DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke held a roundtable discussion on immigration Thursday in Dallas. The meeting came just a day after the former Congressman from Texas unveiled his immigration plan. O’Rourke told the panel of immigration lawyers and so-called dreamers that if elected, he would use executive authority to stop the inhumane treatment…… MORE
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Clean Up Underway Across North Texas Following Tornadoes and Severe Storms
CEDAR CREEK (WBAP/KLIF News) – Communities across North Texas are cleaning up and dealing with damage after a series of tornadoes and severe storms tore through the area Wednesday. A tornado touched down in Kemp and caused widespread destruction near the Cedar Creek County Club. Martha Sawyers lives on the lake and said she saw…… MORE
Trump Lashes Special Counsel After he Says no Exoneration; Calls him A True Never Trumper
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blasted special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday, calling him a “never Trumper” who led a biased investigation on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and failed to investigate his opponents who didn’t want Trump to be president. Trump’s eruption came a day after Mueller pointedly rejected his repeated claims…… MORE
Corrections Supervisor Admits Allowing Officer Beat Inmate
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A former supervisory officer at a Southeast Texas federal correctional complex has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a correctional officer beat an inmate. Khristal Ford was a lieutenant at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont. According to court documents, he told a senior correctional officer in June 2017 to “take…… MORE
Citation Issued for False Amber Alert
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man who reported that his car was stolen with his 4 year old son inside has been issued a citation. Dallas Police say the father of four year old Fermin Fuentes reported his car stolen Sunday night and that little Fermin was inside. Following the report the Dallas Police Department issued…… MORE
Beto O’Rourke Unveils A Sweeping Immigration Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has unveiled a sweeping immigration plan to seek a pathway to U.S. citizenship for 11 million people in the country illegally, deploy immigration lawyers to the southern border and earmark $5 billion to bolster the rule of law in Central America. The former Texas congressman becomes just…… MORE
North Texas Disaster Response Team in Oklahoma to Help after Severe Flooding
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- The McKinney-Based disaster response team is in Northeast Oklahoma offering support to communities impacted by severe flooding. Matt Payne Executive Director for Minuteman Disaster Response says they have around 8 swift water rescue technicians and 3 boats on site in Rogers County. “We are talking about lakes that are beyond their flood stage currently, dams…… MORE
Tornado Warnings Issued Across DFW
DALLAS/FT.WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Strong thunderstorms moved across north Texas Wednesday afternoon bringing high winds, power outages and tornado and thunderstorm warnings. Small hail was also reported. The storms hit Parker and Tarrant Counties around 1 p.m. and various watches and warnings were issued for other areas across DFW. An 18 wheeler was overturned in Sanger.…… MORE
AARP Texas Calls on Governor Abbott to sign Bills to Help Older Texans
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- AARP Texas is calling Governor Greg Abbott to sign several bills into law that’ll improve the well being of older citizens. Rob Schneider with AARP Texas said one of the bills will help provide transparency for aggressive prescription drug prices. “House Bill 2536 would require prescription drug manufactures to report on the factors that led…… MORE
Two North Texas Construction Workers Killed in Two Days
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking North Texans to slow down in construction zones after the deaths of two construction workers in two days in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. The most recent crash happened Wednesday morning on the Dallas North Tollway near Parker. Trooper Kyle Bradford said the worker was…… MORE
