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Granbury ISD Teacher Resigns After 12-Year-Old Student Suffers Third-Degree Burns During Science Experiment

Granbury ISD Teacher Resigns After 12-Year-Old Student Suffers Third-Degree Burns During Science Experiment

GRANBURY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Hood County District Attorney’s Office could soon be investigating a science experiment gone wrong at Granbury Middle School last Friday. A teacher has resigned after a 12-year-old student suffered third-degree burns during the incident and underwent treatments at North Texas hospital. In a statement on Twitter, Granbury Independent School…MORE

Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case

Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case

DOVER, Del. (AP) – Closing arguments are underway in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case. A Delaware judge must decide whether to approve a reorganization plan the BSA negotiated over the past two years. It would establish a $2.6 billion trust fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually…MORE

Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case

Closing Arguments Begin in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Case

DOVER, Del. (AP) – Closing arguments are underway in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case. A Delaware judge must decide whether to approve a reorganization plan the BSA negotiated over the past two years. It would establish a $2.6 billion trust fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually…MORE

Governor Abbott Announces Deterrents at the Southern Border

Governor Abbott Announces Deterrents at the Southern Border

WESLACO (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Wednesday, made the first of a series of announcement on the state’s border security efforts in light of the Biden Administration’s elimination of Title 42 in late May. The public health policy allowed the U.S. to directly expel migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an attempt to…MORE

Garth Brooks Announces Tour Stop in Arlington

Garth Brooks Announces Tour Stop in Arlington

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Country music superstar Garth Brooks will headline AT&T Stadium in Arlington for the first time ever this summer. Brooks announced the show on social media Wednesday morning. The last time Brooks headlined a concert in the metroplex was in 2015 when he played at the American Airlines Center. The show is set…MORE

President Biden Extends Freeze on Student Loan Payments

President Biden Extends Freeze on Student Loan Payments

(WBAP/KLIF) – President Biden announced on Wednesday that his administration is extending a moratorium on student loans during the COVID pandemic. The freeze is now extended through August 31. Before Wednesday’s announcement, student loan payments were scheduled to resume May 1. Copyright 2022. WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.MORE

US Charges Russian Oligarch, Dismantles Cybercrime Operation

US Charges Russian Oligarch, Dismantles Cybercrime Operation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it had charged a Russian oligarch with sanctions violations and that officials have dismantled a cybercrime operation controlled by a Russian military intelligence agency. The case against against Konstantin Malofeyev accuses him of trying to evade earlier Treasury Department sanctions by seeking to secretly acquire media…MORE

Deliveries by Drone to Ramp Up in North Texas

Deliveries by Drone to Ramp Up in North Texas

Walgreens and Google’s ‘Wing’ have teamed up to offer door-to-door delivery service in Little Elm and Frisco, according to the Dallas Morning News. Expansion to other cities will depend on the success of the launch. Meantime, a company called ‘Flytrex’ has started making deliveries from restaurants connected to Dallas-based Brinker International. Chili’s and Maggiano’s are…MORE

Wind Advisory in Effect Until Noon; Fire Weather Watch Continues

Wind Advisory in Effect Until Noon; Fire Weather Watch Continues

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY * WHAT…North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph   expected. * WHERE…Portions of north central, northeast and south central   Texas. * WHEN…Until noon CDT today. * IMPACTS…Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the   wind. Driving on area roadways may…MORE