AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – On National Voter Registration Day, Texas Secretary of State John Scott held to highlight the office’s “VoteReady” voter education campaign. “VoteReady” is a statewide campaign to educate Texans about ID requirements for voting in Texas, as well as ID requirements for those who are eligible to vote by mail. According to Scott,…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Abbott sent a letter to state agency leaders on Tuesday, directing them to ramp up state efforts to combat the deadly fentanyl crisis impacting communities across Texas and the nation. With an 89% increase in fentanyl-related deaths reported in Texas in 2021 compared to 2020, the deadly synthetic opioid is endangering…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue battled two fires within four hours last night at vacant hotel buildings occupied by multiple homeless people. DFR spokesman Jason Evans says that 100 firefighters battled a 3-alarm blaze overnight around 1:30am at a vacant 13-story building on the North Stemmons Freeway where flames were shooting from the 2nd…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Police Department is looking for a bank robbery suspect. Police say the robbery happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16 at the Unity One Credit Union at 4625 north Tarrant Parkway. The suspect reportedly gave a note to an employee demanding cash. The employee complied and the…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Police Department is looking for a bank robbery suspect. Police say the robbery happened around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16 at the Unity One Credit Union at 4625 north Tarrant Parkway. The suspect reportedly gave a note to an employee demanding cash. The employee complied and the…… MORE
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a gunman shot three people, including two first responders, at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo in Texas before he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies. Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas says that just before 11 p.m. Monday a man opened fire on county deputies working off-duty at the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson unveiled the Mayor’s Youth Sports Ticket Program on Monday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The initiative was created to welcome local youth to area professional sporting events at no charge. According to the Mayor, Dallas residents between the ages of 12 and 17 are eligible to…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Beginning today [Monday] Sept. 19 the Small Business Administration will open two disaster loan outreach centers in Dallas County. The SBA loans are for those in Dallas county and surrounding counties – Tarrant, Ellis, or Collin – – impacted by severe storms and flooding on August 22 through 25. The locations…… MORE
UPDATED 8:55AM Central LONDON (AP) – Britain and the world are saying a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers. Crowds massed along the streets of London on Monday to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. In a country known…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans lined up inside Dallas City Hall on Friday to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Ahead the Monday funeral for the late Queen, North Texans signed the Queen’s book in the city hall lobby. “Normally we open the book only in the Consulate in Houston,” said British Consulate General to…… MORE
