FRISCO, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday Frisco ISD held an emergency meeting where it spent more than two hours in executive session discussing whether to accept Paxton’s settlement or not. Ultimately, they decided in a six to zero vote to authorize the district’s attorneys to start negotiations with Paxton’s office. Paxton’s lawsuit cites a…… MORE
Biden Uses Feisty State of the Union to Contrast With Trump, Sell Voters on a Second Term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has turned his State of the Union speech into an animated argument for a second term as he laces into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad. Biden delivered broadsides Thursday at “my predecessor” without mentioning Trump by name,…… MORE
23 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested Outside General Dynamics Plant; Garland
GARLAND – (WBAP/KLIF) – 23 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in connection with a demonstration Thursday morning outside the Garland General Dynamics plant. The protesters say General Dynamics is making bombs and bomb parts that are being used in Gaza by Israel in it’s war with Hamas. Police spokesman Pedro Barineau says the demonstration was peaceful,…… MORE
Garland Police Department Sees Recruiting Success
GARLAND – (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police report success not seen in 30 years time with the number of potential police officers recruited in their current training; another civil service exam for interested parties will be held on April the 6th. Spokesman Matt Pesta says recruiting efforts including social media ads, in-person visits to schools and…… MORE
Uvalde Probe Concludes Police Made ‘Many Failures’ in Shooting Response
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Uvalde police made “many failures” when responding to a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school in 2022, the investigator who led the city’s probe of its local officers said Thursday. The report for the Uvalde City Council on Thursday is just one of…… MORE