The U.S. Air Force is bing held partially responsible for a church shooting that left 26 people dead. A District Judge has ruled the military branch of being “60 percent responsible” for the killing of more than two dozen people at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in 2017. According to the judge, the…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has issued an official proclamation announcing and laying out the agenda for a special legislative session that begins tomorrow. Calling the 87th regular session a “monumental success,” Abbott says that there is ‘unfinished business.” Among 11 priority items for the special session: BAIL REFORM: Legislation reforming the bail system…… MORE
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DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Five years ago, on July 7th, 2016, a gunman opened fire during a protest in Downtown Dallas that resulted in the death of five Dallas officers. The attack was felt across the United States including inside the White House. “The entire City of Dallas is grieving. Police across America, which is a…… MORE
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington police are asking for public’s public for help in identifying a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened last week. The crash occurred Friday night, July 2 near Arkansas & Cooper. Anyone who may recognize the person in the video or who knows anything about the case…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to members of the Public Utility Commission of Texas directing them to take immediate action to improve electric reliability across the state. Abbott says these directives build upon the reforms passed in the 87th Legislative Session to increase power generation capacity and ensure the reliability of…… MORE
U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne has her first democrat challenger. Former Marine Derrik Gay has announced his candidacy for the 24th Congressional District. Gay, spent 13 years in the Marine Corps as an intelligence officer before being medically discharged, last year. Gay says the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S Capitol was a ”call to…… MORE
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building has raised the death toll to 32. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah announced the new death count to family members Tuesday. The rescue efforts have been hampered by severe weather as Tropical Storm Elsa lashed…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are trying to work out who did what in a pair of late night, Fourth of July shootings. At 11:15 PM officers were called to Hamilton Park, east of Central Expressway, south of 635 where a group of people was celebrating the Fourth of July. Someone opened fire. It’s not…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Sometime during the day Sunday the state of Texas reached a milestone. 50% of its eligible population has now been vaccinated against COVID-19. 14 million of us have received at least one dose of the vaccine. 12 million are fully vaccinated. 19 other states have also reached the 50% vaccination rate. Dallas…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker settles into her new role, she released a significant statement regarding a former Fort Worth police charged with murder. Parker said that it is “imperative that the trial be scheduled.” Dean was charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. She was…… MORE
