AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday directing the Texas Education Agency to ensure existing school facilities are held to heightened safety standards following the recent tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. “In the wake of this devastating crime, we must redouble our efforts to ensure that our schools provide a…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are experiencing more record gas prices at the pump. The statewide gas price average in Texas set a new record overnight. The current price average is $4.34 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is eight cents more than on…… MORE
UVALDE, Texas (AP) – A Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building. Senator Roland Gutierrez said during a news conference Thursday that the pleas for help from people inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde did…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Dallas County District Attorneys office has exonerated a man convicted 40 years ago of burglary and child sex abuse charges. 75-year-old Mallory Vernon Nicholson spent 55 years in prison after being convicted in September 1982 and was released on parole in June 2003. He had to register as a…… MORE
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TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) – A police captain says 4 people people have died after being shot at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus. The shooter reportedly killed himself. St. Francis Health System locked down its campus Wednesday afternoon because of the situation at the Natalie Medical Building. The Natalie building houses an outpatient…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is calling for a safety review of all Texas public schools in the wake of last month’s elementary school massacre in Uvalde. On Wednesday, Governor Abbott sent a letter to Dr. Kathy Martinez-Prather directing the Texas School Safety Center to begin immediately conducting comprehensive school safety reviews to ensure all Texas…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to researchers, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in North Texas. According to the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, the positive active COVID-19 case load across Dallas County increased again last week. According to the clinic’s director, Steve Miff, COVID-19 Emergency Department arrivals are seeing proportionate increases. Hospitalizations are increasing…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to researchers, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in North Texas. According to the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, the positive active COVID-19 case load across Dallas County increased again last week. According to the clinic’s director, Steve Miff, COVID-19 Emergency Department arrivals are seeing proportionate increases. Hospitalizations are increasing…… MORE
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) – A jury has awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. It vindicates his stance that Heard fabricated claims that she was abused by Depp before and during their brief marriage. The jury also found in favor of Heard, who said she was defamed…… MORE
