NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Tropical Storm Cindy has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana, bringing rain and the threat of flash flooding and tornadoes. As of about 4 a.m. CDT Thursday, the storm was centered about 30 miles west-southwest of Lake Charles, located near the Texas-Louisiana border and is moving north near 12 mph. The U.S.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has announced the official list of candidates who will interview for the new Police Chief of Dallas. Malik Aziz, Deputy Chief, Dallas Police Department Carmen Best, Deputy Chief, Seattle Police Department Steven Dye, Chief, Grand Prairie Police Department U. Renee…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Texas congressman has introduced legislation that would allow lawmakers to carry firearms into most locations. East Texas Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville, introduced the bill Tuesday that would allow certified members of Congress to carry concealed personal firearms into most areas, with few exceptions. The legislation comes a week after republican…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Plans for a memorial honoring Officers killed in last year’s Dallas Police ambush will be considered for approval by the Dallas City Council next week. Funding for the sculpture comes from private donors. Well-known Dallas artist Barvo Walker was asked to construct the artwork. The project is estimated to cost $400,000. “I’m a…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man trying to shoplift some DVD’s from a Fort Worth Wal-Mart was caught in the act by none other than…Batman. Fort Worth Police Officer Damon Cole is known nationwide for dressing up as superheroes to show children that the police are the good guys. The kids at the store on Saturday saw…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Frisco Independent School District has approved a budget for the 2017-2018 school year that implements a fee for students wanting to participate in athletics. It will cost $100 per student for middle school students and $200 for high school students. But the district says even though the fee is mandatory,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A new document shows a Texas lawmaker who was arrested in Dallas two weeks ago for driving while intoxicated was at nearly twice the legal limit. Democratic state representative Victoria Neave registered a .15 blood alcohol content level the night she crashed her BMW into a tree off Abrams Road. The…… MORE
(CNN) — Otto Warmbier, the college student who returned to the United States last week after 17 months of detention in North Korea, died Monday afternoon, his family said in a statement. “It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — For the first time ever, Texans can now purchase city bonds in Fort Worth. Fort Worth and Texas residents are being given the opportunity today to buy bonds in the city so it can help pay for the new Dickie’s Arena, which is set to open in November 2019. Citizens…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — One of the seven sailors killed on an American Navy ship over the weekend was from Texas. Twenty-six-year-old Noe Hernandez was on the destroyer USS Fitzgerald when it crashed with a Philippine-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Japan. The collision left seven Americans dead — Hernandez, two from California, one…… MORE
