DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Dallas County will soon be able to test for Zika Virus locally without having to ship tests to the Centers for Disease Control. The testing will not be open to everyone according to Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson. “This testing is for those patients who meet the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News) A Fort Worth man is using his fame as a hard-hitting attorney to promote a new product for Taco Bell. The fast food chain built its Super Bowl ad around Bryan Wilson, who calls himself the “Texas Law Hawk.” His videos advertising his services went viral last year. Now, he’s been seen on TVs around the nation. Wilson appeared in…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Two children are dead and a third is in critical condition after a car crash in Denton. Police say the accident happened when a pickup truck slammed into the back of a minivan belonging to the De Luna family from Whitesboro, near Sherman. The two oldest kids in the van died.…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Monday is the last day debris from the Garland tornadoes will be picked up and hauled away by city crews. But a lot of that debris can’t be picked up curbside; like refrigerators, washers and dryers and flat-screen TVs. So, the City is asking residents to take those large items to a local…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The mayor of Dallas wants to hear what you have to say about the future of Fair Park. The city is trying to think of a way to turn it into a venue that’s usable year-round, rather than just the 3 weeks in fall when the fair is open. Last month, a lot of ideas…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Fort Worth Police have released the report that prompted a helicopter search for Johnny Manziel last weekend. Manziel’s ex-girlfriend says the two had gone to a bar in Dallas, Friday night. She says Manziel hit her several times at the bar and also assaulted her during the car ride…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – A boil water mandate for parts of northern Fort Worth has been rescinded. The Water Department just released a statement saying all tests for bacteria came back negative. Since early yesterday morning, about three to five thousand residents of neighborhoods west of Alliance Airport had been advised not to drink…… MORE
MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s seven years behind bars for a former Mansfield teacher’s aide. 40-year-old Jemar Simmons had already entered a guilty plea to charges of sexual assault of a child. He admitted to coercing a female student he met in class at Timberview High School into having sex with him in the fall…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Four more people in Dallas county may have been infected with the “Zika” virus. Specimens from the patients have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. According to the Dallas Morning News, all four had recently traveled out of the country. Earlier, health officials confirmed that…… MORE
SAN FRANCISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – It looks like humor will be back in full force in 2016. For the past several years, the tone of Super Bowl commercials has been pretty somber. “There will be some serious ads this year, but in my opinion, we’re going to see a more upbeat Super Bowl,” said Abhi Biswas,…… MORE
