HOUSTON (AP) – District attorneys in at least four Texas counties say they’ll stop accepting misdemeanor marijuana cases until the problem is fixed. A new law legalizing hemp in Texas is creating problems for authorities that will likely cost millions of dollars to fix and has temporarily stopped the prosecution of some misdemeanor cases involving…… MORE
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a YouTube video Wednesday, former Florida congressman Allen West announced his intentions to run for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. West, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who now lives in Garland with his family, says his overall goal is to defeat the “scourge called progressive socialism in Texas.”…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Many North Texans will continue to pop fireworks over the Independence Day weekend and the Parkland Burn Center in Dallas wants residents to be safe. Stephanie Chapman is a nurse at the burn center and said every year they see a spike in fireworks-related injuries. “In the last five years, we’ve admitted…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fourth of July celebrations in Washington are getting the Trump treatment this year. Besides a traditional parade Thursday morning, an annual evening concert at the Capitol plus fireworks over the National Mall, President Donald Trump is hosting an hour long event in the early evening that he’s dubbed “Salute to America.” Tomorrow…… MORE
Lufkin (WBAP/KLIF) – Lufkin Police say they have identified the woman who took a video of herself licking a bucket of Blue Bell ice cream in a Walmart store and putting it back in the display case. The video went viral and has been viewed 11 million times. After the video hit social media, Blue…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Seconds before a small plane crashed at a suburban Dallas airport, killing all 10 people on board, the crew commented on a problem with the left engine, federal officials said Tuesday. The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air struggled to gain altitude before veering to the left and crashing into a hangar Sunday morning at the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A White Rock ‘Honor our Heroes’ Group reminds downtown Dallas businesses to show their support this fourth of July. Davis Pittman chairman of the group says they are asking businesses to light up their buildings red white and blue or decorate with flags and banners. Pittman said it’s impressive to see the downtown skyline lit…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Major U.S. indexes are closing at record highs on a holiday-shortened trading day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday easily beat the record it marked in October. The S&P 500, a broader index tracked by many index funds, closed at its third straight record high, and the Nasdaq also closed…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The NFL says Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott will not face punishment after an incident in Las Vegas in May. Elliott met this week with NFL Commission Roger Goodell and issued a statement saying he made a bad decision. He was not arrested but was detained for a period of time after…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The District of Columbia said it expects the federal government to pay for any damage to roads caused by military tanks and other heavy vehicles brought to city for President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event. The City’s Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kevin Donahue told The Associated Press that civil engineers will…… MORE
