WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for President Donald Trump’s Senate trial. In a letter Friday to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she has asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the floor…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In advance of expected severe weather later today, Governor Greg Abbott raised the state operations center to Level III (or increased readiness), form Level IV (normal). Severe weather and tornadic activity is forecast to impact the eastern half of the state. An active weather pattern will bring some showers and thunderstorms into…… MORE
Grapevine, TX (WBAP/KLIF) Police are seeing an increase in the number of cell phone number thefts. Criminals convince a wireless carrier to transfer the victim’s phone number to a new phone and company. From there, scammers can gain access to all of the Apps and accounts stored on the victim’s phone, and can have all…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A lawyer says the mother of a Fort Worth woman fatally shot by a police officer has died in the house where her daughter was killed. Attorney Lee Merritt says Yolanda Carr passed away Thursday morning in her Fort Worth home. A city police officer shot Atatiana Jefferson in the…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- As tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue, rumors are circulating about an upcoming military draft. The U.S. Army Recruiting Command and the Selected Services are quashing these claims. The selected services tweeted that it’s not contacting anyone regarding a draft and to disregard any texts about it. University of North Texas Political…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson officially released a report from Task Force on Safe Communities on Thursday. The Mayor called for the task force amid rising violent crime last year. The Mayors Task Force on Safe Communities report challenges us to do more to address the conditions that foster violent crime and to…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Military officials visit North Texas, looking to replace its helicopter fleet across all branches. Fort Worth-based Bell Aerospace company demonstrated it’s new V-280 Valor to replace the outdated Black Hawk Helicopter. The V-280 Valor is part helicopter, part airplane. The modern design of tilt rotors allows for flying further, longer and faster. U.S.…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Two U.S. officials say it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. President Donald Trump is suggesting he believes Iran was responsible. He is dismissing Iranian claims that it was a mechanical issue that brought down the…… MORE
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) – A Wichita Falls man is accused of choking and headbutting his girlfriend because she complained about the smell of his flatulence has been jailed on an assault charge. Officers responded to a home Sunday afternoon following a report that Christopher Ragsdale had assaulted his girlfriend. According to an affidavit, the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An accused serial killer is back in Dallas more than 20 years after his first alleged murder. According to the FBI, 42-year-old Jose Sifuentes was wanted for capital murder in Dallas County. He was returned to the United States following his extradition from Mexico this week. The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District…… MORE
