Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports U.S. inflation has jumped to the highest level its been in nearly 40 years. The price of things climbed 6.8% in the past year, nationally. However, inflation in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex was up 7.5%. Texas A&M researchers say that was mostly due to increases in…… MORE
McKinney (WBAP/KLIF) – An 11 year old Collin County girl who became the subject of wild speculation on Q-ANON websites when she disappeared last July has been found safe and sound in another country. Sophie Long is now in protective custody, and will be brought back to Collin County, but authorities are not saying what…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Greg Abbott has approved the activation of 10 Texas A&M Task Force 1 personnel to deploy in response to the catastrophic tornadoes that occurred in western Kentucky overnight. Task Force 1 will provide specialized technical gear and communication equipment to members of…… MORE
BOSTON (AP) – Computer security experts around the world are racing to patch one of the worst software vulnerabilities discovered in years. The critical flaw is in an open-source utility widely used by government and industry. Experts say it is already being exploited and the fallout won’t be known for several days. Untold millions of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says there are “active discussions” within the department about making COVID-19 vaccine booster shots mandatory for service members, even as thousands refuse or seek exemptions from the initial shot mandate. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says there have been no final decisions on the matter. He says Secretary of Defense Lloyd…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man charged in the killing of Mesquite Police Sergeant Richard Houston is behind bars. According to an arrest affidavit, Jamie Jaramillo shot himself after allegedly opening fire on Sgt. Houston last Friday outside a Mesquite grocery store. The suspect was hospitalized and has since been released and is booked in the…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion clinics in Texas can sue the state over its ban on most abortions, but are allowing the law to remain in place. The opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch stressed the “ultimate merits question” of whether the Texas law is constitutional is “not…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Trump hinted at a potential 2024 Presidential bid on Friday when he joined the WBAP Morning News. “If I had it to do again, maybe I will” said Trump. “You will be among the first to know. You guys have been great and we appreciate it.” President Trump indicated that his…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Workforce Commission has sent letters to businesses across the state reminding them Governor Abbott has issued an executive order forbidding Texas businesses from requiring their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. That presumably squeezes employers between the governor’s order forbidding vaccine mandates, and the Biden administration’s federal order that requires vaccines…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency says an $800 million federal grant that’s been given to Texas schools to bolster COVID-19 testing has been mostly unused so far. Public schools have spent about $3.6 million of it. All private schools combined spent a little more than $125,000. T.E.A. points out just because schools aren’t…… MORE
