TYLER, Texas (AP) — A jury sentenced a former Texas nurse to death Wednesday for killing four patients by injecting air into their arteries after heart surgery. The Smith County jury deliberated about two hours before condemning William George Davis to death. The 37-year-old Hallsville man’s sentence will be automatically appealed. The sentence came a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF/AP) – Twenty-One Republican State Attorneys General have sent a letter to President Joe Biden criticizing his Covid-19 vaccination mandate for federal contractors. The letter sent Wednesday, is signed by Attorneys General from Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, Alaska and other states. They say the mandate “stands on shaky legal ground” and is confusing to contractors and…… MORE
[WBAP/KLIF News] Dallas – If you’ve recently driven by the entrance to Dallas Love Field at Cedar Springs and West Mockingbird, you may have noticed a new piece of art that welcomes travelers at the airport entrance. It’s called the “Love Bird” and was created by Portland artist Ed Carpenter. Love Field Communications Manager Chris…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council voted to approve two long standing items during Wednesday’s meeting. The council approved a parental leave policy that allows city employees to take up to six weeks of paid time off after the birth or adoption of their child. The policy doesn’t apply to elected officials. Dallas joins…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Commissioners voted on Wednesday to approve the allocation of $2.3 million following a settlement between the State of Texas and pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. The settlement comes as marketing practices across the pharmaceutical industry is blamed for a jump in prescription drug overdoses. “Dallas County, like so many communities…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s office has a warning to auto thieves: Don’t steal vehicles in Tarrant County. Law enforcement here has a new way to fight auto crimes. Zane Reid, assistant criminal district attorney in Tarrant County, has been appointed to work with the TarrantRegional Auto Crimes Task Force and…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An 11-year-old boy was killed when he was hit by a car as he and two other children tried to cross Loop 820 Tuesday evening. Fort Worth Police said the trio attempted to cross at Camp Bowie Boulevard around 5:45 p.m. One of the children sustained minor injuries and was…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A woman and her boyfriend have been arrested in the death of the woman’s 8-year-old son, whose skeletal remains were found inside a Houston-area apartment with three surviving but apparently abandoned siblings. Brian W. Coulter, the boyfriend of the dead child’s mother, was charged Tuesday with murder. The mother, Gloria Y. Williams,…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Some institutions of higher learning that have contracts with the federal government have mandated COVID vaccinations for all employees, as per a new vaccination strategy laid out by President Joe Biden in early September. But, according to the Texas Tribune, many public universities in Texas are still reviewing the federal order, while…… MORE
MAGNOLIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Texas school district’s enforcement of a grooming policy that prohibits boys from having long hair. Chief U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal’s ruling on Monday came days after seven students, ages 7 to 17, sued the Magnolia Independent School District alleging gender discrimination over the…… MORE
