Philadelphia – (WBAP/KLIF) – Bill Cosby will not be getting out of prison anytime soon, after being denied parole by the Pennsylvania Parole Board for failing to complete a sexual violent predator course among other things. The 83-year Cosby is serving a 3-to-10-year sentence for drugging and sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee at…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police arrested the man accused of exposing himself to a 15-year-old girl this week. The department asked the public to help identify 30-year-old Timothy James Kellogg of Greenville earlier this week by releasing a photo of a white possibly Chevrolet or GMC four-door pickup truck seen driving through the area. Investigators…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Phil Mickelson kept hearing congratulatory words as he made his way around Colonial, and there was a huge roar from the crowd when the PGA Championship winner made a long putt to finish his round. Jordan Spieth kept making birdies in the same group. Spieth shot a 7-under 63 on…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the fight against Donald Trump, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president’s divisive politics and the Republican leaders who emulate him. Ryan made the remarks Thursday during an evening address at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California after two years of relative silence.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County residents will have an opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccine in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. On Friday, May 28, Tarrant County Public Health will host a COVID-19 pop-up clinic from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. inside the Sundance Square Pavilion. The clinic will operate on Fridays for the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Big changes are coming to DFW Airport. The airport will soon provide COVID-19 Testing facilities for international and domestic travelers. Testing sites will be located at both pre-security and post-security areas. Close to 1000 passengers a day are estimated to use the service. About 200 new jobs will be created with this…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Reliant Energy presented the Dallas Education Foundation with a check for $125,000 on Thursday to help Dallas ISD repair damages suffered in February’s winter storm. Millions of Texans were left in the dark after the state’s electric grid operator forced outages to relieve an overwhelmed power grid. Freezing temperatures and busted water…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott is in Fort Worth discussing a new offense that would crack down on illegal drugs smuggled by Mexican Drug Cartels across the Texas border. Abbott said President Joe Biden’s immigration policies are to blame for the influx of drugs, particularly Fentanyl, coming into Texas. Just in Tarrant County, Fentanyl seizures are up…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits continues to hit new pandemic lows each week. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 406,000 people filed for jobless aid last week. That’s down 38,000 from the previous week. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Initial claims were 406,000 for the week ending 5/22…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Lawmakers in Austin are pushing last minute legislation as the regular session of the 87th state legislature wraps up at the end of this month. “There’s still time remaining for the House and Senate to work together to get important conservative legislation to my desk,” said Governor Abbott on Wednesday. “Members in…… MORE
