New York (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. government says it has approved the first new applicants in several years to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that President Trump violated federal law in the way he…… MORE
The federal government has created a website to help people find shots in their areas: https://www.vaccines.gov/ Dallas County Health Department Vaccination HERE. Garland County Health Department Vaccination HERE. Tarrant County Health Department Vaccination HERE. Collin County Health Department Vaccination HERE. Denton County Health Department Vaccination HERE. Texas Department of State Health Services HERE. UT Southwestern…… MORE
NASHVILLE – (WBAP/KLIF)- Federal agents have searched the home of a possible person or people of interest, wanted for the apparently purposeful bombing Christmas Day morning in downtown Nashville. Motive remains to be determined and announced, but the blast did blow out communications equipment and particularly hard hit was the AT&T communications center, with…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)-To improve trail safety and emergency access, the City of Plano is implementing a trail marker system that will aid first responders in the event of an emergency. Emergency response teams will now be able to determine exactly where on a trail they need to respond and how to best access that location. Signs…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the number of North Texans who are in need amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to spike, local non profits and businesses are doing everything they can to help provide a lifeline for struggling families. Today, Thursday December 17, the North Texas Food Bank has joined forces with Sammons Enterprises…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – In the past year, there has been a surge of interest among U.S. religious groups in the concept of racism-linked reparations. It’s particularly notable among long-established Protestant denominations that were active during the era of slavery. In one example, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas is pledging $13 million while acknowledging that…… MORE
CHICAGO (AP) – The Trump administration is poised to carry out five more executions before Joe Biden’s inauguration, starting with a former Texas street-gang member for the 1999 slaying of a young religious couple. President Donald Trump has overseen the resumption of federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. Forty-year-old Brandon Bernard would become the ninth…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court in New Orleans will next month reconsider a ruling that struck down a Texas law banning a common second-trimester abortion procedure. The Texas law used the non-medical term “dismemberment abortion” to describe the procedure. Abortion rights groups say the procedure is known as dilation and evacuation and…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have arrested a suspect for a spree of apparently random murders. Jeremy Harris is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s father in Celina, then killing three men in Dallas during a series of drive-by shootings. According to detectives none of the three knew the others, or Harris, or Harris’ girlfriend’s father.…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Two people tell The Associated Press that the FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton committed crimes in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor. The people have knowledge of the investigation and insisted on anonymity to discuss it because the probe is ongoing. They say federal agents…… MORE
