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
Allen Community Mourns Loss of Freshman Football Coach
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Allen community is mourning the loss of a football coach who died weeks after his wife said he was hospitalized for COVID-19 and pneumonia. James Shillam was a Freshman Football Coach at Allen High School. His wife said on social media earlier this month he had been put on ventilator with pneumonia…… MORE
Glen McCurley Changes Plea to Guilty in Carla Walker Cold Case Murder Trial
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An unexpected turn of events upended the capital murder trial for the man accused in the 1974 kidnapping and murder of 17-year-old Carla Walker. After two days of testimony in a Tarrant County courtroom, 78-year-old Glen McCurley changed his plea to guilty and waived his right to a jury trial Tuesday…… MORE
G-7 Leaders Press Biden on Afghanistan Deadline; Taliban Insists Airlifts Stop
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden and fellow Group of 7 leaders met virtually on Tuesday as leaders of some of the major industrialized democracies were expected to press Biden to extend the U.S military presence in Afghanistan beyond the Aug. 31 evacuation deadline. The meeting comes amid widespread unhappiness among some of the U.S.…… MORE
‘No Blindsiding,’ Hochul Vows, as she Takes New York’s Helm
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York on Tuesday, vowing to bring new energy and urgency to solving immense challenges as she took over an administration criticized for inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in office. The Democrat and former member of Congress from Western New York…… MORE