Allen (WBAP/KLIF) – A 20 year old Allen resident has been arrested for the murders of his mother and sister. The bodies of Isil Borat and Burcu Hezar were found Saturday morning in their home near the Twin Creeks Golf Club in Allen. Burak Hezar was arrested at DFW Airport, waiting for a flight to…… MORE
Texas Ends Clergy, Spiritual Advisers Ban in Death Chamber
HOUSTON (AP) – Officials have announced that Texas prisons have resumed allowing clergy as well as spiritual advisers in the death chamber, reversing a two-year ban created after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution of an inmate who had argued his religious freedom was being violated because his Buddhist spiritual adviser wouldn’t accompany him.…… MORE
Longhorn Band will be Required to Play ‘The Eyes of Texas’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The University of Texas has announced that its marching band and pep band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” school song when they return to performing. But the school will also create a new alternative band in 2022 that won’t play it. A group of athletes and students…… MORE
Over 40 Firearms Stolen From Gun Dealers in DFW
(WBAP/KLIF) — Over 40 guns were stolen from North Texas gun dealers in April. Metroplex firearms stores have been the target of break-ins over the past two weeks. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Republic Arsenal in Coppell, Elliot White Gun Company in North Richland Hills, and SK Arms in Flower Mound have…… MORE
Air Force One Subcontractor Cuts Jobs
Fort Worth (AP) – A subcontractor that was working on the new Air Force One aircraft until Boeing gave it the boot has announced it is cutting 223 jobs. GDC Technics CEO Brad Foreman said the job cuts are the direct result of Boeing’s actions. In a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission GDC said…… MORE
Two Motorists Killed By Pieces Of A Crane
Beaumont (AP) – Authorities say two men were killed when part of a crane fell on their pickup truck as it traveled on Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Stephanie Davis says the truck was traveling westbound on I-10 just southwest of Beaumont when the crane experienced “some type of…… MORE
More Vaccine Is On Its Way To Texas
Austin (AP) – State health officials say more than 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses are headed Texas’ way for next week. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday more than 708,000 first doses are headed to 928 providers in 129 Texas counties, while more than 570,000 second doses also have been ordered. About…… MORE
Guns, Drugs & Money Pouring Across the Texas Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — Customs and Border Patrol are continuing to find migrants crossing the border, along with drugs that are being smuggled. The federal government and states along the U-S-Mexico border continue to deal with a surge of migrants and asylum seekers arriving there. Texas is one of the states being impacted by the surge… and Kinney…… MORE
DPS Special Agent Shot in Haslet
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas department of public safety special agent was shot in haslet, Friday afternoon. According to officials, the shooting of the trooper occurred in the 14000 block of Mainstay Way around 2:30 PM, Friday. Police say the agent encountered a suspect at a home when he was shot and wounded. The special agent was…… MORE
Frisco ISD Plans Full-Time Virtual School to Launch for 2021-22 School Year
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)-Frisco ISD has been working over the last several months to create a permanent, full-time Virtual School to serve FISD students starting in the 2021-22 school year. Virtual class offerings for students in grades 3-12 are currently being planned to meet all grade level and graduation course requirements. “While FISD is still waiting for…… MORE
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