RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Richardson Police Department is commemorating the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Richardson Police Officer David Sherrard. He was the first Richardson Police officer killed in the line of duty. Officer Sherrard died the night of February 7, 2018. He was shot while responding to a disturbance call. The…… MORE
Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorneys in texas are looking to sue the manufacturers of batteries used in e-cigarettes. This, after several Texans, including a Tarrant county man last month, have been badly injured or killed after their e-cigarettes exploded. Austin-based attorney Craig Eiland tells the Fort Worth Star Telegram experts they’ve contacted liken the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Staff at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Dallas are investigating the death of someone who reportedly fell from the hotel’s atrium. The incident reportedly happened in the overnight hours around 1AM. Dallas Police were on the scene earlier this morning when it happened — the hotel has since blocked off an area…… MORE
Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – Someone in Denton County has come down with the measles. Denton County Public Health says it’s identifying and contacting individuals who may have been exposed. Right now, this case is not linked to any other measles cases. No other information is being released to protect the person’s identity. “Vaccination is the most…… MORE
HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) — A former host with Glenn Beck’s online talk show lineup has died after he was struck by a train in North Texas while jogging alongside railroad tracks. Forty-nine-year-old Michael “Doc” Thompson worked for Beck’s The Blaze website and before that for WRVA-AM in Richmond, Virginia Police in Haltom City, adjacent…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Press Release from Dallas Police Department Officer Involved Shooting: On February 6, 2019, around 4:20 p.m., Dallas Police officers responded to a 911 call about a female being held against her will. When they arrived at the location, a motel in the 9500 block of Forest Lane, they tried to make contact with the suspect. But the suspect jumped out of an elevated window and took off running. Officers ran…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- In President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address he asked law makers for $500 million to help fight childhood cancer. The funding will take place over the next 10 years for research that could lead to new therapies for childhood cancer. The Dallas-based TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation board member Caroline Alvey said this will…… MORE
AUSTIN/DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is calling on lawmakers in Washington to do their job and fund border security. The governor tells The Rick Roberts Show on WBAP that Texas has to step up being a border state. “We have a gathering of a caravan on our southern border, down near Eagle Pass, and…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican National Committee is acknowledging African-American republican leaders this Black History Month. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel kicked off a month long national effort to highlight accomplishments in black communities at a luncheon Wednesday in Irving. “Things are going very well around this country,” said McDaniel. “Black History Month gives us an opportunity…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s re-election team says he’ll hold his first campaign rally of the year next week in Texas. Trump plans to rally supporters on Monday at the county coliseum in El Paso. The president often cites El Paso in arguing his case for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to…… MORE
