DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Authorities are still sifting through the remnants of the home of the man responsible for a mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night where at least 58 people were killed and at least 500 injured. The shooter, identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, shot and killed himself as police stormed through the door of…… MORE
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Las Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock: What We Know
(CNN) — The man police say killed at least 58 people on the Las Vegas Strip was a retired accountant who enjoyed playing $100-a-hand poker, his brother says. Here’s what else we know about Stephen Paddock, the assailant in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. • He was 64 years old and lived in Mesquite,…… MORE
Texas Gives Houston $50 Million to Help Recover From Hurricane Harvey
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Houston hopes to remove debris from Hurricane Harvey within 3 months and the state of Texas has given them the support to be able to accomplish that goal. Governor Greg Abbott has given Houston $50 million from the state’s “Disaster Relief Fund”. “This is what the state of Texas is for and…… MORE
State Fair of Texas Kicks Off in Dallas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The State Fair of Texas is officially underway and millions of people are expected to attend over the next three-and-a-half weeks. 2.4 million people attended the Fair last year and spent a record $56 million dollars on food and rides. This year is no different except for the fact that a fatal accident after a ride…… MORE
Price Out as HHS Secretary After Private Plane Scandal
(CNN) — President Donald Trump accepted the resignation of Tom Price, the embattled health and human services secretary, Friday in the midst of a scandal over his use of private planes. Price’s departure came as he’s being investigated by the department’s inspector general for using private jets for multiple government business trips, even to fly…… MORE
Two Richardson ISD Students Punished For Posting Racial Meme Against Rival Football Team on Social Media
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two schools in the Richardson Independent School District came together in a show of unity this week after two students posted racially insensitive photos on social media. This week was “rivalry week” between J.J. Pearce and Richardson High Schools. District spokesperson Chris Moore said two J.J. Pearce students posted images online with…… MORE
Price in Trump’s Crosshairs as Expensive Travel Scrutinized
(CNN) — The White House said Thursday it was considering adopting new oversight of administration officials’ use of private planes as President Donald Trump’s health boss — who announced he would pay back the government for only part of his series of charter flights — finds his job in jeopardy. Trump has fumed about Health and Human…… MORE
Several Children Injured After Car Crash At Frisco Daycare
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Several children were injured at a daycare in Frisco after a car reportedly crashed into a fence. It happened at the Primrose School of Frisco near Teal Parkway and Main Street around 5 p.m. Thursday. The Frisco Police Department’s Colby Hill said that multiple children were taken to the hospital. The severity of…… MORE
McKinney ISD Hit With Complaint Over Prayer at Employee Assembly
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A complaint has been filed against the McKinney Independent School District over a prayer that took place at a staff meeting last month. The meeting was held at the Prestonwood Baptist Church; a tradition that has lasted a decade. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation said Superintendent Rick McDaniel stepped over the line when he…… MORE
Whataburger Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Accusations of Discriminatory Hiring Practices
SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Whataburger on behalf of a former manager in Tallahassee, Florida. An attorney for the EEOC said Vanessa Burrous, a white woman, was pressured by upper management to only hire white employees. According to the lawsuit, Burrous was directed to “review the…… MORE
