WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden emphasize the middle class values of his now-scaled back $2 trillion domestic spending package. His proposal is for an unprecedented federal investment to expand social services for millions of middle-income Americans and tackle climate change. Included are child tax credits, paid family leave, health care, free pre-kindergarten and some…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić is giving back to local children. This week Dončić surprised patients who are admitted at Children’s Health in Dallas and Plano with special gifts to help uplift their spirits. Each patient admitted in the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Health received a pair of…… MORE
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead at a Parkland, Florida, high school. Cruz entered his plea Wednesday after answering a long list of questions from Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer aimed at confirming his mental competency. Cruz was charged with…… MORE
UPDATE 10/21 12:28 AM: Garland Police said all three suspects in the kidnapping of a 20-month boy from Express Inn off Northwest Highway near Pendleton Drive on Sunday have been arrested. GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police are asking the public to help find two women involved in the kidnaping of a 20-month-old early Sunday…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school. The White House is detailing plans Wednesday for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for younger children in a matter of weeks. The country has ample…… MORE
THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys safety Damontae Kazee was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in a Dallas suburb, police said. The Colony police Sgt. Aaron Woodard said Kazee was booked on a Class B misdemeanor. Kazee was released around midday after posting $2,500 bond, Woodard said. Kazee was pulled…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two of three dallas firefighters who suffered serious injuries in the Highland Hills Apartment explosion last month remain hospitalized. Dallas Fire Rescue says Capt. Christopher Gadomski and Driver Engineer Ronald W. Hall, both suffered burns and injuries to their legs. DFR also says another firefighter, Pauline Perez, was released Friday after spending…… MORE
TYLER, Texas (AP) – A Texas nurse has been convicted of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air following heart surgeries. The Smith County jury deliberated for about an hour Tuesday before it convicted William George Davis, of Hallsville, of capital murder involving multiple…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The Fort Worth City Council voted on two resolutions totaling $13.2 million to support the construction of the Evans & Rosedale Urban Village. The development will include commercial, retail, and residential units, as well as a parking structure and enhancements to the plaza and other public spaces, in return for the economic development…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Police say a man is in custody accused of firing a gun that contributed to a natural gas explosion at a southeast Dallas apartment complex that injured eight people last month, including four Dallas firefighters. Dallas police confirmed they charged 28-year-old Phillip Dankins with seven counts of deadly conduct related to the…… MORE
