By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas office of Attorney General wins another round in court in it’s efforts to keep in place concertina, or razor wire, on the banks of the Rio Grande. It was placed by Texas with the stated intent of stopping the illegal…… MORE
Southwest Airlines and its Pilots Union Reach New Preliminary Labor Deal
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Southwest Airlines and its pilots’ union reached a new preliminary labor agreement this week after years of negotiations. The five-year deal is worth about $12 billion. Raises are expected to match increases of 40% or more over four years that pilots at other airlines are getting. “This AIP comes after…… MORE
DFW Murder Rate Headed in Two Different Directions
(WBAP/KLIF) — The murder rate in two major North Texas cities heading in opposite directions. Dallas-Fort Worth has seen a dramatic drop in violent crime as Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia and Fort Worth’s Neil Noakes have implemented aggressive crime reduction plans. However, homicides in the City of Dallas have jumped 10% over last year…… MORE
Colorado Supreme Court Removes Trump from Ballot
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain…… MORE
Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Over New Texas Border Law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges to order them to leave the country. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Austin, came less than 24 hours after Republican…… MORE
New Details in Gruesome Hit-and-Run, White Settlement PD Says Intoxicated Man Had Victim’s Body in Passenger Seat
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – White Settlement police released new details about a gruesome hit-and-run crash involving an intoxicated man who drove around with the victim’s lifeless body in the car over the weekend. Investigators believe 31-year-old Nestor Lujan Flores of Arlington initially hit the unidentified victim in Dallas Saturday night. According to a…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Hit With $140 Million Fine for December 2022 Travel Debacle
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays. Most of the settlement will go toward compensating future…… MORE
Santa’s Reindeer will need some Rain Gear here
WBAP WX CENTER FCST: 12-19-23 TODAY…SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND MILD.. HIGH NEAR 59 WINDS SOUTHEAST 15-20 MPH AND GUSTY TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY AND COOL.. LOWS 42-46 TOMORROW…PARTLY CLOUDY, BREEZY, WARM AND HUMID.. HIGH NEAR 65 / LOW NEAR 54 WINDS SOUTH 15-20 MPH AND GUSTY THURSDAY…CLOUDY, BREEZY, WARM…… MORE
Abbott Signs Border Bills into Law
BROWNSVILLE, Tex (AP) – Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.…… MORE
Trump Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Review Gag Order
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the full federal appeals court in Washington to review a gag order restricting the former president’s speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election. The request Monday follows a decision by a three-judge panel of the appeals court that upheld but…… MORE
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