DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Funeral services have been set for former longtime North Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. The Democratic trailblazer died on New Year’s Eve at 88 years old. A viewing will be held at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, January 8. It…… MORE
ROCKWALL – (WBAP/KLIF) – Rockwall County says it’s 9-1-1 call ability to report emergencies is operational again; services to residents of Rockwall County were down for a while this morning, with authorities asking residents to call direct phone lines for assistance as needed. (Copyright, All Rights Reserved, WBAP/KLIF 2023)… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results. The court revealed its decision Friday. The issue will now be decided by the U.S.…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Are you planning a holiday road trip with your family this year? So are millions of other Texans. In a statement, AAA Texas predicts almost nine million Texans will travel during the year-end holiday period this year. “A 2% increase from last year’s record number of travelers and a…… MORE
MESQUITE – (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of a 19-year old man shot by a Mesquite police officer are calling for transparency into the man’s death. Payton Lawrence is alleged to have been the driver of a car shot and killed by a police veteran still not named. Police say just a couple of minutes after…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF)- The economic impact of shutting down border crossings for two freight lines that carry 45 perecnt of goods between the U.S. and mexico could soon be felt by consumerson both sides of the border. It will be a cascading effect if the train…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. CHICAGO – (WBAP/KLIF) – Another Lone Star State delivery of migrants to a northern big city, with 120 flown from Texas to Chicago Wednesday, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott chooses a flight, rather than continuing to bus them. Chicago officials were left scrambling to pick up…… MORE
MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Police have reported that the three abducted Collin County children have been found safe and the mother, Nazia Ali has been arrested. (Copyright 2023 WBAP/KLIF Newsroom News. All rights reserved.)… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas office of Attorney General wins another round in court in it’s efforts to keep in place concertina, or razor wire, on the banks of the Rio Grande. It was placed by Texas with the stated intent of stopping the illegal…… MORE
