SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF) – A branch of the U.S. Department of Education is launching a civil rights investigation in the Carroll ISD. “We can confirm that OCR has opened three investigations at the Carroll Independent School District into allegations related to discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or sex,” said a spokesperson for the education…… MORE
SHERMAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The economy in Sherman will get a massive boost thanks to Dallas-based Texas Instruments. Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that TI selected the North Texas city as the location for four new semiconductor chip manufacturing plants. The new fabrication facilities will manufacture 300-mm semiconductor wafers with construction of the first two…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A majority of Americans support the US Supreme court upholding its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion. A new ABC News / Washington Post poll finds that 60% percent of Americans say Roe v. Wade should be upheld, while 27% say it should be overturned. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Health and Human Services plans to resume vaccination efforts at Fair Park to offer free Covid-19 and Flu vaccines to Dallas County residents. “Fair Park has become a well-known vaccination site in Dallas County,” said Dr. Philip Huang, DCHHS Director. “Since the CDC has approved vaccinations for children 5-11 and…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A doctor linked to a an ivermectin lawsuit in Fort Worth has resigned just days after being suspended from a HOuston hospital. Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, an Ear, Nose & Throat doctor in private practice, had privileges at Houston Methodist was suspended Friday for spreading “harmful information about covid-18 and vaccines,” according…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — One of the 18 older women a man is charged with killing in the Dallas area over a two-year span ran a restaurant in Vietnam before leaving on a helicopter as Saigon fell and was a generous person who loved giving people $2 bills, her son-in-law testified Tuesday. “My mother-in-law was a hoot. She…… MORE
The Irving Police Department is still searching for Tammy Guadalupe Ferguson, a 16-year old Hispanic female with intellectual disabilities. Tammy left her residence in the 2300 block of Cartwright St. by walking out of the home between 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 13 and 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 14. Police say they don’t usually…… MORE
Three local infrastructure projects are receiving millions of dollars in grant money. According to Senator John Cornyn, several entities in the Greater Dallas area were awarded three Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grants, or RAISE grants, totaling $21,118,080. The grants are meant to encourage investment in road, rail, transit, and port projects. The…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The list of candidates challenging Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s re-election bid continues to grow. State Representative Michelle Beckley of Carrollton announced that’s she’s running for the seat Tuesday morning. Beckley said her top priorities would be expanding Medicaid, fixing issues with the state’s beleaguered power grid and fully funding public education.…… MORE
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