FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A North Texas bus driver and bus attendant have resigned after they overlooked a 5-year-old special needs student who sat strapped in his bus seat for five hours. Fort Worth school district spokesman Clint Bond says the bus stopped at an elementary school on Oct. 15 where the attendant should…… MORE
Millions of Texans have early voted
Austin (AP) – More than 4.3 million Texans have cast early ballots for Tuesday’s election in the state’s 30 largest counties alone. That’s within striking distance of the total number of ballots cast statewide during the last midterm elections in 2014. Secretary of State data through Thursday includes counties that are home to nearly 80…… MORE
Border wall contract awarded in Texas
McAllen (AP) – Federal authorities have awarded a $145 million contract to a Texas company to build six miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Friday that SLSCO will begin construction of an 18-foot reinforced concrete levee wall in February in the agency’s McAllen…… MORE
Caravan Migrants File Suit Against President Trump and Others
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON D C – (WBAP/KLIF) – Six of the Central American migrants in a varying group of several thousand walking to the United States in hopes of filing asylum claims have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and their children against President Trump,…… MORE
New Business in Flower Mound Will Bring over 600 jobs
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A new business is coming to Flower Mound bringing 650 new jobs. Thirty One Gifts is known for personalizing gifts such as bags , accessories and decorations. CEO Cindy Monroe said they’re opening a 651,000 square foot national distribution center in Denton County. “We’re really excited because we feel like Flower Mound is such a good…… MORE
Dallas and Louisiana Police Work together to find Suspect Related to Multiple Sexual Assaults
Dallas Deputy Chief Thomas Castro says the sexual assaults that happened near the Galleria and Lake Highlands may be related to two other assaults in Bossier City, Louisiana. “This man knocks on doors, solicits you to work, displays a weapon, forces himself in and sexually assaults the women,” Castro said. The man is about 16-19…… MORE
Carroll ISD School Board Heard Parents Concerns Over Racist Video Posted on Social Media by Students
SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Parents in Southlake voiced their concerns at a special Carroll ISD board meeting Friday over how it handled a racist video involving a handful of students. The video was posted on social media last weekend and showed a group of girls chanting the N-word repeatedly. Celia McEelvey’s child attends school in the…… MORE
Boston Marathon Bomber’s Friend Deported From TX To Kazakhstan
DALLAS (AP) – Immigration officials say a college friend of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been deported to his native Kazakhstan after he was convicted of concealing evidence in the case. Dias Kadyrbayev was sentenced in 2015 to six years in prison for removing items from Tsarnaev’s dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth,…… MORE
AA Sued Over Claims it Failed to Protect a Passenger in an Alleged Drunken Sexual Assault
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Colorado woman has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines alleging that it over-served a drunk passenger who raped her during a flight. The woman, Aubrey Lane, claims American “failed in its duty to protect her and other passengers by allowing a visibly drunk man to board a June 16, 2017…… MORE
NASCAR’s Joey Logano Talks ‘Intexticated’ Driving With High Schoolers
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – With the big NASCAR race in town this weekend, many NASCAR drivers are taking part in a few community events. Driver Joey Logano will talk to a group of Northwest High School students about the dangers of distracted driving this morning at Texas Motor Speedway. It’s part of Triple A’s ‘Don’t…… MORE
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