Washington (WBAP/KLIF)- Mayors and police chiefs across the country have asked for national legislation to tighten restrictions on firearm sales, saying new laws would prevent mass shootings. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy price and interim police chief Ed Kraus are in Washington to support a universal background check system on firearms sales. Mayor Price said it’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The number of lung related illnesses believed to be caused by vaping continues to rise across the country, including in North Texas. Dallas County alone is reporting 14 cases linked to E-cigarettes. “There’s still a lot we don’t know about these illnesses,” said Dallas County Health Director, Dr. Phil Huang. “Nothing has…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. He says Bolton submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning. Trump tweeted that he “disagreed strongly” with many of Bolton’s suggestions, “as did…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Almost a decade after a 61-year-old North Texas grandmother was killed in a robbery, the man responsible is set to be executed tonight. Mark Anthony Soliz shot Nancy Weatherly in her home near Godley in Johnson County during an eight-day crime spree in 2010. He’s scheduled to die by lethal injection…… MORE
North Richland Hill, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – 2020 Texas primary events have ramped up. Last night in North Richland Hills the ‘True Texas Project‘ — formerly known as the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party — held a candidates forum. At the forum Texas State Senator Pat Fallon of Prosper told the crowd of about 100 people that…… MORE
UPDATED 8:01AM: Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Fort Worth have arrested a man after a domestic disturbance led to a swat situation.It happened early this morning at a home off McKenzie Street near 287 and Berry in southeast Fort Worth — police say the man was trying to get into his ex-girlfriend’s home. When…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police were able to prevent a mass shooting from happening, after a father called in and reported his 27-year old son’s behavior. The department says the man called to say his son was planning a rampage and had recently withdrawn around $700 to purchase guns. The son however failed…… MORE
PHOENIX (AP) – The Trump administration says it saw a 30% drop in the number of people apprehended at the southern U.S. border from July to August, amid summer heat and aggressive crackdowns on both sides of the border to deter migrants. Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Monday that the percentage…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott had the second perfect passer rating in the history of the Dallas Cowboys in his first game with new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. The defending NFC East champions couldn’t have asked for much more from a no-doubt 35-17 win over the New York Giants in the opener, particularly after the offense…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – An anti-abortion group is touring Universities across the country to push its message. Organizers are using graphic video and images to drive their point home. The group, ‘Created Equal’ is visiting Universities and abortion clinics in Texas, Michigan, and Georgia with a portable jumbotron video board that plays video of an abortion being…… MORE
