AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Division of Emergency Management this week to increase the readiness of the State Operations Center ahead of winter weather that is expected to impact large portions of Texas into the weekend. According to the Governor, light snow is expected in the Panhandle, and wintry mix…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas election officials have rejected hundreds of mail in ballot applications because they did not meet requirements of the new law that requires a drivers license number or the last four digits of a social security number. Elections administrators in Dallas,Tarrant and Denton counties have said up to 40% of mail-in ballot…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A Federally funded COVID-19 testing site opened on Wednesday in Arlington. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the State of Texas, Tarrant County and the City of Arlington partnered to open the temporary drive-thru COVID-19 test site near Choctaw Stadium. The testing site is opening for a three-week period in response to the…… MORE
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AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas filed its final winter weatherization readiness report of the season with the Public Utility Commission of Texas this week. The report shows 321 out of 324 electric generation units and transmission facilities fully passed inspection for new winterization regulations from the Commission. “The Texas electric grid…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Surveillance footage shared with the FBI by a Dallas homeless shelter could provide investigators with more information in the investigation into Saturday’s standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. The suspect is dead and all hostages are home safe. According to OurCalling, Malik Faisal Akram, the synagogue hostage taker, came to the…… MORE
COLLEYVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A vigil will be held Monday night in support of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville following an attack over the weekend. Authorities said 44-year-old British citizen Malik Faisal Akram stormed into the synagogue with a gun and held four people hostage for more than 10 hours on Saturday. The…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Events surrounding MLK Jr. day are limited across North Texas due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The City of Dallas kicked off its 40th annual celebration of the life an legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last week with events highlighting issues of equity, diversity, and opportunity. The…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas AG Ken Paxton has until Thursday to turn over his personal cell phone records from January 6th 2021 — so says the Travis County DA. In reaction to a complaint filed earlier this month, DA Jose Garza says that Paxton and his office failed to comply with the Texas Public Information…… MORE
COLLEYVILLE – WBAP/KLIF – UPDATE 10: 45 P.M. – The suspect in the hostage situation at a Colleyville synagogue is dead, according to the FBI. The standoff ended after 9 p.m. Saturday night. All four hostages were released. Police said late Saturday that they are safe and uninjured. UPDATE: 6: 32 p.m. – Authorities say…… MORE
