SAN DIEGO (AP) – A congressional watchdog agency says the Trump administration’s plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers along the border with Mexico fails to adequately consider costs, potentially raising the price and creating delays. The administration has estimated it will cost $18 billion for 722 miles of wall but that was…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas shoppers will get a tax break later this week as children prepare to return to school. The Texas comptroller’s office says the annual tax-free weekend , for a number of school-related items, begins Friday and runs through Sunday. The Texas law exempts most clothing, footwear and school supplies priced less than $100…… MORE
Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 9:08 pm, the Mesquite Police Department responded to a collision involving a motor vehicle and pedestrian in the parking lot of Kwik Fuel and Food, located in the 3000 block of Big Town Blvd. The investigation revealed that the suspect vehicle backed up in the parking…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Police Department has dubbed this man as ‘The Bird Burglar’ after flipping off surveillance camera while stealing from cars in Park Glen/ Park Vista Neighborhoods. “This man was definitely aware of his actions as he took the time to flip off camera,” Officer Buddy Calzada said. According to the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – A couple who survived the Sutherland Springs church massacre is suing Academy Sports for selling ammunition to the shooter. The lawsuit claims that the Academy store in Texas broke the law when it sold Devin Kelley 30-round magazines because he was a resident of Colorado where the magazines are illegal. Gun expert Emily…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Texas is entering it’s 205th day of wildfires, and while the fire season in the year 2011 saw bigger fires, severe drought is increasing in severity so quickly, fire officials are now asking the public to be extra cautious about accidentally sparking them. Texas Forest Service’s Erin O’Connor says conditions are…… MORE
IRVING – (WBAP/KLIF) – Just a few vehicles now left in the collapsed parking garage in Irving. No word on when they will be removed, but some area employees were finally able to drive out their vehicles after a several day delay. Engineers were reviewing safety of the garage after it collapsed in two portions at…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Team work and technology are behind an effort to keep students safe in Frisco. Frisco ISD is confident in the S.A.F.E.R. program as the start of school approaches in the wake of recent school shootings. According to the school district, Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (S.A.F.E.R.) is an innovative partnership with the City…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – If you’re planning on riding one of those electric scooters on the Katy Trail in Uptown…think again. They’re banned and violators will not be given a verbal warning any longer. The electric scooters have actually been banned at city parks and trails since they hit the Dallas market. The problem was…… MORE
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who was an acquaintance of the man suspected of killing one of former President George H.W. Bush’s doctors in Houston learned several days after the fatal shooting that he’d deeded his home to her. Jeannette Spencer, of Painesville, Ohio, told the Willoughby News-Herald she called Joseph Pappas on July 24…… MORE
