(WBAP/KLIF) The DFW Salvation Army is always in need of community support. This week, they got that support from Westlake ACE Hardware with a large donation of 433 fans for families in need to help beat the Texas summer heat. Reports show that heat is a real danger for the elderly, families with young children…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 50 Houston business leaders, including the heads of some of the nation’s top oil companies, are opposing a Texas “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people – adding to an already long list of powerful and lucrative firms opposing it. In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, the leaders…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A weeks-old giraffe at the Fort Worth Zoo has been named Beltre in honor of Texas Rangers slugger Adrian Beltre and his 3,000th career hit. Zoo officials announced the name and tweeted congratulations to Beltre for his “major milestone” on Sunday, in a 10-6 loss to Baltimore. Zoo spokeswoman Avery…… MORE
OCEAN CITY (WBAP/KLIF News) — Vacationers on the Ocean City, Maryland beach found the body of a Plano woman buried in the sand Monday morning. Police received a call around 6:30 Monday morning, and first responders found 30-year-old Ashley O’Connor buried in a hole in the sand. She had been vacationing in the resort town…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The state’s so-called “campus carry” law will be expanded beginning Tuesday to also include community colleges in Texas. People with a handgun license will be allowed to carry a concealed firearm on campus, although there will be some restrictions such as in performance halls or child-care centers. The Fort Worth…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The wife and mother of a Texas man who died after a struggle with deputies in the county jail lobby have filed a federal lawsuit alleging excessive force and lack of training by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office. A Dallas County grand jury declined to indict deputies involved in the August 2015…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 50 Houston business leaders, including the heads of some of the nation’s top oil companies, are opposing a Texas “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people – adding to an already long list of powerful and lucrative firms opposing it. In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, the leaders…… MORE
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF News) – Eighteen sheriffs have signed an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let local deputies perform some of the duties currently done by federal agents. The acting director of ICE, Thomas Homan, made the announcement Monday in Grapevine. “This is demonstrating a clear commitment, strengthening public safety and upholding their promise…… MORE
(CNN) — Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director. It’s the latest high-profile departure from the Trump White House. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus resigned at the end of last week, replaced by John Kelly, whose first day is Monday. “Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House Communications Director,” White…… MORE
DENTON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Denton County jury found a former Marine guilty of murder on Monday in the road rage death of a UNT student on New Year’s Day in 2016. Eric Johnson was convicted of killing Sara Mustchlechner while she was driving a group of sorority sisters home from a party. Prosecutors said…… MORE
