Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An Oak Cliff family is sounding the alarm after their home security camera captured an alarming sight. The homeowner who declined to be identified told WFAA that no one was at home at the time as the men tried to break into the home on Fernwood Avenue. The incident happened on December…… MORE
ABILENE, Texas (AP) — In the weeks that Mark Riggs went from feeling worn down before Thanksgiving to dying of COVID-19 last Monday, only six calls about people not wearing face coverings rolled into the Abilene Police Department. Even though defiance of Texas’ mask mandate is easy to find here. When Riggs checked into the hospital, a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas will participate in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities against COVID-19. The program is free of charge to facilities and sends staff and Pfizer vaccines from partnering Walgreens and CVS locations to these facilities…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Grand Prairie Fire Department has confirmed two deaths after a small plane crashed onto a service road near Highway 360 and Mayfield Near the Arlington Border. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was a four-passenger single-engine Wheeler Express CT and it crashed shortly after departing from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport at about 3 p.m.…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Capitol is reopening to the public. Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that the public will be allowed back in capitol on Jan. 4. That’s roughly a week before the Texas Legislature reconvenes. The decision comes as new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging to the highest levels since…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Outgoing Attorney General William Barr says he sees “no reason” to appoint a special counsel on potential election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden. Barr said Monday in his final press conference that the investigation into Hunter Biden’s financial dealings was “being handled responsibly and professionally.”…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office is mourning one of their own. 50-year-old Lieutenant Craig King died of COVID-19 Saturday after battling the virus for almost a month, officials said in a Sunday news release. King, who was assigned to the Confinement Division, started working for the office in 2003 and…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In an effort to help displaced workers in the Texas, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently doled out over $18-million to 49 colleges and universities across the state, for the “Texas ‘Re-skilling Support Grant Program.” It was the first phase of funding targeted for those who may need to “re-skill”…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Postal Service has acknowledged that it’s having problems with the unprecedented amount of packages being mailed during the holiday season. In Pennsylvania large mail truck are sitting full of packages in parking lots, because there is no room in the postal facilities. The U.S. Postal Service said it is doing…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Federal officials have announced an effort to reduce violent crime in Austin, one of many U.S. cities that have seen an increase in murders and other violent crime during the pandemic. U.S. Attorney Gregg Sofer announced Friday the creation of an operation that will focus on reducing crime through ballistics evidence,…… MORE
