UPDATED 8/14/21 @ 2:59P.M. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s civil protection agency says at least 227 killed, hundreds injured and missing, in earthquake. (Copyright 2021, The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) ======== PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Haiti just days before a tropical storm is expected to make landfall, killing…… MORE
Folk Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith Dies
Nashville (AP) – Nanci Griffith, a Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68. Her management company says Griffith died Friday. Gold Mountain Entertainment did not provide a cause of death. Griffith, who often wove into her songs social commentary…… MORE
Cruise Ship Heads For Galveston With COVID On Board
Galveston (AP) – A Carnival cruise ship on which 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week is now headed back to Galveston. The Belize Tourism Board said in a statement the positive cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival…… MORE
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered (40%) showers and storms. High: 94. Winds: NE 5-10. SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with spotty (20%) showers or storms. Low: 76. Winds: NE 5-10. SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered (40%) showers and storms. High: 91. Winds: NE 5-10.… MORE
Kraft-Heinz Garland Announces Campus Expansion, Higher Wages, More Amenities
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Kraft Heinz-Garland announces new initiatives and is expanding their facility, adding new programs, offering higher wages, and new renovations to the building. Kraft-Heinz is pivoting to create a multi-function manufacturing campus amd extend employment oppurtunities to attract both blue-collar and white-collar talent. “As we continue our improvements to the facility, we hope to make…… MORE
Arlington ISD Threatens to Sue Governor Abbott
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Independent School District is concerned for the health of their students, staff, and visitors on campus. Kecia Mays, President of Arlington I-S-D’s Board of Trustees, says “one of the tools we have – the mask – has been taken away as an option to mandate.” Mays says the legal action…… MORE
First Forces Arrive in Kabul to Evacuate American Diplomats and Allies
UPDATE SATURDAY AUGUST 14, 2021: The White House announces President Biden authorizes an additional one thousand U S Troops for deployment to Afghanistan, as Taliban fighters continue to gain control of the majority of Afghan territory. The American troops will ensure what Biden calls an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel. U…… MORE
TEA Refrains from Public Health Guidance while Legal Battles over Masks Play Out
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency is keeping quiet in the debate over masks between state and local leaders. In light of the current legal battle over whether or not local governments and school districts can require masks, the TEA said on Thursday that it’s holding off on issuing any more public health guidance…… MORE
2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Generates $5.5M for Momentous Institute
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salesmanship Club Charitable Golf of Dallas announced this week that the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson raised $5.5 million for Momentous Institute in its inaugural year at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney. The Salesmanship Club said that the net proceeds reflect tremendous support even though COVID-19 protocols limited crowd capacity to 25%…… MORE
Garland Police Make Arrest in Triple Murder Case, Two Suspects Still At Large
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police are crediting surveillance video with helping detectives make an arrest in a triple murder this week. Three men were shot and killed outside the Orchard Hills Apartment on West Kingsley and Saturn Roads on Monday. 25-year-old Maria Fernanda Molina was arrested and charged with capital murder and is being held…… MORE
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