WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court said Tuesday that the administration likely violated federal law in its…… MORE
COVID-19 Infusion Center Opens in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A state-funded Regional Infusion Center has been established at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth for those individuals with COVID-19 who are 12 years of age or older. To qualify for COVID-19 therapeutics, a patient must be referred by a health care provider. The goal is to limit the number of…… MORE
Kemp ISD to be Closed for Three Days
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – All Kemp ISD campuses will be closed Wednesday, August 25th through Friday, August 27th, 2021. School will resume on Monday, August 30th, 2021. Students will not be held responsible for instruction during this closure. Extra-curricular activities at the Junior High are cancelled during the closure. High School extra-curricular events and practices will…… MORE
Biden says US Pullout on Track to Meet Deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says forces are on track to leave Afghanistan by his self-imposed August 31 deadline but it will depend on Taliban cooperation. In an address to the nation Tuesday, the president said he is pushing U.S. forces to leave “the sooner the better” due to increasing threats from ISIS-K and…… MORE
City of Plano Looks to Fill Public Safety Job Openings
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Plano is working to fill dozens of public safety jobs. The plan to hire more than 20 employees comes amid a national staffing shortage across multiple industries. The open jobs include 19 dispatcher/call taker positions at Public Safety Communications. “Like everyone else, we are needing some good people,” said Plano Public…… MORE