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Dallas Doctor Accused of Tampering With IV Bags Remains Behind Bars

Dallas Doctor Accused of Tampering With IV Bags Remains Behind Bars

The judge in the case said there is no combination of conditions that would “reasonably ensure the safety” of the community if Dr. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr is let out on bail. Ortiz is jailed accused of injecting heart-stopping drugs into IV bags that were used on patients he was not treating at a Baylor…MORE

Dallas Mayor Launches New Youth Ticket Program

Dallas Mayor Launches New Youth Ticket Program

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson unveiled the Mayor’s Youth Sports Ticket Program on Monday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The initiative was created to welcome local youth to area professional sporting events at no charge. According to the Mayor, Dallas residents between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible to…MORE

COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Pop-Up Clinic Open in Fort Worth Today

COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Pop-Up Clinic Open in Fort Worth Today

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – State and local health officials are urging North Texans who are eligible to take advantage of a COVID-19 vaccine pop-up clinic in Fort Worth today. The clinic is part of the Texas Department of State Health Service’s education campaign at select Walmart locations. The push comes in the wake…MORE

Family of American Says He was Freed by Taliban in Swap

Family of American Says He was Freed by Taliban in Swap

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released, his family said Monday, as a Taliban drug lord jailed by the United States was also freed and returned to Kabul. Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran who had spent more than a decade in…MORE

Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation

Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter. The ruling Friday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech. But the decision…MORE