BONHAM (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Bonham Independent School District canceled school for the rest of the week through Tuesday, January 23rd, amid a widespread flu outbreak among staff and students. According to a statement on its Facebook page, the district said it’s going to disinfect the campuses and buses, in an effort to increase the health and…… MORE
Experts Say Despite Freezing Temperatures, Texas’ Energy Grid is Fine
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As temperatures hover below freezing tonight, Texas is on track to set another record for energy use. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ Leslie Sopko said while they’re expecting demand to increase dramatically overnight, resident shouldn’t worry about the possibility of a blackout. “At this time, we do have sufficient…… MORE
California Couple Accused of Torturing Their Kids Had Ties to North Texas
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A California couple that was arrested for allegedly torturing their 13 children had roots in North Texas. Online records show, David and Anna Turpin, had once lived in Fort Worth and Rio Vista. Police arrested the couple after it was discovered that their children had been held captive in a filthy home,…… MORE
Outside Firm to Investigate Dallas County HR Policy Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County is planning on bringing in an outside law firm to investigate its policies on how it’s Human Resources Department handles sexual misconduct allegations against county employees. The investigation was prompted by sexual abuse and harassment accusations against former Dallas County Health Director Zach Thompson, who was fired after the allegations…… MORE
Human Trafficking Awareness Month Sheds Light on Growing Problem in Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month and child advocates are trying to raise awareness about the growing problem in Texas. According the statistics from the University of Texas at Austin, there were 79,000 minor and youth victims of sex trafficking in 2016. Dr. Bob Sanborn with Children at Risk said the problem…… MORE
Perfectionism Affecting Students at Alarming Rate
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The struggle to be perfect may be adversly affecting college students, and social media is partially to blame. Those are the findings of a new study from the UK. Researchers looked at more than 40,000 students from the United States, Canada and Great Britain. They found that since 1989, socially prescribed perfectionism, or the perception…… MORE
Icy Conditions Force Houston Airport to Cancel Hundreds of Flights
DALLAS (AP) – Hundreds of flights have been canceled in Texas and schools shuttered as frigid conditions have iced over roadways and sleet and freezing rain are forecast for some regions. Flights into Houston and other metro airports like San Antonio were canceled Tuesday as temperatures fell into the teens in many areas. The National…… MORE
Two Years, 6 Billion Emojis. A lot of Data
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — Would you believe more women than men use emojis on Twitter? Probably. A new report, recently released by Brandwatch, shows a lot more than that, though, about emojis. The company took every emoji tweeted during a two year span and broke down the demographics of the data by things like gender, location, time…… MORE
Hackers hit Jason’s Deli; customers urged to check credit card records
DALLAS [WBAP/KLIF News] — If you’ve eaten at a Jason’s Deli lately you should check your credit card records. 164 Jason’s Deli locations may have been hit by a data breach and as many as two million credit and debit card numbers may have been stolen. A news release from the company headquarters in Beaumont,…… MORE
North Texas Mostly Dodges Bullet
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) Meteorologist Brad Barton says much of the sleet and snow forecast for our area thankfully missed the mark. But, he says, we’re not out of the woods just yet. Brad sat down with Dave to discuss what’s ahead. Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2018… MORE
There is no custom code to display.
