(WBAP/KLIF) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will begin fully funding the SNAP program immediately, following a court ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island ordering the Trump administration to fund it. According to Patrick Penn with NBC News, Deputy Undersecretary of the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Patrick Penn says states…… MORE
Marshawn Kneeland of the Cowboys dead at age 24
DE Edge Rusher, Marshawn Kneeland has died at age 24. The death involving a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound apperars to have come after state troopers attempted to make a vehicle stop of Kneeland’s vehicle on the Dallas North Tollway near Keller Springs Road. Texas state police report a pursuit was initiated, then stopped when troopers…… MORE
Free Meds in North Texas
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Some measure of new hope is available, as rent, utility and food expenses keep rising in North Texas. St. Vincent de Paul still providing, as it has since 2018, free prescriptions to those who have no health insurance. An uptick in requests for help is expected as SNAP benefits, or federal…… MORE
FAA to Reduce Air Traffic by 10% at Nation’s Busiest Airports
(WBAP/KLIF) — AP — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown. The agency is confronting staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid, with some calling out of work during…… MORE
Free Meds for Uninsured North Texans
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – As federal food assistance more widely known as “SNAP benefits” is withheld at best; frozen long term a possibility as well, North Texans are expected to place higher demand on a pharmacy that offers free medication, to those who have no insurance. The St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy opened in 2018…… MORE