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Six Dead in Allen Murder-Suicide

Six Dead in Allen Murder-Suicide

ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – Six people are dead in what is being described as a murder-suicide in Allen. According to Allen Police, the violence was limited to a single home in the 1500 bloack of Pine Bluff Drive. “The community is not in any danger,” said Sgt. John Felty. “This was isolated to this one family.”…MORE

Governor Abbott Declines to Throw First Pitch at Texas Rangers Game

Governor Abbott Declines to Throw First Pitch at Texas Rangers Game

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Rangers baseball organization on Monday, declining the invitation to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the their home opening game. The Governor cited Major League Baseball’s decision to move the MLB All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new election integrity…MORE

Garland Health Department Temporarily Closing COVID-19 Vaccination Registration Site

Garland Health Department Temporarily Closing COVID-19 Vaccination Registration Site

GARLAND  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Citing issues dealing with a high “no-show rate” during recent COVID-19 vaccination events, the Garland Health Department is temporarily closing its vaccine registration site to work through its current wait list of more than 20,000 people. In a statement, GHD said workers have attempted to contact some on the wait list…MORE

Majority Of College Athletic Directors Support Compensation For Student Athletes

Majority Of College Athletic Directors Support Compensation For Student Athletes

UNDATED (AP) – An Associated Press survey of Division I athletic directors found that nearly 73% believe allowing athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image or likeness will decrease the number of schools that have a chance to be competitive in college sports. Nearly 28% said fewer schools would be competitive. Most…MORE

Elon Musk Wants to Transform Brownsville, TX Into a City Called ‘Starbase’

Elon Musk Wants to Transform Brownsville, TX Into a City Called ‘Starbase’

Brownsville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas city was taken by surprised when Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would donate $30 million to revitalize it and its schools, after appealing to people to move there to work for SpaceX. Billionaire techie Elon Musk tweeted Friday that he was donating $20 million to schools in…MORE