DALLAS (AP) – Federal health officials say pregnant women should consider postponing travel to Brownsville, Texas, because of concerns about mosquitoes there spreading the Zika virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the warning Wednesday. It advises doctors to tell pregnant women and their sex partners to take precautions and to consider putting…… MORE
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Coach Charlie Strong Wants to Stay At Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas coach Charlie Strong says he wants to stay with the Longhorns and believes the school’s promise that he won’t be evaluated until after the final game of the season on Friday. Strong spoke Monday amid reports that he will be fired after his third season. But Strong said administrators have…… MORE
Waxahachie Firefighter Pleads Guilty in Hazing Case
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) – A volunteer firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a new recruit in a “rite of initiation” at a Texas firehouse has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. Prosecutors say Keith Edward Wisakowsky entered the plea Thursday in Waxahachie and received a suspended one-year jail sentence. Felony aggravated sexual assault charges were dropped against…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is returning to his native state to teach a 10-day elective course on governmental leadership at Texas A&M University. The university announced Friday that Bush’s class will begin Jan. 6 and conclude before the regular spring semester begins. He’s joining the faculty at the university’s…… MORE
Time For That Annual Fall Ritual
WASHINGTON (AP) – Get ready for the annual fall ritual of turning back your clocks by one hour, and relish that extra hour of sleep this weekend. Daylight saving time is ending and it’s back to standard time for most people in the United States. The change comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, and…… MORE
Clergy join Dakota access pipeline protestors
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of clergy of various faiths joined protests Thursday against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, singing hymns, marching and ceremonially burning a copy of a 600-year-old document. The interfaith event was organized to draw attention to the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux and push elected…… MORE
Estranged Wife of World Renowned Pianist Incompetent to Stand Trial
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Texas authorities have determined that the estranged wife of an internationally known pianist is incompetent to stand trial in the deaths of their two young daughters. A competency evaluation for 32-year-old Sonya found her unfit for trial on two counts of capital murder, and a judge Monday committed her to…… MORE
School Bus Videos Show Cars, DART Bus Passing When Stop Sign is Out
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – In order to get a Driver License, people are supposed to know what that eight-sided red sign with the word “STOP” in the middle means. But as a video released by Dallas County Schools shows, many people choose to ignore that flashing red sign when it’s deployed by school buses. The…… MORE
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Governor Orders Overhaul of DPS
Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott says he has ordered the head of the Department of Family and Protective Services to take immediate action to improve the way the agency operates. The length of time kids have spent in psychiatric facilities has increased over the past seven years. The Department of Family and Protective…… MORE
