FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center is launching a suicide prevention campaign after suicide became the leading cause of trauma deaths. Health officials say it’s clear the pandemic is taking a toll on the mental wellbeing of children and teens. In March, a record 43 patients were admitted to Cook Children’s Medical Center after…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Police Officer Brian Riser was released from jail on Wednesday, but is still under investigation in two murder cases. Riser was arrested last month after being named a person of interest in two alleged murder for hire cases in 2019. He was released from the Dallas County jail after a…… MORE
AUSTIN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partially approved a request to extend operations for the Federally run COVID-19 vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston through May 18. FEMA’s extension includes federal personnel who will continue to assist in operating the sites, but an extension of federal supplies and doses of vaccine has…… MORE
CELINA (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Celina Community continues to mourn Det. KC Robinson and his 6-year-old daughter Brynlee, who were killed in a chain reaction car crash in Grayson County Monday. The City of Celina has set up a memorial site where family, friends and residents can leave flowers and notes for the family. It’s…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid disturbing new statistics from Cook Children’s on child suicides, the hospital has created a new prevention campaign after treating a record number of 43 children who attempted suicide this last month; and, last year, for the first time ever suicide was the leading cause of traumatic death at cook children’s…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A note left behind by one of two brothers involved in the gruesome murder-suicide in Allen this week detailed how easy it was to buy the guns used to kill their family before taking their own lives. 19-year old Farhan Towhid said his 21-year old brother Tanvir Towhid lied about mental…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted of crimes and could be subject to deportation. In a complaint filed with a federal court in Houston, the states contend that changes in immigration policy by President Joe Biden’s…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate has unanimously approved the Homeowners Religious Freedom Act. It provides protection for homeowners who wish to place certain religious displays in their front yard. Republican State Senator Bettencourt sponsored the bill saying too many homeowners’ associations have adopted restrictive rules that would order the removal of religious displays on…… MORE
Dallas, TX – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, in a preliminary report, says that weather-related problems were the main reason generators were knocked offline during the recent Texas winter storms. ERCOT says it found that 54% of the power outages were due to conditions like freezing lines and ice on wind turbines. 26% of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The first day of standardized testing in Texas has been canceled for thousands of students across several public school districts due to widespread technical issues. The technical glitch Tuesday morning caused a variety of problems for students taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR. Students…… MORE
