Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby accused ESPN of encouraging other conferences to pick apart the league so Texas and Oklahoma can move to the Southeastern Conference more quickly and without paying a massive buyout. “I have absolute certainty that they (ESPN) have been involved in manipulating other conferences to go after our members,” Big 12…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Foundation, the first community foundation in Texas, is proud to announce it has awarded more than 300 scholarships, totaling more than $1M in support, to students pursuing their educational journey. The Dallas Foundation offers a wide array of scholarships, including school-specific scholarships, scholarships for certain areas of study, and employer-based scholarships. Upon…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police said Wednesday that a 19-year-old Dallas man was killed when he lost control of his car in Carrollton Tuesday night. According to Police, Carlos Alfredo Alas Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2600 block of E. Trinity Mills Road. Alas was racing another carload of friends westbound on…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Another Texas hospital system will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Baylor Scott & White Health say this change in policy is due to surges in delta variant cases of COVID-19 statewide. Baylor has over 40,000 full-time employees in North and Central Texas, and workers will now be required to be…… MORE
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) – Google is postponing its plans to bring most of its workers back to the office until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened in an attempt to fight the spreading Delta variant. CEO Sundar Pichai told…… MORE