WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. is “very, very ready” for whatever the new Coronavirus threat brings. He has put Vice President Mike Pence in charge of overseeing the nation’s response, working with the government’s top health authorities. Trump has been pushing back against criticism that his administration isn’t doing enough to…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A massive recruiting event for any veteran, unemployed or employed, will be held Thursday, February 27th, from 11am to 3pm. Adam O’Toole with Recruitmilitary hopes to connect corporate America, with America’s veterans. “They recognize that hiring a military veteran is a smart choice they recognize the work ethic the attention to detail so…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The University of North Texas has been forced to cancel a spring study abroad trip to China due to the Coronavirus. But other current student abroad programs in countries such as Italy and Japan are still on going. Leigh Anne Gullett with the university says they will continue to monitor the situation closely.…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Veterans and volunteers worked together Wednesday to construct a replica of a well known memorial. ‘The Wall That Heals’ is a replica version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. that travels the country. The wall bears the names of the 58,276 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. It will be…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Mesquite family is hoping a bone marrow drive hosted by Medstar on Friday will help their child in the fight of his life. 9-year-old Darian is in need of a miracle. He’s battling sickle cell disease which comes with debilitating symptoms such as chronic pain, infection and fatigue. A…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference on Wednesday. The session comes a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S. Trump says representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will join him. Trump and…… MORE
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Everyone ganged up on Bernie Sanders during the latest Democratic presidential debate. But Mike Bloomberg didn’t get away unscathed. Elizabeth Warren struggled to differentiate herself from Sanders. And moderate Democrats still can’t seem to agree on a strategy to slow the front-runner’s momentum. Democrats on Tuesday held their final debate before…… MORE
Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A settlement has been reached with a Mansfield teacher who alleged that she was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation in 2017. Art teacher Stacy Bailey will get a letter of recommendation and a 100-thousand dollar payment. She was removed from her classroom for showing students at an Arlington elementary…… MORE
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A lecturer at Harvard Law School says an investigation by 39 states leaves Juul Labs with little choice but to change its marketing practices. James Tierney said Tuesday that “when you see these kinds of numbers, it means they’re in a world of hurt.” Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and…… MORE
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Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – There was a controversial vote taken by the Fort Worth ISD Board last night; one that makes the first zoning change in 20 years. Dozens of families from South Hills Elementary are against moving students from high-performing McClean Middle School to the lower performing Rosemont Middle School, where a massive fight…… MORE
