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Shots Fired at an Off-Duty Officer at Dallas Gas Station

Shots Fired at an Off-Duty Officer at Dallas Gas Station

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Police say an off duty Seagoville officer is ok after a man fired several rounds at a Gas Station by Kroger on Frankford Road in Dallas shortly after 9pm. The officer was working security and when he saw a disturbance between a man and a woman at the gas pumps he went over …MORE

VP Harris Releases Strategy She Says Will Tackle Migration’s Root Causes

VP Harris Releases Strategy She Says Will Tackle Migration’s Root Causes

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris says efforts to address root causes of migration from Central America won’t produce immediate results as she unveils a broad strategy that avoids detailed targets and deadlines. A one-page letter from the vice president and a fact sheet adhere to previous statements that support short-term relief for…MORE

Big 12 Accuses ESPN of Trying to ‘Destabilize’ Conference

Big 12 Accuses ESPN of Trying to ‘Destabilize’ Conference

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference more quickly and without paying a massive buyout. “I have absolute certainty that they (ESPN) have been involved in manipulating other conferences to go after our members,” Big 12…MORE

The Dallas Foundation Awards $1M+ in Scholarships for Local Students

The Dallas Foundation Awards $1M+ in Scholarships for Local Students

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas, is proud to announce it has awarded more than 300 scholarships, totaling more than $1M in support, to students pursuing their educational journey. The Dallas Foundation offers a wide array of scholarships, including school-specific scholarships, scholarships for certain areas of study, and employer-based scholarships. Upon…MORE

Carrollton Police say Street Racing Claims Life of Dallas Teenager

Carrollton Police say Street Racing Claims Life of Dallas Teenager

CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police said Wednesday that a 19-year-old Dallas man was killed when he lost control of his car in Carrollton Tuesday night. According to Police, Carlos Alfredo Alas Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2600 block of E. Trinity Mills Road. Alas was racing another carload of friends westbound on…MORE

Baylor Scott & White Health Now Requiring Workers Get Vaccinated

Baylor Scott & White Health Now Requiring Workers Get Vaccinated

Another Texas hospital system will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Baylor Scott & White Health say this change in policy is due to surges in delta variant cases of COVID-19 statewide. Baylor has over 40,000 full-time employees in North and Central Texas, and workers will now be required to be fully vaccinated…MORE

Google Delays Return to Office, Mandates Vaccines

Google Delays Return to Office, Mandates Vaccines

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) – Google is postponing its plans to bring most of its workers back to the office until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened in an attempt to fight the spreading Delta variant. CEO Sundar Pichai told…MORE

Collin County Launches Mobile COVID Vaccinations

Collin County Launches Mobile COVID Vaccinations

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County is launching a mobile COVID-19 vaccination program. Collin County Health Care Services said this week that mobile COVID-19 vaccination teams give the communities of Collin County even more options to receive a no cost COVID-19 vaccination. The mobile teams will only be available via request and appointment and in accordance with…MORE

Texas National Guard Will Start Helping Make Border Arrests

Texas National Guard Will Start Helping Make Border Arrests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, as the state begins filling a formerly empty prison with migrants accused of trespassing. Abbott said the Guard would “assist” troopers with arresting migrants on state charges but offered no…MORE

A Race to Get a Missing Wedding Dress Found on the Tollway Back to its Owner

A Race to Get a Missing Wedding Dress Found on the Tollway Back to its Owner

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- A wedding dress was found on the Dallas North Tollway in Frisco and the North Texas Tollway Authority is trying to find its owner. NTTA posted a picture of the dress on social media and the comments section was flooding with responses. On Facebook, a woman has claimed it’s hers and it was delivered…MORE