DALLAS (AP) – Texas will close two of its more than 100 state prisons amid a yearslong decline in the incarcerated population and serious understaffing at some facilities. State Sen. John Whitmire on Thursday announced the planned closure of a South Texas prison and another outside Houston. Whitmire’s office says the closures will save Texas…… MORE
San Saba (AP) – Police say a 22 year old man fatally stabbed three people in a small central Texas city before leading police on a car chase. A 13 year old girl, a 62 year old man and a 44 year old woman were killed in the stabbings early Friday. An 18 year old…… MORE
A Dallas attorney has been sentenced to five years in a Louisiana prison. Willlie Joseph Jr. pleaded guilty to beating his girlfriend after an April 13, 2019 movie date in Shreveport, Louisiana about 180 miles east of Dallas. He smashed her eye socket, and knocked out a tooth.… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Fort Worth has changed their emergency notification system. Replacing the Nixle Emergency Alert System with the new Fort Worth Texas Alerts System. Residents can now register for free alerts. This means that in the event of community emergency, weather emergency, or any other threats, an alert will be sent by text…… MORE
TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Multiple factors could be causing gas prices to spike all across Texas. Daniel Armbruster with triple a confirms a consistent rice in prices could be coming. “State-wide we’re looking at gas prices rising for the first time since January about six weeks,” said Armbruster. The state wide average price-per-gallon has risen six cents…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A man is dead after a hit-and-run in Plano Saturday night. Plano Police are still searching for two suspects involved in the incident near the Woodlands apartment complex Saturday night just before 8:00. Police say the driver hit a person who walked into the street. The passenger of the car then ran away,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – There’s still time to get a selfie with the infamous “Leaning Tower of Dallas” if you haven’t had yours yet. The leaning tower became a social media sensation after an elevator shaft failed to come down during a planned building implosion in Uptown. Many North Texans flocked to the site to get…… MORE
MIDLOTHIAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Midlothian community is mourning the tragic loss of a city council member this week. Art Pierard was killed when he was hit by an 18-wheeler in Waxahachie on I-35E near U.S. Highway 77 late Wednesday. Investigators said it seemed as if Pierard had gotten out of his car after getting…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two years after a former Dallas Fire Rescue fireman was indicted in a fatal DUI crash that killed a teen and her unborn child, the victim’s family is still waiting for justice. Alyssa Pimental was 18, when the car she was riding in was hit by a former 12-year veteran of the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected. That’s according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing. The disclosure raises questions about the integrity of the presidential campaign and whether Trump’s administration is taking the proper steps to…… MORE
