(WBAP/KLIF) — Hurricane Ida is flooding North Texas with storm evacuees. Hundreds of families seeking shelter from the category 4 hurricane have filled North Texas hotels to wait out the storm. One marine family is staying at the Embassy Suites in North Dallas. Ethan Fought says his family left their home and all their belongings to…… MORE
North Texas Volunteers Head to Louisiana to Assist with Aftermath of Hurricane Ida
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Volunteers from North Texas are headed east to respond to the impacts of hurricane Ida, which made landfall in Southeastern Louisiana Sunday afternoon. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards called Hurricane Ida historic. “This is one of the strongest storms to make landfall here in modern times,” the Governor said. John Hall, with…… MORE
Suspect Shot after Plano Police say he Opened Fire Inside Police Headquarters
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A man was hospitalized Sunday after Police said her opened fire inside Plano Police Headquarters. According to Police, Officers responded to a Meet Complainant incident in front of the Plano Police Department Headquarters on 14th Street. The incident described a male, wearing a black shirt and mask, who was behaving erratically. Police said…… MORE
Masks In School Cases Will Be Settled In Court
Washington (AP) – The often-heated debate over whether returning students should wear masks in their classrooms has moved from school boards to courtrooms. In at least 14 states including Texas, lawsuits have been filed either for or against masks in schools. In some Republican-led states, normally rule-enforcing school administrators are finding themselves fighting state leaders.…… MORE
COVID-19 Is Swamping Health Investigators
Undated (AP) – Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections, and carry out contact tracing efforts that were once seen as a pillar in the nation’s pandemic response. States are hiring new staff and seeking volunteers to bolster the ranks of contact…… MORE