Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton Police are investigating a weekend late night murder. A little before 11:00 PM Saturday they were called to the 200 block of South Bonnie Brae Street where they found a man with a gunshot wound. He died a short time later in a local hospital. Denton Police describe the victim as…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police officer was shot Saturday night by a wanted felon who later killed himself. It began on South Westmoreland Road when officers tried to stop a man they knew was wanted for at least two felonies. He fled, driving the wrong way up Westmoreland until he crashed into another vehicle.…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police announce the arrests of three people in connection with the shooting deaths of two men May 15th at 9199 Bruton Road. Two victims were found dead of their wounds in a parking lot; 17 year old Jason Baez, and 21 year old Cristian Marmolejo. Police say they’ve arrested 18…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – In Dallas, 214 new cases of Covid 19, and 6 deaths believed caused or related to it are reported. The daily average of new cases and deaths from last week appear to be dropping. Tarrant County reports one death and 84 new cases of Covid 19; the second consecutive day of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a lower-court ruling that allowed vote-by-mail by voters concerned with catching the new coronavirus at polling places. Justices issued the stay late Friday at the request of the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton. The attorney general petitioned the court Wednesday for the…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) – A person briefed on the matter says Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant. The person says company officials visited Tulsa in the past week and were shown two sites. It wasn’t clear if there were any other finalists in the mix. The…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County has reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two weeks. 199 new cases Friday, first time it’s dipped below 200 a day since May 2nd. The county has been averaging about 250 a day. The bad news is Dallas County reported five more deaths. Tarrant County reported…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Local leaders along Texas’ border with Mexico are asking Governor Greg Abbott to delay letting more businesses reopen next week. Health officials in El Paso say they’re worried about relaxing lockdown measures after COVID-19 cases in El Paso surged by 60% in the past two weeks. Abbott is set to announce Monday…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Traffic is increasing in DFW as Texas slowly re-opens its businesses. Traffic Carma reports there were about 33% more people driving around the metroplex during the week than there were the week before. That works out to a 7% increase in morning rush hour traffic, and a 23% increase in afternoon traffic.… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, a new mysterious illness believed to be linked to COVID-19 has surfaced. Health experts are describing it as a Kawasaki-like disease which causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body. While COVID-19 has a severe effect mainly on the older population, this primarily effects children. “Another reminder that this…… MORE
