MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A Regional Infusion Center to help treat COVID-19 patients in North Texas is scheduled to open on Thursday in McKinney. The Texas Division of Emergency Management, in partnership with Baylor Scott & White Health, Collin College, and Collin County, has provided the infusion center as an additional resource for treating patients with…… MORE
Over 600 New Laws Go into Effect in Texas
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Well over 600 new laws that recently passed the State Legislature went into effect on Wednesday in the state of Texas. The new laws, include the so-called Heartbeat Bill, constitutional carry legislation, and laws that protect law enforcement. Senate Bill 8, known as “The Heartbeat Bill” bans abortion the moment a baby’s…… MORE
Wife of Candidate for Texas Governor Cleared by Blood Test
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Blood test results show that the wife of Gubernatorial candidate Allen West did not have drugs in her system the night she was arrested by Dallas Police on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated. According to court records, Angela West is no longer facing charges in the case. Dallas Police Association President Mike…… MORE
US May have to Coordinate with Taliban on ISIS
WASHINGTON (AP) – Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says it’s “possible” the U.S. will have to coordinate with the Taliban on any future counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against Islamic State militants or others. Milley spoke Wednesday at a Pentagon news conference two days after the final U.S. troops left Afghanistan…… MORE
Central Texas School District Closes for the Week After Two Teachers Die of COVID-19
WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Connally ISD has closed its schools for the week after two teachers died of COVID-19 within days of one another last week. 41-year-old Natalia Chansler, a sixth grade social studies teacher, died on Saturday August 28th. She was last on campus August 25th. 59-year-oldDavid McCormick, a seventh grade social studies teacher, died…… MORE