AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Rangers to launch an investigation into reports of sexual misconduct and inappropriate relationships by state employees at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. In a letter to the Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McGraw issued Wednesday, Abbott called the allegations reprehensible and called for more…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A Texas police officer who was fatally shot last week has been remembered as a compassionate man who loved being a police officer and a father. A funeral was held Wednesday for San Marcos Officer Kenneth Copeland, who was killed Dec. 4 while serving a warrant on a domestic violence suspect.…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump, eyeing his first major legislative victory, made his closing argument Wednesday on a tax package that negotiators on Capitol Hill are “days away” from passing. “As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive tax cut for the everyday working American families who are the backbone and the heartbeat of our country,”…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Southeast Dallas community is coming to the aid of a local charity that saw dozens of its donated Christmas gifts for needy children destroyed by a fire. The 2-alarm blaze at the Asante Apartments Tuesday morning forced the cancellation of a charity event that was to be held by the…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (KLIF/WBAP) — Grand Prairie’s IKEA is now open for business. Crews opened the doors at the store, on State Highway 161 and Mayfield Road, at 9 a.m. Wednesday. But that’s not when shoppers first arrived, though. Several people started camping out at the store on Monday, because the first 47 people in line were given a $379…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says the rest of the country should follow Texas’ lead and ban so-called “sanctuary cities.” That’s in spite of the fact that the law the state passed in order to do that, SB 4, is still being challenged in Federal court. SB 4 gives local law enforcement…… MORE
DALLAS (KLIF/WBAP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates Wednesday afternoon, after a two day meeting. They’re trying to control growth in the economy by raising the interest rate another half percent. This is the third straight time the Fed will raise the interest rate. What does this mean for you and…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) DART is adding even more armed guards to its bus and rail network. The agency’s board of directors authorized $1.7 Million dollars to pay for an additional 30 armed guards. The goal is to provide 100% coverage on all dart trains and buses by the Spring of 2018. Meantime, work continues to install…… MORE
Alabama (WBAP/KLIF) – Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race marked by sexual misconduct accusations against Republican candidate Roy Moore. The stunning upset makes Jones the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate…… MORE
Cedar Hill, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas firefighter is facing a charge of Intoxication Manslaughter stemming from a rollover crash in Cedar Hill that killed an 18-year-old and her unborn baby. The Dallas Fire Department said it has placed 45-year-old Horace Shaw III on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. The Cedar Hill Police Department’s Lieutenant Colin…… MORE
