(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has informed the U.S. State Department Friday that it will not participate in refugee resettlement this fiscal year. Governor Abbott was responding to an executive order from President Trump that enhances state and local involvement in refugee resettlement. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Abbott said state and non-profit organizations should concentrate resources on…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The man deemed a hero in last month’s church shooting in White Settlement is being honored by the Governor. Governor Greg Abbott will present the Governor’s Medal of Courage to West Freeway Church of Christ hero Jack Wilson on Monday, January 13 at the Governor’s Mansion. Wilson is the head of the volunteer…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Severe weather is forecasted to sweep across North Texas Friday into early Saturday bringing thunderstorms some severe with large hail, damaging winds, possible tornadoes and flash flooding. The National Weather Service Fort Worth wants to make sure residents are prepared in the event they’re on the road when the weather…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – State and county governments are on high alert with the threat of severe weather late Friday and overnight. The Collin County Office of Emergency Management is closely monitoring the weather and ready to enact any safety plans that may be needed. “As a county we are here to support our cities if something…… MORE
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
