(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart, changing his plea weeks after the U.S. government said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for the hate crimes and firearms violations. Patrick Crusius still faces a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A portrait of Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is now among others approved to hang on the walls of the Texas Senate Chamber inside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. The Civil Rights icon led the effort to make Juneteenth a Federal holiday. During a ceremony on Wednesday, her portrait was officially…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney City Council voted to call an election where voters will consider one general obligation bond proposition and three Council seats. The general and special election is scheduled for May 6. Early voting takes place April 24 – May 2. According to the city, a bond committee made a recommendation to…… MORE
JINDERIS, Syria (AP) — Over 11,000 people are confirmed dead following a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. Residents digging through rubble on Tuesday in a northwest Syrian town discovered rescued a toddler, and a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble from this…… MORE
Periods of heavy rain will allow for a continued flash flood threat. Remember to never drive through flooded roads! Over the afternoon, the rain will exit the region from west to east, and end completely by the evening hours. Clouds will be slower to exit, and skies should be mostly clear by Thursday morning. Overnight…… MORE
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A jury has been seated in the capital murder trial of garland man on trial for allegedly helping his teenage son carry out a triple murder over a year ago. 33-year old Richard Acosta Jr. is accused of transporting then 14-year old son Abel Acosta to and from a Garland convenience…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A local airline has lowered a key requirement for its new hire pilots.Southwest has cut in half the number of turbine engine hours needed in an effort to make the hiring process easier for pilots that have flown professionally . The Dallas-based carrier is hoping the move wll speed up pilot recruitment…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A Carrollton couple is being linked to as many as 10 juvenile overdoses involving local teenagers. Three of the overdoses were fatal. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton said Monday that 21-year-old Luis Eduardo Navarrete, and 29-year-old Magaly Mejia Cano, were charged via criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute…… MORE
AUSTN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Monday, announced a statewide model security plan for Texas state agencies to address potential vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok and other software on personal and state-issued devices. In December of last year, Governor Abbott directed state agency leaders to immediately ban employees from downloading or…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF)- ESPN and TNT report the Brooklyn Nets will trade Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, sending Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, a 2027 first round pick and two second round picks to the Nets in exchange for Irving. The Lakers and Nets had been in talks discussing a potential deal, but the Nets apparently preferred…… MORE
