AZLE, Texas (AP) – Officials say that a high school student and his father were killed over the weekend when their small plane crashed in North Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration said that a single-engine Aeronca 7AC crashed just before 9 a.m. Saturday near Azle, northwest of Fort Worth. The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Republicans are bringing back their voting bill with no changes as some Democrats returned to the Capitol for the first time since ending their holdout. It was clear during a House hearing Monday that the bill is on track to become law after Democrats’ 38-day walkout. Dozens of people showed…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A Denton diner is closing its doors at the end of this month due to concerns over Covid-19. “Legends Diner” first made headlines for a sign threatening to charge customers if they complained about wearing masks. Co-owner Wayne Lacombe said he and his wife, a retired RN, decided it’s not worth the risk…… MORE
If you’re going to catch a ride on DART don’t forget to grab your mask. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a Security Directive requiring face masks be worn during all public transit. The directive will run through January of next year. TSA says the mandate is to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. DART vehicles…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Starting Thursday the Plano ISD will join the list of other schools across the state that are defying a no mask mandate issued by Governor Greg Abbott. Plano board members voted 6-1 to require students, staff and visitors to wear masks in school buildings and on school-provided transportation. The vote was taken…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have released the dash cam and body cam footage of the arrest of Angela West, wife of Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Lt. Col. Allen West. Following his wife’s DWI arrest on Friday in Dallas, West called the actions of the department “wrongful” and “corrupt.” Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia defended his…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A local non-profit group is reaching out to Afghan refugees who arrive in North Texas as the United States evacuates American Embassy workers and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan. The Group DFW Afghan Unity is standing by to help refugees. “We were informed that there are some already arrived to the DFW area,”…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The COVID-19 third dose, booster vaccinations are now available at all Tarrant County Public Health vaccination clinics for those who are immunocompromised. Vaccinations can be administered as soon as 28 days after the second dose in either the Moderna or the now fully approved Pfizer vaccine. The FDA announced on Aug. 18 that…… MORE
Germany’s top military commander says he believes that about 5,000 people are waiting at the Kabul airport to be flown out. Gen. Eberhard Zorn said Monday the figure has declined from about 7,000 at the weekend. Zorn said he couldn’t say what proportion of people at the airport are children or families. But he said…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. It’s the first COVID vaccine to be fully cleared in the United States since the race to combat the pandemic began last year. The FDA said the vaccine is still available for…… MORE
