SOUTHLAKE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Controversy continues at the Carroll Independent School District, now that the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights found the district violated students’ civil rights. The three-year investigation was sparked by complaints by four students and parents of discrimination due to race, gender and sexual orientation. ACLU attorney Chloe Kempf…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Collin County in North Texas, from 6:17 pm through 7:00 pm CDT. A tornado watch remains in effect for much of North Texas moving east through 10:00 pm tonight. For more information: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33.18800898984645&lon=-96.5724274245678… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – New rules go into effect August 01, 2024 for those traveling with their dogs or attempting to bring a new adoptee back home to the United States. Importation rules from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been through many changes…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service of Fort Worth issues a tornado watch for much of North and Central Texas through 10 pm this/Wednesday evening. Hazardous weather may additionally be generated in the next several days as a new system makes it’s way from west to east. Damaging winds, hail up to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely. The order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday had been expected in light of still unresolved issues in the case and because Trump is…… MORE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire. The deal would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people across the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu began signaling there were…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – One year to the day that a lone gunman killed eight people at the Allen Premium Outlets, a memorial in honor of their lives is on display. The structure, which was unveiled Monday morning, sits at the northwest interior section of the mall and includes eight wind chimes to honor…… MORE
JOHNSON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas community is mourning the death of a child who was killed in a flash flood that tore through rural Burleson on Sunday. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said dispatch got a 911 call about a family of three seen in a car that was stuck in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April, adding a modest 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to take a bigger toll on the world’s largest economy. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s hiring gain was down sharply from the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — In 2021 President Joe Biden designated Juneteenth as a national holiday, realizing the efforts of Fort Worth resident Opal Lee. Now, the 97-year-old has been selected to be one of 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announced Friday by the White House. Lee is best known for her decades-long campaign to…… MORE
