Dallas Independent School District’s Food and Child Nutrition Service officially kicked off the Summer Meal Program Tuesday, to provide free meals to children and youth 18 years and younger at participating sites throughout Dallas. More than 200 Dallas ISD schools are offering students free breakfast and lunch over the summer. All families have to do is…… MORE
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Plano Police Investigating a Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Plano Police Department is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting. It happened Monday around 4:25 p.m. at a Quick Trip near the intersection of Preston Road and Spring Creek Parkway. An officer was pumping gas when a car crashed into a pickup at a nearby pump. The woman who was driving jumped…… MORE
Manhunt for Escaped Inmate Underway in Ellis County
ELLIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A manhunt is underway for an inmate who has escaped from the Ellis County Jail Monday. Authorities are searching for 67-year-old David Weldon Rowe, who was being held for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, evading arrest and disorderly conduct. Investigators said Rowe was on a supervised work detail near Lone…… MORE
President H.W. Bush Celebrates 93rd Birthday
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) – Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 93rd birthday with family on the Maine coast. Bush was planning a low-key celebration Monday with his wife, Barbara Bush, and other family members at their summer home in Kennebunkport. She turned 92 last week. The former president was hospitalized in the spring…… MORE
Governor Abbott Signs Texas’ $217B budget, Cuts $120M with Vetoes
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a 2018-2019 state budget worth around $217 billion, but vetoed about $120 million in planned expenditures. Squeezed by the oil price slump, the budget includes funding increases for the state’s beleaguered child welfare system and $800 million for border security. Abbott signed the budget…… MORE