DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have released the dash cam and body cam footage of the arrest of Angela West, wife of Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Lt. Col. Allen West. Following his wife’s DWI arrest on Friday in Dallas, West called the actions of the department “wrongful” and “corrupt.” Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia defended his…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A local non-profit group is reaching out to Afghan refugees who arrive in North Texas as the United States evacuates American Embassy workers and eligible Afghans from Afghanistan. The Group DFW Afghan Unity is standing by to help refugees. “We were informed that there are some already arrived to the DFW area,”…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The COVID-19 third dose, booster vaccinations are now available at all Tarrant County Public Health vaccination clinics for those who are immunocompromised. Vaccinations can be administered as soon as 28 days after the second dose in either the Moderna or the now fully approved Pfizer vaccine. The FDA announced on Aug. 18 that…… MORE
Germany’s top military commander says he believes that about 5,000 people are waiting at the Kabul airport to be flown out. Gen. Eberhard Zorn said Monday the figure has declined from about 7,000 at the weekend. Zorn said he couldn’t say what proportion of people at the airport are children or families. But he said…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. It’s the first COVID vaccine to be fully cleared in the United States since the race to combat the pandemic began last year. The FDA said the vaccine is still available for…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The wife of Texas gubernatorial candidate Allen West, arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 61-year old Angela West was arraigned in Dallas County Saturday morning and faces a charge of driving while intoxicated with a child under the age of 15 years. Allen West, a retired Army Lt. Colonel says…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ lieutenant governor blamed rising hospitalization and death rates from COVID-19 on unvaccinated Black people — comments that were quickly denounced as racist. Republican Lt. Governor Dan Patrick made the remarks Thursday night on a Fox News segment in response to question about the latest coronavirus surge in Texas. The state…… MORE
Amarillo (AP) – A man was fatally shot by Amarillo police after opening fire on officers who approached him while they were looking for a different man on felony drug charges. Amarillo Police Chief Martin Birkenfeld says 34 year old George Michael Mireles died at the hospital where he had been taken following Friday’s shooting…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – WBAP/KLIF – Now declared a hurricane, Henri is picking up steam with sustained 75 mile an hour winds and poised to make landfall in New York or New England states on Sunday – still to early to call a definite landfall location. Storm surges to five feet with a full moon, and…… MORE
UPDATE: 08-22 9:50 AM – British military forces confirm seven Afghan citizens were crushed to death in the continuing pandemonium at the Kabul airport. The United States is calling on several U.S. airliners, including American Airlines of North Texas, to loan A TOTAL OF 18 Aircraft for the continuing evacuation effort. American and Delta Airlines…… MORE
