DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it has gained government approval to begin flights between California and Hawaii, capping a long effort that was delayed by the government shutdown. The airline’s chief operating officer, Mike Van de Ven, told employees Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted the authorization. Van de Ven says Southwest will…… MORE
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — Police say a suspect in a Central Texas drug investigation has died in an exchange of gunfire with officers serving a no-knock search warrant at a home. Killeen police Chief Charles Kimble says one officer was slightly hurt, possibly by flying glass, during the incident around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Kimble says…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke says he has made up his mind about a 2020 presidential run and will announce his intentions “soon.” The former Texas congressman is considered a strong early contender for the Democratic nomination after nearly upsetting Sen. Ted Cruz last November. He said in a statement Wednesday that he and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The teenage curfew will soon be back in effect in the City of Dallas. After months of debate, the Dallas City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that will officially reinstate the curfew March 4, with revisions. Councilman Adam McGough said the curfew is aimed at safety, not criminalizing teens. “This is absolutely about…… MORE
WISE COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- An update of the Wise County children found malnourished and covered in feces earlier this month: Some family members of the Wise County children came forward to ask for a custody transfer. In a hearing today, Marissa Gonzalez with child protective services says the children have several grandparents, some out of state,…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers paid tribute Wednesday to the Dallas girl killed in last year’s natural gas home explosion. Linda “Michellita” Rogers was getting ready for the day when the explosion destroyed her family’s Northwest Dallas home and took her life. State Representative Rafael Anchia honored the girl on the House floor a year after…… MORE
(PLANO, TX)- Pizza Hut will could soon start delivering you favorite slice with a robot. The Plano based company will begin working with FedEx this summer. Testing of the SameDay Bot will not be done in DFW, but at FedEx’s headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. The robot made a nation wide debut, earlier this week, on…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal judge says Texas counties may not remove any registered voters after state elections officials released an inaccurate list that questioned the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of people. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ruled Wednesday “the state created this mess” and said there was no evidence of widespread…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The president’s former personal lawyer claims Donald Trump was told in advance that WikiLeaks planned to release emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 White House campaign. That’s what Michael Cohen is telling the House Oversight and Reform Committee. In his prepared testimony, Cohen says he was in Trump’s office in 2016 when…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police are asking the public to help identify a body found in the 1200 block of Riverwood Road on Sunday, February 24th. Investigators said the body was in a severe state of decomposition. A police sketch artist released a drawing of what the man would have looked like. Anyone with information…… MORE
