DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas salon owner who kept her business open in defiance of COVID restrictions is celebrating a legal victory. Shelley Luther was told to close the doors to Salon A La Mode last year but refused, and was thrown in jail for it. A temporary restraining order from Judge Eric Moye directed…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas and the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas are teaming up to identify and vaccinate Dallas residents who are unable to reach a vaccination site. According to the city, the program will utilize Dallas Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Services staff and VNA staff to identify, contact and route vaccinations to homebound residents. The program utilizes the Johnson & Johnson single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to provide an…… MORE
CORINTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Corinth Police are searching for the suspect in the alleged kidnapping attempt of a young girl who was walking home from school this week. Investigators said the victim told police it happened on Wednesday around 4 p.m. on Robinson Rd. between Pine Hills Ln and Berkley Dr. An older Hispanic man in…… MORE
LONDON (AP) – Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99. His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as…… MORE
Mesquite, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mesquite NAACP, Mesquite LULAC and others plan to protest against Atheneos Greek Village Cafe on Gross road, where the owner is facing two misdemeanor assault charges for alleged physical attacks of female teens who work there. One girl said that the owner, Emmanuel Mastrogiannopoulos shook her and shoved her against…… MORE
Washington, D.C. – Texas 26th District Republican Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. released the following statement after President Biden announced six executive actions that will infringe on Americans’ Second Amendment rights. “The actions taken by the Administration today will only prevent law-abiding Americans from protecting their families,” said Burgess. “These actions are an attack on…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines says it’s bringing back more than 2,700 flight attendants who took leaves of absence last year. The airline’s announcement Thursday is the latest sign that the industry feels confident that travel is rebounding after being hammered for the past year by the pandemic. A Southwest spokesman says the flight attendants…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A new soccer complex is planned for the City of Fort Worth. After conducting a study, the City of Fort Worth found people were traveling outside of the city for youth and professional sporting events and the city wasn’t bringing any visitors for such events. Councilmember Cary Moon said the study also…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Department of State Health Services say they’ve administered nearly 13.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines across the state. DSHS Commissioner Imelda Garcia says we will continue to see large amounts of vaccines coming into the state next week but not as much as it was this week. Garcia said there will…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Following Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement regarding allegations of child abuse at a migrant facility in San Antonio, U.S. Senator John Cornyn called for a federal investigation into the treatment of children at the facility. “Unaccompanied children that arrive at our border have already endured dangerous conditions at home and a treacherous journey…… MORE
