Allen, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Allen police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 16-year old girl. Police say Lois Mackey was last seen about 9 p.m. Saturday. She is described as black, 5-5 and about 215 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. she may have a brown rolling duffel bag. **Missing juvenile**…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A monthlong standoff by Texas Democrats who left the state to block a GOP voting bill is inching closer to ending. Several holdouts returned Monday and put Republicans on the brink of having enough lawmakers to push forward once again with an election overhaul. This as Democrats won a temporary restraining…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are investigating the cause of a rollover crash last night at Great Trinity Forest near Jim Miller. The crash killed one adult and injured 3 children, all of whom were ejected from the vehicle. Police say the vehicle went out of control, into a culvert and flipped several times. The…… MORE
Gov. Greg Abbott appealed for out-of-state help Monday to fight the third wave of COVID-19 in Texas. The request came as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents to accommodate their COVID-19 overflow. Private hospitals in the county already were requiring their staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Meantime, the Dallas school district announced…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – More North Texas school districts announced plans on Monday to offer virtual learning for students under 12 who aren’t eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccines. Richardson ISD and Plano ISD join Frisco ISD in offering a virtual learning option for students in early learning through 6th grade. “Until a vaccine is widely…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by September 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. That deadline could be pushed up if the vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in his…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Independent School District plans to violate Governor Abbott’s order that stops schools from requiring masks. According to the DFW Hospital Council, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, especially among children, continues to rise in North Texas. Because of that, Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced on Monday that he…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Many health care facilities are facing staff shortages amid a surge of Covid-19 hospitalizations, according to the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council. President and CEO Stephen Love said health care workers have been at this for 18 months and are tired. He told WFAA-TV that in many situations, hospitals are having to deal with health…… MORE
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes. But the mandatory requirement has opened the door for those opposed to getting the vaccine to cheat the system, according…… MORE
WAXAHACHIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Waxahachie community is mourning the death of a local teen after a car crash claimed her life and left five others seriously injured. The Texas Department of Public Safety said 16-year-old Titiana Errisuriz was driving and lost control of the car, missed a curve and hit a culvert at 122 Shoreside…… MORE
