DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – United Way Denton County is sounding the alarm about an exponential rise in homelessness. The push is based on data collected from the county’s data and the 2022 Point In Time count, an annual national census of the homeless. The organization’s Olivia Mata Williams points to one specific factor that…… MORE
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Britain Mourns Queen Elizabeth as Charles Becomes King
LONDON (AP) — Bells tolled across Britain on Friday and mourners flocked to palace gates to honor Queen Elizabeth II as the country prepared for a new age under a new king. Around the world, her exceptional reign was commemorated, celebrated and debated. King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned…… MORE
Governor Abbott ‘Outraged’ Over Gang Related Shooting in Uvalde
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Uvalde police took four suspects in custody in connection to a gang-related shooting at a city park Thursday eveing. Officers responded to calls of a shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park at about 5:30pm where two victims were shot. According to KSAT in San Antonio, the victims were a 22-year-old and a juvenile.…… MORE
Uvalde Police Respond to a Shooting
(WBAP/KLIF) — UPDATE 9:46 pm — Uvalde police have four suspects in custody in connection to a gang-related shooting at a city park. Officers responded to calls of a shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park at about 5:30pm where two victims were shot. According to KSAT in San Antonio, the victims were a 22-year-old and a…… MORE
Trump Documents Probe: US is Appealing Special Master Ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s decision to name an independent arbiter to review records seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The department has also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to put on hold her directive prohibiting it from using the seized records for investigative…… MORE
Texas Leaders Reflect on Life of Queen Elizabeth II
(WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas residents, and local leaders, reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. “Laura and I were honored to have known Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit.,” said former President George W. Bush in a statement posted by the George W.…… MORE
Texas Leaders Reflect on Life of Queen Elizabeth II
(WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas residents, and local leaders, reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. “Laura and I were honored to have known Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit,” said former President George W. Bush in a statement posted by the George W.…… MORE
Doctors Link COVID Spike to Start of School
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An increase in COVID positivity tests in Dallas County has Parkland Health officials encouraging those eligible to receive the vaccine now that students and teachers have returned to the classroom. The latest spike in COVID cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), directly correlates to the time children…… MORE
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96
LONDON – Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died. She was 96. Elizabeth spent more than seven decades on the throne as the U.K. rebuilt from war, lost an empire, transformed its economy and both entered and left the European Union. She was a constant presence, the only monarch most Britons…… MORE
Steve Bannon Surrenders in NY Court in Wall Donor Case
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered to authorities in New York court on Thursday. He’s expected to face charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. An earlier federal prosecution on similar charges ended before trial when Trump pardoned Bannon. In that…… MORE
