Austin (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee has started hearings on two bills that would restrict transgender bathroom use. Republican Lois Kolkhorst introduced the measures. One would require people to use the bathroom of the gender listed on their birth certificate in schools and government buildings; the other would prevent school districts…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News/CNN) — A Nevada parole board granted O.J. Simpson parole Thursday. “You are low risk to re-offend on our guidelines,” parole board member Tony Corda said. Simpson was sentenced in 2008 to up to 33 years in prison for kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. He could be released as early…… MORE
UPDATE (Friday, July 21 at 11:40 AM) FLOWER MOUND (WBAP/KLIF) – Flower Mound Police say they have found the 12-year-old girl who ran away from home earlier this week. The department says she was in Carrollton, despite fears she may have possibly gone out of state. They say people spreading the world helped them find her.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A North Texas historian is calling for the City of Dallas to get rid of all of its confederate statues. His name is Michael Phillips, and he posted to Facebook Wednesday that it’s time to “exorcise the ghosts of the confederacy, which still haunt the Dallas landscape.” He’s referring to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A soon-to-be Family Dollar store in Dallas was destroyed by a fire early Thursday morning. The building off Walnut Hill between Webb Chapel and Harry Hines was vacant, but had a sign on the side that read “Coming soon: Family Dollar.” A three-alarm fire burned through the roof sometime before 2:00…… MORE
(CNN) – Sen. John McCain, 80, has been diagnosed with a primary glioblastoma, a type of brain tumor, Mayo Clinic doctors directly involved in the senator’s care told CNN exclusively. The doctors spoke directly to CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The senator underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on Friday at Mayo…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department has suspended its investigation into a fight at an Uptown bar that allegedly involved Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott. The department said investigators made numerous attempts to contact the victim through various ways but have not been able to make contact. The incident occurred at the Clutch Bar off Cedar…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department has a new police chief and she’s making history. City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced that U.Renee Hall is the first female police chief in Dallas. Hall said she has the experience and leadership needed to be successful as Chief. “This job is about skill. It’s about the ability…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The body that was found in a South Dallas creek over the weekend has been identified as the step-daughter of a doctor who was recently arrested for writing unnecessary prescriptions. 17-year-old Mikayla Mitchell was found floating in a creek late Sunday morning, with police saying she likely died from homicidal violence.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas health officials have reported an increase in reports of a food-born illness that is often linked to produce. The Department of State Health Services said 68 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported in the last month. The department’s Chris Van Deusen said they’re seeing a spike in cases this Summer.…… MORE
