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Abortion Clinics Lose in Texas Supreme Court

Abortion Clinics Lose in Texas Supreme Court

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s most restrictive abortion law is all but over. It comes after the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ended what little path forward clinics had under a federal lawsuit to stop the law known as Senate Bill 8. The law bans abortion after…MORE

Prosper Nurse Jailed, Accused of Falsifying Do-Not Resuscitate Form

Prosper Nurse Jailed, Accused of Falsifying Do-Not Resuscitate Form

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A registered nurse in Prosper is behind bars, accused of falsifying a do-not resuscitate form while providing hospice care. According to the Plano Police Department, 60-year-old Pamela Eyambe is the owner of ‘Peaceful Touch Hospice Care,’ and is the subject of a death investigation in Plano. Eyambe has been charged with tampering…MORE

Texas Clinics’ Lawsuit Over Abortion Ban ‘Effectively Over’

Texas Clinics’ Lawsuit Over Abortion Ban ‘Effectively Over’

Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s most restrictive abortion law is all but over. It comes after the Texas Supreme Court on Friday ended what little path forward clinics had under a federal lawsuit to stop the law known as Senate Bill 8. The…MORE

TODAY: Winter Weather Advisory from 6AM – 6PM

TODAY: Winter Weather Advisory from 6AM – 6PM

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for parts of North and Central Texas from 6 AM to 6 PM CST Friday. Sleet and snow accumulations of a few tenths of an inch with isolated up to half an inch. Localized snow totals of 1-2 inches are possible near the Red River. Ice accumulations of…MORE

OVERNIGHT: Home Explosion Near White Rock Lake; Status of Occupants Unknown

OVERNIGHT: Home Explosion Near White Rock Lake; Status of Occupants Unknown

UPDATE: 6:17AM 3/11/22 Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An explosion and subsequent fire at a home near White Rock Lake in Dallas overnight caused significant damage to a home on San Leandro Drive near Lakeland Drive. Dallas Fire Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans says the home suffered a partial roof collapse and that people are known to be…MORE

Gas Drops to Under $4.00 at a RaceTrac in Far North Texas Overnight

Gas Drops to Under $4.00 at a RaceTrac in Far North Texas Overnight

Addison, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A little bit of a reprieve at the gas pump in the Addison area this morning. Motorists have been feeling the pain at the pump for several weeks amid supply chain shortages. That pain worsened almost immediately after President Biden banned Russian oil imports on Tuesday. Gas at the RaceRrac on…MORE

Smollett Declines to Speak at Sentencing in Staged Attack

Smollett Declines to Speak at Sentencing in Staged Attack

CHICAGO (AP) – Jussie Smollett has decided not to make a statement at his sentencing hearing for lying to police in a racist and homophobic attack that he staged himself. Smollett said he agreed Thursday with his attorney’s advice to remain quiet. Special prosecutor Dan Webb is seeking incarceration for Smollett. Webb also sought $130,000…MORE

Democratic Runoff Set Up in Texas Attorney General Race

Democratic Runoff Set Up in Texas Attorney General Race

HOUSTON (AP) – Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt has suspended his campaign for Texas attorney general. Merritt’s Thursday announcement sets up a May runoff between the Democratic primary’s top vote-getter, Rochelle Garza, and former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski. Merritt acknowledged during a news conference in Houston that as a ballot recount continues from last…MORE