Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Want to go to a Dallas Cowboys game this upcoming season? You’ll have to pay a lot more. Twenty-six percent more according to a survey done by Vivid Seats and published in the Dallas Business Journal. The ticket re-seller says $208 is the average ticket price for a 2017 game. But, the…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
The feds have detained the survivors of a weekend human smuggling tragedy in San Antonio
San Antonio (AP) – U.S. authorities have detained 13 immigrants who were found inside the sweltering trailer of an 18 wheeler in San Antonio as potential witnesses in the resulting criminal investigation. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in San Antonio says the 13 survivors are now in federal custody. The tractor-trailer was found…… MORE
A school district swim coach has been indicted in a student drowning
Southlake (WBAP/KLIF) – A 49 year old swimming coach for the Carroll ISD has been indicted on criminal charges growing out of last year’s death of a 13 year old girl. The girl drowned during practice at the Carroll ISD Aquatics Center in Southlake. Tracey Boyd is charged with criminal negligence for abandoning or endangering…… MORE
Two horses have been killed in a southeast Dallas barn fire
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two horses died in an early Thursday morning barn fire in southeast Dallas. The blaze was reported by passers-by who saw the barn burning near Prairie Creek Road and St. Augustine Drive. Firefighters managed to get more than a dozen horses out of their stalls, but two were later found dead inside…… MORE
Red Cross Offering Gift Cards to Curb “Critical Blood Shortage”
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Red Cross says they’re experiencing a critical blood shortage and need more people to donate. Jan Hale is with the Red Cross — she says they were already low on blood before summer came, which is typically a slow time of year when it comes to blood donations. “Blood supply…… MORE
Nearly 150 Allegedly Mistreated Animals Seized in North Texas This Week
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s been a busy week for animal rights-oriented groups in North Texas. Nearly 150 allegedly cruelly treated animals have been seized in the region this week. On Tuesday, the Humane Society of North Texas and Keller Police seized over 100 animals were taken from a home on Anita Avenue. Police were…… MORE
Bill further limiting abortion providers clears Texas Senate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Cities and counties in Texas couldn’t partner with abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood under a bill approved by the Republican-controlled state Senate. The measure cleared the chamber 21-10 on Wednesday, after first hitting the floor in a post-midnight session. Approval came less than a week after Planned Parenthood and others…… MORE
First 2017 Texas case of local Zika transmission reported
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials have reported what they believe to be the state’s first case this year of local Zika virus transmission. A statement Wednesday by the Texas Department of State Health Services says the person hasn’t traveled outside his home area recently, so the virus was probably transmitted by a mosquito…… MORE
Texas Senate Approves Tougher Mail-In Voter Fraud Penalties
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved a bill increasing criminal penalties for stealing someone else’s mail-in ballot. It’s part of an attempt to curb absentee voting fraud. Gov. Greg Abbott convened a special legislative session to tackle a number of conservative priorities, including mail-in voter fraud. Disabled Texans, or those 65 or…… MORE
US Senate Rejects Full Obamacare Repeal Without Replacement
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-run Senate has rejected a GOP proposal to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law and give Congress two years to devise a replacement. Seven Republicans joined all Democrats Wednesday in a 45-55 vote defeating the plan. It was the second self-inflicted setback the GOP has suffered this week in trying to…… MORE
