(WBAP/KLIF) — The heat wave is having a negative affect on Texas restaurants. Business has taken a dip for North Texas eateries, this summer, and some believe the extreme heat is to blame. The Texas Restaurant Association’s Kelsey Erickson Streufert says Texans are used to the summer heat, however after a few weeks of triple-digit…… MORE
Heat Causes Salvation Army to Run Out of Beds
(WBAP/KLIF) — An alarming trend is taking shape at area cooling centers operated by the Salvation Army of North Texas. An increasing number of families are being pushed out of their homes due to increasing costs during the heat wave. Major Paul McFarland says the trend in concerning as a number of the Salvation Army…… MORE
Deputy Acquitted in Parkland School Shooting
(WBAP/KLIF) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy has been found not guilty of failing to act during the 2018 Parkland high school massacre. Fired Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson wept as Thursday’s verdict was read. The 60-year-old was the deputy assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a shooter…… MORE
Crews from Multiple Departments Battling “Storage Fire” in Palo Pinto County
PALO PINTO COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Crews from multiple departments are making headway while battling a massive wildfire just west of Fort Worth near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto county. The “Storage Fire” is located between State Highway 16 and the popular lake destination. It’s burned about 551 acres and is about 40%…… MORE
Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private…… MORE