FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Mike McCarthy is ready to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a Super Bowl title after a year away from the game following his departure in Green Bay. McCarthy won a title with the Packers at the home of the Cowboys nine years ago. Now he is replacing Jason Garrett after Garrett…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Military leaders and local officials are reacting to tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Congresswoman Kay Granger of Fort Worth says though it’s a difficult situation, she supports President Donald Trump’s decision to authorize the targeted killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. “We took out a very dangerous person; he was dangerous to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is leaving the door open for possible witnesses in an upcoming impeachment trial. Cornyn says witnesses could come after the presentations by both sides. “If there’s more witnesses that 51 senators want they can be requested as they were in the Clinton trial, I believe there were three,” Cornyn said.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – New York billionaire and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will stop in Dallas during his three-city Texas tour this weekend. The candidate will also stop in Austin and San Antonio are part of a national campaign tour that kicks off on Saturday. Bloomberg will hit 27 states as he makes his appeal…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Plano is close to hiring its next Police Chief. Current Amarillo Police Ed Drain has been named the lone finalist for the position. If hired he would replace longtime Plano Police Chief Gregory Rushin. “Back in September Chief Rushin was promoted to a Deputy City Manager position and we…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says Iran appears to be “standing down” and said no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s Tuesday ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops. The Iranian strikes had come days after Trump authorized the targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas DPS has released bodycam video from a fatal South Dallas traffic stop in which an armed man was shot 16 times. Troopers tried to stop 27-year old Schaston Hodge last August for failing to signal when he took off. A commotion is heard after Hodge pulls into a driveway and gets…… MORE
Lancaster (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Lancaster are asking for the public’s help in identifying a victim whose remains were found last week near the dead-end of Dizzy Dean Drive. Police believe the victim was white or Hispanic, between 20 to 35 years of age … 5’2″ to 5’6″ feet tall … about 165 pounds pounds…… MORE
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – Health officials say a woman has become the third person in Texas to die from a lung disease associated with a national outbreak of vaping-related illnesses. The Galveston County Health District said Monday the woman, who was 30 to 35 years old, died on Dec. 29 at a local hospital. Officials…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that last week’s seemingly random knife attacks by a homeless man at an Austin shopping plaza magnified a “sense of lawlessness” in the liberal state capital city, whose mayor has accused the governor of demonizing people living on the streets. Since the attacks Friday,…… MORE
