PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano ISD is making changes to its stadium bag policy to better protect students and fans. According to the district, the are new policies are meant to to promote the safety and security of Plano ISD students and visitors by limiting the size and type of bags that spectators can bring in.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- One of the largest North Texas health care providers takes action to fight the nation-wide opioid crisis. Medical City Healthcare’s efforts to reduce the opioid crisis have paid off with a 21% decrease in opioid prescriptions in North Texas. They’ve developed a three-pronged approach to tackle this issue. With the first phase, Physicians…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF News) – In conjunction with the numerous ceremonies across North Texas honoring the almost 3,000 people who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the 18th anniversary, the Communities Foundation of Texas is celebrating its annual Freedom Day. Sejal Desai with CFT said volunteers will spend Wednesday working various service projects across…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to “never forget” and rising attention to the terror attacks’ extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims’ relatives is expected at ground zero Wednesday. President Donald Trump is scheduled to join an observance at the Pentagon. pic.twitter.com/WqBj8iMQhx — Donald J. Trump…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The US is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by video conference. The court, or “soft-sided” facility as U.S. officials call it, is scheduled to begin operations…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — The head of Texas’ prison system acknowledged during a court hearing Tuesday that state officials violated the settlement of a lawsuit over oppressive heat faced by some prisoners. Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, testified that mistakes were made by his agency as some inmates were put…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Tarrant County Jury has found Terry Wayne King II guilty of attempted aggravated kidnapping and serious bodily injury to a child for attacking a 12 year old girl while she was on her way to the school bus stop in Fort Worth in April 2018. The now 14-year-old Dorika Uwimana was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines employees could be compensated for the Boeing 737 Max groundings. But exactly when that would happen is up in the air, unlike the planes themselves. The industry wide groundings followed two deadly crashes overseas. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said this week in a company wide email that he’s looking at ways…… MORE
