DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Congressman Michael Burgess is helping in recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria. He just returned from a trip to San Juan, where he worked with doctors at several of the hospitals. On Thursday, the Congressman took the time to chat with Dave & Amy about how recovery in the region is going so…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF, News) – Governor Greg Abbott is putting Texans in congress on blast, saying they need to get “stiff spines” when it comes to fighting for federal hurricane relief. Abbott told the Houston Chronicle that he’s disappointed that a majority of Texas delegates are set to vote for a bill that would split 36…… MORE
By SCHUYLER DIXON DALLAS (AP) – Dirk Nowitzki just wants to have fun while joining Kobe Bryant as the only players to spend 20 seasons with a single NBA franchise. For the big German, that means helping the Dallas Mavericks make the playoffs. Even better, the 13-time All-Star would love to win a series or…… MORE
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) – Dallas Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson won’t be prosecuted over a Fourth of July parking dispute in which he was accused of brandishing a rifle and threatening tailgaters. A Collin County grand jury has declined to indict Wilson, who was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — More details have been released about a strip club murder Wednesday morning. The Dallas Police Department has released a video showing a white Cadillac circling the parking lot and under the club’s awning, and driving past the car where the victim was sitting. Also in the video, which can be seen…… MORE
(CNN) — US President Donald Trump has “lit the wick of the war” against North Korea, a Russian state news agency quoted North Korea’s foreign minister as saying on Wednesday. The statement follows weeks of escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States, fueled by Pyongyang’s repeated nuclear tests and Trump’s tough talk. Speaking…… MORE
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – The 19-year-old Texas Tech University student charged with murder in the shooting death of a campus police officer used a gun he brought into the police station. A Texas Tech spokesman confirmed Wednesday that Hollis Daniels did not use a police department gun in the shooting of Officer Floyd East Jr.…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The attorney for the mother of a missing three-year-old Richardson girl said his client is hopeful for her daughter’s return. Sherin Mathews was last seen Saturday when her father put her in an alley around 3 a.m. as punishment for not drinking her milk. Attorney Kent Starr said Sini Mathews, who…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) North Texas Congressman Michael C. Burgess has issued his concerns regarding the current healthcare crisis in Puerto Rico. The former medical doctor and current Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Heath issued a statement Wednesday saying, “I am deeply concerned about the medical system in Puerto Rico as it recovers…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF News) – A local Hispanic leader is calling on the Rockwall Police Department to review its policy on deadly force following a fatal officer-involved shooting last month. Police said Jose Felix Reyes Junior rammed his vehicle into two patrol cars during a domestic violence call before he was shot and killed by police. The…… MORE
