TCU football coach Gary Patterson said his team is getting closer to 100 percent vaccination. The horned frogs now sit at 90-percent vaccination, according to coach Patterson. He estimated only 10 players have yet to get the vaccine, out of a 85-man rosters. Since the team arrived on campus for fall camp only one person…… MORE
PENTAGON (AP) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military doesn’t have the capacity to extend security forces beyond the Kabul airport perimeter in order to get more civilians out of Afghanistan. Afghans and aid groups say citizens are having a hard time getting past the Taliban and into the airport. The mass…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities announced on Wednesday that an arrest has been made in a shooting that triggered a statewide blue alert. A blue alert indicates that a member of law enforcement is hurt and the suspect is on the loose. On Monday night the alert went out after a Clay County Deputy was shot near…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. announced this week that it has decided to cancel the 2021 H-E-B Central Market Plano Balloon Festival that was scheduled for September 17-19. “With the continued increase in COVID cases, specifically the Delta Variant, the Festival board and staff has considered the health and safety of our…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top health…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A disabilities rights group is suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over his ban on mask requirements in schools. Disability Rights Texas filed a federal lawsuit late Monday night on behalf of 14 child plaintiffs against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath. The complaint states that the Governor’s…… MORE
PARIS, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Amid a heated battle over mask requirements at the local level, a North Texas school district has found a unique loophole in Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates. Paris ISD, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas, is now requiring masks as part of the student dress code. The district, which…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – T-Mobile says about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customer accounts’ information and just over 40 million records of former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with the company were involved in a recent data breach. T-Mobile said Wednesday that customers’ first and last names, date of birth,…… MORE
The Vatican – AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Pope Francis is adding his voice to a global campaign to overcome vaccine skepticism. He appears in a public service announcement insisting that vaccines are safe, effective and an “act of love.” During the video, Pope Francis insists that the vaccines are safe. Watch: Faced with skepticism about vaccines…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students and mask mandates are debated in various state courts, at least four school districts have already closed campuses due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The shutdowns are taking place as more school districts and communities continued this week to defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on…… MORE
