(WBAP/KLIF) — MedStar was targeted by a cyber attack at 6:30 a.m., Thursday morning, forcing the mobile healthcare provider to operate on back-up systems. MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky says after detecting the attack, they isolated connected systems to assure the breach was quarantined. The response also included manually dispatching calls over a public safety radio until…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Senator John Cornyn’s ‘Mental Health and School Safety’ bill is paying off for three North Texas school districts. Forth Worth, Farmersville and Lake Worth ISD’s will all split over $1.1million to improve school safety and mental health services. Senator Cornyn made the announcement in a press release, Thursday, and believes the funding will…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Steven Nothem was responding to assist another officer on the President George Bush Tollway when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver and killed. The community will honor the fallen officer with a series of ceremonies, beginning Sunday night with a candlelight vigil at the Carrollton Amphitheater. The family will also hold…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program. Barrett did not comment Thursday in turning away the appeal from the Brown County Taxpayers Association, which also has lost rounds in lower federal courts. The group…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Euless police arrested the man accused of making a terroristic threat against an elementary school earlier this month. 34-year-old Jerrekus Pendleton is being held in the Tarrant County Jail on a $15,000 dollar bond. Euless ISD put Oakwood Terrace Elementary on lockdown and increased security on October 5. The move…… MORE
LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned. She has bowed to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in her party obliterated her authority. Just a day earlier Truss had vowed to stay in power, saying she was “a fighter…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas Department of Transportation announced this week that it will accept shared dockless vehicle permit applications starting October 19 until November 4. Companies that offer shared dockless vehicles to rent, like electric bicycles and scooters, will be eligible to apply for a permit. “The Department of Transportation looks forward…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging a Texas man with federal hate crimes resulting in the death of one person and including an attempt to kill four others during a shooting at Omar’s Wheels and Tires, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E.…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As thousands are continuing to struggle with the impacts of inflation, the Salvation Army has teamed up with North Texas mayors to provide love and service to those in need. The partnership, announced Wednesday morning in Arlington, involves a friendly competition, as the mayors will serve as Salvation Army bell ringers. According to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — MedStar paramedics are often called out to some of the most difficult scenes involving medical emergencies. However, once each year during Halloween, EMT’s engage in a labor of love for medically challenged children. For the past nine years, Medstar has brought joy into the lives of children suffering from severe, life-altering medical challenges…… MORE
