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
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration over the weekend for Texas counties impacted by this week’s ice storm that caused widespread property damage, hazardous travel disruptions, and localized power outages. The disaster declaration includes Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis, and Williamson counties. Additional counties may be added to the declaration as damage…… MORE
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Eyes were locked on the Carolina skies Saturday as a suspected Chinese spy balloon ended its weeklong traverse over the U.S. when it drifted over the Atlantic Ocean and was shot down by a fighter jet. In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a crowd lining the beach boardwalk cheered as a…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The man charged in the taking of two emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo has also been charged in two other recent incidents there involving holes that were cut in the fences for enclosures housing langur monkeys and a clouded leopard, authorities said Friday. Davion Irvin, 24, has been charged with…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police have arrested 24-year old darvion Irvin Thursday night on six charges of animal cruelty in connection with two emperor tamarin monkeys recently stolen from the Dallas Zoo. Police received a tip on Thursday that Irvin was seen at the Dallas aquarium near animal exhibits. When officers responded they saw Irvin…… MORE
