had obtained the footage that quickly went viral. The disturbing video captures moments outside the school when…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/ILIF) – After a Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school massacre on Tuesday announced that it would show surveillance video from the Uvalde massacre to residents this Sunday came word that the Austin-American Statesman and KVUE-TV had obtained the footage that quickly went viral. The disturbing video captures moments outside the school when…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Houston man has been indicted on charges of trying to use a heavy-duty drone to drop forbidden items to inmates at a federal prison in Texas. Federal officials unsealed an indictment, Tuesday, accusing Davien Philip Turner of two counts of unlawfully flying an aircraft. Each count is punishable by up to three…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Houston man has been indicted on charges of trying to use a heavy-duty drone to drop forbidden items to inmates at a federal prison in Texas. Federal officials unsealed an indictment, Tuesday, accusing Davien Philip Turner of two counts of unlawfully flying an aircraft. Each count is punishable by up to three…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee says Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the panel investigating the attack on the Capitol. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Tuesday that the Justice Department has been notified. She says, “We will take any effort to influence…… MORE
