DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Shoppers were evacuated from NorthPark mall in Dallas Saturday afternoon, after a fire was sparked near a trash conveyer. Smoke filled a mall area on the third floor of the mall near Neiman Marcus, and fire crews were called to investigate as hundreds of shoppers stood outside waiting for the all…… MORE
Four Houston Police Officers Terminated, Following Internal Investigation
HOUSTON (AP) – Law enforcement and mental health experts say the April shooting death by Houston police of a man who was in the midst of a mental health crisis highlights the problems with having officers being the only ones who respond in such situations. The experts said Friday that the officers need better training…… MORE
Unaccompanied Children Expelled From The United States
Undated (AP) – About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum. The disclosure came Friday in the government’s appeal of an order to stop using hotels for long-term detention of children. The Trump administration has also expelled more than…… MORE
Conflicting Court Rulings On Vote-By-Mail
Austin (AP) – A Texas judge has ruled that the state’s most populous Harris County can move forward with plans to send all registered voters a mail-in ballot application for the November general election. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court dealt a blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas. A push by the state’s Democrats and some…… MORE
La Nina May Bring Drier Conditions And Drought To Texas
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal weather officials say a La Nina weather condition has formed in the Pacific. La Nina is the natural cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific Ocean, and it causes weather changes worldwide. It is the flip side of the better known El Nino. A La Nina could mean a drier U.S.…… MORE
COVID-19 Is Still Raging In Texas
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report at least 3,488 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and the deaths of 144 more people the virus sickened. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that at least 653,356 coronavirus cases have been reported since early March, as well as almost 14,000…… MORE
COVID-19 Case Numbers at SMU Continue to Rise
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- COVID-19 cases at Southern Methodist University continue to rise. On Friday, SMU announced that 17 students and one staff member had tested positive for the virus, bringing the total to 237. The university announced 103 cases in the just the past week. WFAA-TV reports that 99 people are quarantining on campus. SMU…… MORE
Improvements Coming to Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Meacham International Airport will undergo some improvements. The airport was awarded $4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for pavement improvements at the airport’s taxi-way. Aaron Barth Assistant Aviation Director at Meacham said this improvement is much needed and will reduce the pavement from cracking and chipping. “We were…… MORE
COVID-19 Restrictions Take Toll on Texas VFW Posts, Veterans
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas VFW is pushing back against Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 restrictions. VFW Posts in Texas have been shutdown for months under the Governor’s order requiring establishments that make more than 50% of revenue off alcohol to temporarily close. The restrictions are weighing heavy on veterans who frequent the posts. According to…… MORE
Governor Abbott Deploys Resources to Assist in Fighting California Wildfires
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that firefighters and support personnel from across Texas have been deployed to help combat the devastating wildfires currently impacting the state of California. According to the Governor, approximately 190 firefighters, 50 fire trucks, and 10 command vehicles from 56 fire departments in Texas were deployed to California.…… MORE
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