RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson ISD Interim Superintendent Tabitha Branum and high school and junior high principals are proposing an updated policy and guidelines for cellphone use among district students in grades 7-12. “Cellphone use among RISD secondary students during the school day has become a major issue, especially in recent years,” said Branum. “Phone use…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The specifics are still up the air, but Texas gubernatorial candidates are slated to take the stage for a debate next month. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that he accepted an invitation from Nexstar Media Group for the Texas Gubernatorial Debate to take place in the Rio Grande Valley. In…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The specifics are still up the air, but Texas gubernatorial candidates are slated to take the stage for a debate next month. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced this week that he accepted an invitation from Nexstar Media Group for the Texas Gubernatorial Debate to take place in the Rio Grande Valley. In…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A January 6th rioter from North Texas learned his fate, Tuesday. 39 year old Jason Hyland was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Tuesday, to one week in jail and $4,500 in fines and restitution for breeching the U.S. Capitol. In march, Hyland pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing…… MORE
UPDATE: A Dallas County Jury found Yaser Said Guilty in the 2008 shooting deaths of his teen daughters. The jury deliberated about 5 hours before returning the guilty verdict. Said was automatically sentenced to life without parole. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas father accused of shooting his teenage daughters to death in so-called honor…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.’s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact. It’s part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Senate…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden formally welcomed Finland and Sweden joining the NATO alliance Tuesday as he signed the instruments of ratification that delivered the U.S.’s formal backing of the Nordic nations entering the mutual defense pact. It’s part of a reshaping of the European security posture after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Senate…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Arlington ISD set up a new real-time security tracker on its website that will keep students, staff and the public in the loop before, during and after an emergency. District Superintendent Doctor Marcelo Cavazos said the system is vital to helping prevent the spreading of misinformation amid a tense situation…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two of Former President Donald Trump’s Texas allies are speaking out about the FBI raid that Trump said happened at his Mara Lago Estate. The former President announced the raid on social media on Monday night. The FBI did not immediately release details about the reported search of the Mara Lago estate.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. That’s according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. Trump says agents opened…… MORE
