KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The Taliban say they have seized the last province not in their control after their blitz through Afghanistan last month. They overran forces who had opposed their takeover. According to witnesses, thousands of Taliban fighters charged into eight districts of Panjshir province overnight. A Taliban spokesman confirmed Monday that the province…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth ISD is now having to deal with thousands of students in quarantine. More than 5,000 students and teachers in the school district are having to stay home after being exposed to COVID-19. Over the past week, some 72 district staff and more than 450 kids tested positive for the corona virus.…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Opponents of a sweeping Republican elections overhaul in Texas filed a lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott before he had even signed the changes into law. A broad coalition of voting rights attorneys, disability rights groups, and faith-based organizations filed lawsuits Friday over the far-reaching voting bill in Texas known as Senate Bill…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A state judge has shielded Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits allowed by a new state abortion law. The Texas “Heartbeat Law”, which took effect Wednesday, allows anyone anywhere to sue anyone connected to an abortion in which cardiac activity was detected in the embryo. However, state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a temporary…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A court strikes down the mask mandate of a North Texas school district. The 141st District Court in Tarrant County issued a temporary injunction against Fort Worth ISD for issuing a mask mandate in defiance of Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order. The court ruled, Friday, that the district cannot require students and faculty to…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Dallas announced this week that it has transitioned to virtual learning in an effort to curb a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Officials with the University said that at least 25 students tested positive for COVID since Monday. “We anticipate more will be coming in for testing in the next few…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for the public’s help identifying an individual suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail against a church near the Capitol Complex in Austin. According to DPS, the man approached the church at 13th Street and Lavaca Street on August 31, between 1 and 1:30 a.m. and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A 40 year veteran of Dallas Fire Rescue is the first Dallas firefighter to die from COVID-19. According to DFR, 62-year-old David Leos passed away on Thursday afternoon after being hospitalized with COVID since mid-July. His family said he wasn’t vaccinated for the virus. Leos leaves behind a wife, eight children, and…… MORE
The General Motors plant in Arlington will remain open… The global shortage of computer chips is causing many automakers to temporarily close factories. GM recently announced that it would pause production at eight North American plants during the next two weeks, including two that make the company’s top-selling pickup truck. Ford will also stop making…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Fire Department continues to provide assistance in the southern part of Louisiana in the aftermath of Ida, which made landfall on Sunday as a category 4 hurricane. Fort Worth firefighters, and others from across North Texas, are part of a statewide task force providing recovery help to Louisiana.…… MORE
