AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas announced Tuesday that it is expanding eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, all adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas beginning Monday, March 29. DSHS expects vaccine supplies to increase next week, and providers in…… MORE
BOULDER, Colo. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police in Boulder, Colorado have identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the deadly mass shooting at the King Soopers grocery store that claimed the lives of 10 people Monday. Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said Ahmad Alissa remains in custody and will be transferred to the Boulder County…… MORE
UPDATED: 3/23/21 9:53AM A 25-year-old woman was among the 10 victims slain in the Boulder supermarket massacre, her family said. Rikki Olds, of Lafayette, died in the shooting rampage Monday afternoon at a King Soopers location in southern Boulder, according to online posts from relatives. “We lost our beloved Rikki Olds to the monster who…… MORE
NORTH RICHALND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable discussion on Monday with employees of Bison Coolers in North Richland Hills. The trip was part of a series of roundtable’s the Governor is holding with small businesses as the state works to recover from the economic impact of the COVID pandemic. During the…… MORE
Undated-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Four men described by prosecutors as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been indicted on charges that they planned and carried out a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating a murder that reportedly happened about 1:30 Saturday morning. According to police, there was an altercation between two groups of people at the Pryme Night Club on Technology Blvd. Police report that someone pulled out a handgun and starting shooting. A total of eight people were injured, but…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County authorities are promising transparency in the investigation into the recent death of a jail inmate. Marvin Scott III died in the Collin County jail Sunday after he was arrested on a marijuana charge in Allen. Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner said Friday that Scott began acting strange in the jail…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott blasted the Biden Administration on Friday over conditions of the federally run unaccompanied minor facilities in Texas caused by sudden surge of minors coming across the border. According to the Governor, the water at the federally run unaccompanied minor facility in Midland was not proven safe prior to placing children…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Local non-profit groups are providing support to the temporary shelter for migrant teenagers at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Faith Forward Dallas is one of several organizations pitching in while as many as 3,000 migrants will be housed at the convention center in comings weeks and months. Andrew Paley…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced the expansion of Operation Lone Star on Wednesday while speaking to reporters in Dallas. The enhanced operations includes efforts to crack down on human trafficking related to illegal border crossings. As part of this expansion, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and agents, as well as the Texas…… MORE
