Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A school bus crashed on a rural southeast Texas road Friday afternoon, killing an adult bus aide, and injuring the driver and three students; one of them seriously. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the Hempstead School District bus was carrying four students and two adults when it rolled over about…… MORE
New York (WBAP/KLIF) – A rare copy of the first Superman comic book has been sold for more than two and a half million dollars. The seller, a Houston resident, bought it in 1979 from the original owner who paid ten cents for it in 1939. The new owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, paid…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb threats at schools around the country Friday as officials assured parents the viral posts were not considered credible. The posts circulating online warned that multiple schools would receive shooting and bomb threats. The threats had many…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) A federal appeals court panel has ruled that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger private employers can take effect. Friday’s 2-1 ruling from a panel of judges on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower-court ruling that had paused the requirement. Republican-led states and conservative groups are challenging the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The CEO of Dallas based Southwest Airlines has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after testifying before Congress. “Although testing negative multiple times prior to the Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, Gary tested positive for COVID-19 after returning home, experiencing mild symptoms, and taking a PCR test,” read a statement from Southwest. “Gary is doing well and currently…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is reporting record job numbers. Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Workforce Commission announced on Friday, that the Texas labor market has reached 12,998,200 total nonagricultural jobs in November 2021, surpassing its previous pre-pandemic employment high of 12,970,000 jobs in February 2020. “Texas continues to reach unprecedented milestones thanks to our unwavering…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — All of the U.S. military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, officials said, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service. On Thursday, the Marine Corps said it has discharged 103 Marines so…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Two Dallas area high school football coaches are playing for state championships, Saturday. Duncanville head coach Reginald Samples is a legend in North Texas high school football, where he coached Jason Todd, who is the head coach at South Oak Cliff. Todd played for Samples at Lincoln high and later joined his coaching…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Heartbeat Bill is officially in the hands of a federal appeals court. The Supreme Court has returned a lawsuit over Texas’ six-week abortion ban to a federal appeals court that has twice allowed the law to stay in effect. Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday signed the court’s order that granted the request…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The cause of death has been determined for victims of the Astroworld tragedy. The 10 people who lost their lives in a massive crowd surge at the Astroworld Music Festival in Houston died from compression asphyxia. That’s the findings from medical examiners with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. Experts announced…… MORE
