AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin has become the first Texas city to approve a pilot program that will provide a guaranteed income to qualified residents. The program will give 85 families $1,000 per month for a year. City Council on Thursday voted to approve a contract for a non-profit to manage the funding. The approved…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George W. Bush met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week as war rages in Ukraine. The former President said Zelesnkyy assured him that Ukraine will not waver in its fight against Putin’s “barbarism and thuggery.” Copyright 2022. WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.90 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 11 cents more than on this day last week and is $1.28 more per gallon compared to this day last year. According to AAA, of the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fort Worth Police released surveillance video amid the search for two men accused in a recent attempted home invasion. Investigators said on April 27 around 2:45 a.m., three or four armed men approached a house on Schwartz Avenue near NE 29th Street just west of 183 and tried to…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A coyote matching the description of the animal authorities were looking for was shot in the Lake Highlands area where a 2-year-old boy was attacked on Tuesday. Dallas Animal Services says that a USDA crew reportedly shot a killed a coyote in the area last evening. It’s still not known if it’s…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – It was a wild scene outside the 7-11 at 14th and Shiloh in East Plano Wednesday afternoon. Police say an off-duty Plano Police officer encountered a man arguing with the store clerk. A Plano police spokesman told reporters that the man went outside and got a gun from his car before…… MORE
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 80. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Friday: Sunny,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Officials say a Houston police officer has been shot and wounded while conducting a traffic stop as part of a drug investigation. Two police officers were participating in a multi-agency drug sting, Wednesday, when they pulled over a truck at in Southeast Houston. Police Chief Troy Finner says when the unidentified driver was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A Tornado Watch that includes Denton, Parker, and Wise counties is in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to more than 2 inches is possible with the forecasted storms. Stay tuned to WBAP and WBAP.com for the latest weather updates. Copyright…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County Fire Departments are donating equipment to Ukraine. According to the McKinney Fire Department, in early April, local resident Sergii Nozhka reached out to McKinney Mayor George Fuller and said his cousin was serving as a firefighter in Ukraine and needed equipment. The city pulled together a shipment of helmets with…… MORE
