Houston (AP) – A judge in Houston has criticized the Trump administration’s handling of detained immigrant children and families, ordering it to give the court detailed information about efforts to quickly release them in the wake of the coronavirus. On Friday, the judge ordered the U.S. government to better explain why it hasn’t released some…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Fort Worth Police Department is asking for help finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Laloni Jones was last seen Thursday at around 7 p.m. at the YMCA off of Ederville road and Sandy Lane. She is being described as a pacific island girl standing a little over 5 ft in height…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Texas continues to re-open in phases. The latest phase allowed gyms and bars can now open at 25% capacity, and restaurants at 50%. But some citizens are still not satisfied. The organization known as ‘Open Texas’ is made of members who all share this thought, and they will be holding a rally…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is ramping down the overflow emergency night shelter in the Fort Worth Convention Center and expects to have the facility cleared on June 19. The City and its partner agencies began operating the temporary shelter on March 18 to help the city’s emergency shelters cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Strict Centers for…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating and looking into if any criminal charges need to be made after seeing a photo of a large party on social media. Officer Jimmy Pollozani said officers also responded to multiple loud music complaints at the venue where the gatherings were held, but they were unable to…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) – Addison’s Cavanaugh Flight Museum hosted a flyover on Friday featuring its historic war birds to pay tribute to first responders and medical workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The planes, which consisted of a Beach Starship, a B-25 Mitchell, a T-34, and others, passed by teams of police and firefighters in their vehicles before…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order on Friday suspending in-person visitations in all county and municipal jails in the state of Texas. According to the Governor, the restriction does not apply to visitation by an attorney meeting with a client or a religious leader or member of the clergy. “Jails have shown…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend despite the threat of the coronavirus. He says: “Today I’m identifying houses of worship – churches, synagogues and mosques – as essential places that provide essential services.”…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas Supreme Court Justice has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 63 year old Justice Debra Lehrmann is the highest ranking state official known to have contracted COVID-19. Justice Lehrmann says she and her husband, Greg, tested positive after showing symptoms last week. She insists the two of them have strictly…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – A court in the Dallas suburbs this week held what is believed to be the first American jury trial conducted over online video. The civil proceeding Monday in a Collin County court was an non-binding, abbreviated trial in a lawsuit over a disputed insurance claim. It serves as an experiment in restarting…… MORE
