INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big 12 leaders held a call without Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to discuss how to keep the league’s flagship schools from bolting to the Southeastern Conference — and contingency plans to survive without them. “There was no panic,” a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on condition of…… MORE
Unvaccinated Kids Contracting COVID Delta Variant; More Republicans Now Say ‘Get the shot’
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring. But it may be too late to change the minds of many who are refusing. After months of ignoring – and, in some…… MORE
Get Ready for Triple-Digit Heat
Today, Mostly Sunny, Breezy, 97 (104) / 79, Winds S10-20 Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, Hot, 99 / 80, Winds S10-20 Sunday, Sunny, 100 / 80 Monday, Sunny, 101 / 80 Tue-Wed, Continued Sunny and hot, 100 / 101… MORE
Texas Begins Jailing Border Crossers On Trespassing Charges
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities said Thursday that at least 10 people have been jailed so far and more are expected in the coming weeks. The arrests are part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s actions that he says are needed to slow…… MORE
Illegal Immigrant Crime Continues at Texas Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — More than a million migrants have already crossed the U.S. border. The border crisis threatens the safety of both U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants. Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin details how the open border gates are effecting his community. the mayor believes that the number of migrants that will enter the country this year…… MORE
Entire Families of Illegal Immigrants Now Walking Into U.S.
(WBAP/KLIF) — There has been a steady surge of migrants crossing the southern border since President Joe Biden took office in January. Bill Melugin is in Del Rio, Texas, and says the crisis isn’t getting better. The Border Patrol is now forced to let in entire family units. A family from Haiti just walked through the open…… MORE
Quadruple East Texas Murder, A Gun Deal Gone Bad
(WBAP/KLIF) — New information was released, Thursday, about a quadruple murder near New Summerfield earlier this week. Authorities say the three men charged in the fatal shooting of four people at a home in East Texas had arranged to purchase a gun from one of the victims. However, Jesse Pawlowski, Billy Phillips and Dylan Welch…… MORE
Planning a Trip Abroad? Passports are Taking at least 3 Months if you Need a Renewal
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- If you’re planning an international trip soon, you may want to double check to see if your passport is valid. Over 3 months is what the State Department is saying it will take to get a U.S. passport due to extreme backlogs and increased desire to travel in the wake of the pandemic.…… MORE
Deadly fungus Spreading in Dallas Hospitals
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Evidence of an untreatable fungus has spread to two Dallas-area hospitals. According to U.S. health officials a cluster of 22 patients have the fungus and two were resistant to all three major classes of antifungal medications. Both those patients died. The fungus is said to be a harmful form of yeast that…… MORE
Site of Plano Home Explosion Remains Active Investigation Scene
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s not your ordinary week on Cleveland Drive in Plano. “I mean helicopters have been here overnight and their trying to get all the wreckage cleared,” said John Farley who lives several houses down from the home that exploded. “It’s just the recovery process.” Plano Fire-Rescue initially said that the explosion was…… MORE
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