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Fort Worth Police Investigating Large Party Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Fort Worth Police Investigating Large Party Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating and looking into if any criminal charges need to be made after seeing a photo of a large party on social media. Officer Jimmy Pollozani said officers also responded to multiple loud music complaints at the venue where the gatherings were held, but they were unable to…MORE

Historic War Planes Flyover North Texas to Salute Local Heroes

Historic War Planes Flyover North Texas to Salute Local Heroes

ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) – Addison’s Cavanaugh Flight Museum hosted a flyover on Friday featuring its historic war birds to pay tribute to first responders and medical workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The planes, which consisted of a Beach Starship, a B-25 Mitchell, a T-34, and others, passed by teams of police and firefighters in their vehicles before…MORE

Governor Abbott Suspends In-Person Visitations in Jails

Governor Abbott Suspends In-Person Visitations in Jails

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Friday suspending in-person visitations in all county and municipal jails in the state of Texas. According to the Governor, the restriction does not apply to visitation by an attorney meeting with a client or a religious leader or member of the clergy. “Jails have shown…MORE

Trump Calls on Churches to Reopen this Weekend

Trump Calls on Churches to Reopen this Weekend

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of the coronavirus. He says: “Today I’m identifying houses of worship – churches, synagogues and mosques – as essential places that provide essential services.”…MORE

Texas Supreme Court Justice has COVID-19

Texas Supreme Court Justice has COVID-19

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas Supreme Court Justice has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 63 year old Justice Debra Lehrmann is the highest ranking state official known to have contracted COVID-19. Justice Lehrmann says she and her husband, Greg, tested positive after showing symptoms last week. She insists the two of them have strictly…MORE

A Collin County court has held what may be the first trial of its kind

A Collin County court has held what may be the first trial of its kind

Dallas (AP) – A court in the Dallas suburbs this week held what is believed to be the first American jury trial conducted over online video. The civil proceeding Monday in a Collin County court was an non-binding, abbreviated trial in a lawsuit over a disputed insurance claim. It serves as an experiment in restarting…MORE

Eviction moratorium extended in Dallas County

Eviction moratorium extended in Dallas County

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Justices of the Peace have temporarily stopped some eviction proceedings until the middle of June. The moratorium applies to eviction proceedings filed after March 27. The earliest any of those eviction cases will be heard will be June 15. That’s when state rules will allow courts to re-open to hear…MORE

TSA to increase airport security checks

TSA to increase airport security checks

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, which checks passengers and luggage at airports unveiled some new security rules Thursday, but the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security indicated more may be coming. Chad Wolf told reporters while inspecting security at Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport, TSA may start checking temperatures and running thermal…MORE

Dallas County Jail sued to release inmates

Dallas County Jail sued to release inmates

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A group of local civil rights and faith leaders has filed a class-action lawsuit seeking an end to what it says are worsening conditions inside the Dallas County Jail. The lawsuit calls for the release of what it says are some 1800 medically vulnerable inmates whose lives are threatened by COVID-19. The…MORE

AMBER ALERT: Tarrant County Sherrif’s Office Searching for One-year Old Girl

AMBER ALERT: Tarrant County Sherrif’s Office Searching for One-year Old Girl

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Tarrant County sheriff’s office is searching for Ayalah Bratcher. She is being described as a 11 months old white girl,  1 ft 6 in tall, weighing 20 lbs, with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a purple/pink onesie with flowers. Ayalah has pierced ears, an abdominal scar, and an active feeding…MORE