Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas lawmakers are inching closer to approving some $7-billion in ratepayer-backed bonds to address the financial fallout from February’s winter storm. The hefty figure is much higher that what utilities requested, according to the Texas Tribune, and higher than monies approved for Hurricanes Ike and Harvey combined. The proposed bills aim to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The alleged assault of a flight attendant on a Southwest Airlines flight has prompted a flight attendants union to demand change. “This past weekend, one of our Flight Attendants was seriously assaulted, resulting in injuries to the face and a loss of two teeth,” wrote TWU Local 556 President, Lyn Montgomery in a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Police departments across Texas and the country are struggling to hire new recruits to patrol their streets. The nation-wide “defund the police” movement has put local communities at risk. Dallas Police Association President Mike Mata says the problem is every major city in the country is targeting a limited pool of applicants. After…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The man accused of a deadly crash that killed five illegal immigrants faces life in prison. A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a migrant smuggling run that ended in a deadly crash that killed five of his passengers. Jorge Luis Monsivais, Jr., of Eagle Pass faces life imprisonment for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A bride-to-be and three-time kidney transplant survivor is one of the three victims in a tragic Denton County car accident. 31 year old Jordan Dodson was traveling in a Mercedes when the vehicle hit head on with a Ford Mustang along Highway 380. Dodson died at the scene, while two children, who were passengers…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A seven-hour stand-off with an armed fugitive ended after a SWAT team swarmed the building. Bedford police were called to a Shell convenience store and gas station after reports of a suspect who was armed and dangerous. Officers evacuated the building, but the suspect, 33 year old Malcom Baily, barricaded himself inside. After hours…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — With strong bipartisan support the Texas Senate has approved a bill that would require professional sports teams with government contracts to play the national anthem before each game. The Texas Tribune reports ten of the 13 Senate Democrats crossed the aisle and voted with all 18 Republicans in support of the…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department has released surveillance footage of the moment shots were fired into the police department parking lot. Surveillance footage from outside the Carrollton Police headquarters shows a vehicle driving on Jackson road before 5 a.m. last Thursday when you can hear several gun shots. The suspect vehicle is listed…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Three female deputies have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a Texas constable of turning the office’s undercover operations into a “a booze-fueled playground for sexual exploitation.” The deputies who filed the lawsuit include both current and former employees of the Harris County Precinct 1 constable’s office in Houston. Constable Alan Rosen, Assistant Chief…… MORE
(AP) – Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12. The company released the preliminary findings Tuesday based on testing on more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States. Earlier this month, the U.S. and Canada authorized another vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech to be used starting at age…… MORE
