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Fort Worth Public Library Launches Program to Help Fort Worth Educators

Fort Worth Public Library Launches Program to Help Fort Worth Educators

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-  The Fort Worth Public Library is offering new Educator Cards to teachers and homeschool instructors. This special card is offered to educators who teach for an independent school district, private or charter schools, or in homeschools settings. This is a way to give all educators, even if they don’t live inside city…MORE

TCU Football is 90 Percent Vaccinated

TCU Football is 90 Percent Vaccinated

TCU football coach Gary Patterson said his team is getting closer to 100 percent vaccination.  The horned frogs now sit at 90-percent vaccination, according to coach Patterson. He estimated only 10 players have yet to get the vaccine, out of a 85-man rosters.  Since the team arrived on campus for fall camp only one person…MORE

US Troops can’t Escort Afghans to Kabul Airport

US Troops can’t Escort Afghans to Kabul Airport

PENTAGON (AP) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military doesn’t have the capacity to extend security forces beyond the Kabul airport perimeter in order to get more civilians out of Afghanistan. Afghans and aid groups say citizens are having a hard time getting past the Taliban and into the airport. The mass…MORE

Suspect in Shooting that Prompted Blue Alert Arrested in Arlington

Suspect in Shooting that Prompted Blue Alert Arrested in Arlington

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities announced on Wednesday that an arrest has been made in a shooting that triggered a statewide blue alert. A blue alert indicates that a member of law enforcement is hurt and the suspect is on the loose. On Monday night the alert went out after a Clay County Deputy was shot near…MORE

COVID Concerns Prompt Cancellation of Plano Balloon Festival

COVID Concerns Prompt Cancellation of Plano Balloon Festival

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. announced this week that it has decided to cancel the 2021 H-E-B Central Market Plano Balloon Festival that was scheduled for September 17-19. “With the continued increase in COVID cases, specifically the Delta Variant, the Festival board and staff has considered the health and safety of our…MORE