Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a surprise move, the Texas Workforce Commission on Monday reversed course on an earlier decision to deny former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald unemployment compensation due to “work-related misconduct.” Fitzgerald’s lawyer Stephen Kennedy said that the agency now says it has found no evidence that Fitzgerald did anything wrong. “It’s…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Two men are in Denton Police custody on Possession of a controlled substance charges. Officers responded to a welfare call on I-35 and Bonnie Brae Street where they found a wrecked vehicle and a man walking down the highway. A package of methamphetamine was on the ground next to the vehicle. The…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP-KLIF)- A North Texas made device can possibly prevent disease spread at the Southern Border. Rik Heller, CEO of Wello, the Addison-based company says the WelloStation device can detect your body’s temperature without touching it. You just stand in front of the device and it scans your face. The machine will then print out a ‘well-being’ receipt with…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump is not backing down this morning after what’s been criticized as inflammatory tweets calling on Democratic congresswomen to “go back” to where they came from — even though all but one of his 4 intended targets were born in America. The president also blasted other Democrats for defending them. In a tweet this…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – American Airlines says it will keep the Boeing 737 Max plane off its schedule until Nov. 3, which is two months longer than it had planned. In a statement Sunday, American says the action will result in the cancellation of about 115 flights per day. It says it “remains confident” that the…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (WBAP/KLIF) – Tropical Storm Barry is moving through Louisiana at slow speeds after making landfall Saturday afternoon in Intracoastal City Louisiana. The storm was a short lived hurricane but brought storm surge up to six feet in some areas of the coast. Heavy rain remains in the forecast from Mississippi to the western edge…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF- One person has been shot dead by Dallas Police in Southeast Dallas; on Great Trinity Forest Way. Spokesman Warren Mitchell indicates no officers were injured, and the victim was taken to Baylor University Medical Center for treatment. Officials say they were looking for a suspect who was believed to have injured another…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Updated July 13, 2019 at 0:55 AM – Police have arrested 24-year-old Derrick Florence, Jr. and he’s charged with manslaughter. Detectives have identified a second shooter but he is still at large. Originally Published July 12, 2019 at 8:42 PM: One person is dead and another injured following a shooting near the Crowne…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Trump says Labor Secretary Acosta stepping down; move comes after criticism of his handling of Jeffrey Epstein case. Acosta orchestrated a plea deal in a decade-old case Epstein on sex crime charges when Acosta was the U.S. attorney in Florida’s Southern District. Acosta has been facing renewed scrutiny over the case after Epstein…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Police confirms the body found in a Rowlett Landfill is Cedric Jackson, the missing 18 month old, who was subject to a state-wide amber alert. Major Vincent Weddington said they found the body shortly after 11am Thursday, Cedric was taken from his Aunt’s apartment on Wednesday. 27-year-old Sedrick Johnson is charged with…… MORE
