NORRISTOWN, PA (KLIF/WBAP) — The sentencing hearing for Bill Cosby continues this morning in a Pennsylvania courtroom. He was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman earlier this year. The 81 year old faces anything from probation to ten years in prison for that conviction. Correspondent Bob Costantini is in the courtroom this week. He…… MORE
Study will target Dallas school students suffering from asthma
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A group of scientists will try to figure out why Dallas area school kids have higher rates of asthma than kids in the rest of the state and nation. The Dallas Morning News reports more kids are hospitalized for asthma-related symptoms in Dallas County than in other counties in the region,…… MORE
North Texas Woman Partially Paralyzed in Freak Accident During Hawaiian Honeymoon
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A GoFundMe campaign has been created for a North Texas woman who was partially paralyzed in a freak accident during her Hawaiian honeymoon earlier this month. Friends who went to the destination wedding told WFAA-TV that Nikki Lewis was on a boogie-board when a large wave slammed her head-first into the sand,…… MORE
Toothless Texas Prison Inmates Routinely Denied Dentures
HOUSTON (AP) – Inmates without teeth in Texas are routinely denied dentures because state prison policy says chewing isn’t a medical necessity and that they can eat blended food. The Houston Chronicle reports that medical providers approved 71 dentures to a state prison population of more than 149,000 in 2016. It’s a sharp decline from…… MORE
Fort Worth’s Race and Culture Task Force Draft Recomendations to Fix Racial Disparity in the City
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- At a meeting Monday night, The City of Fort Worth’s Race and Culture Task Force talked about ways they can fix problems in the city. Task Force Co-Chair Rosa Navejar says they broke up into committees, like health, housing, economic developments and more to focus on problem areas within the city. “We…… MORE
Tarrant County Leaders Push To House 100 Homeless Veterans in 100 Days
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The challenge is called 100 in 100, to get 100 homeless veterans off the streets and into homes in 100 days. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said they’re working with organizations across Continuum of Care to create a system that will provide homeless veterans a home and help them get on…… MORE
DART Adds RAil Line Service, Buses Durng State Fair
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – DART is adding rail service for the 2018 State Fair of Texas. The new schedules began Monday and run through Sunday, October 21. DART will operate a special schedule for the Red River Showdown on Saturday, October 6. Schedules will be available once the kick off time is announced. “There is always an…… MORE
2018 Governor’s Races: Is President Donald Trump Emerging As A Defining Issue?
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Governor’s races are on the ballot in 36 states this year, and the common thread running through many of them has nothing to do with state policy: It’s President Donald Trump. Most of the races expected to be competitive in November are in states where Republicans now serve as governor. Trump’s…… MORE
A Texas School District Closed Monday After a Threat on Social Media
COLUMBUS, Texas (AP) – A Texas school district is closed after a threat was made against the district on social media. The Columbus Independent School District says in a post on its website that the school will be closed Monday after the threat was discovered shortly before midnight Sunday. The nature of the threat was…… MORE
Trump, Rosenstein to Meet Thursday
(AP) – The White House says President Donald Trump and his embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein spoke on Monday and will meet Thursday at the White House amid uncertainty about Rosenstein’s fate. Thursday is the same day that Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, and a woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting…… MORE
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