(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is reportedly standing up against the National Rifle Association saying background checks should be expanded in the wake of the recent mass shootings in Texas. In an interview with the Dallas Morning News, Patrick says the loophole allowing stranger to stranger sales needs to be closed. Patrick’s comments…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A second suspect has been arrested in the tragic murder of a 9-year-old girl in Old East Dallas last month. Brandoniya Bennett was the unintended victim in a drive-by shooting at the Roseland Town Homes along 3500 Munger Avenue August 14th. Dallas Police arrested 19-year-old Davonte Benton Thursday and charged him…… MORE
Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) High school football teams representing Texas communities marred by recent mass shootings competed in two separate games last night. The Cowboys’ practice facility in Frisco hosted a game between Plano and El Paso Eastwood high schools … 22 people were killed in a mass shooting in El Paso last month. Cowboys owner…… MORE
Miami (WBAP/KLIF) – A mechanic for American Airlines was arrested Thursday and accused of trying to sabotage a commercial airliner shortly before it was set to take off from Miami International Airport for the Bahamas with 150 people on board. A criminal complaint filed in federal court says Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani is charged with…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – The Dallas Opera has canceled a 2020 Placido Domingo event due to harassment and groping allegations against the opera superstar. The opera said Thursday the gala had been set for March 11 but was taken off the calendar due to “ongoing developments regarding allegations made against” Domingo. Eleven women have come forward…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The rookies will have to wait, since star running back Ezekiel Elliott finally ended his long holdout with the Dallas Cowboys and Eli Manning is still the quarterback for the New York Giants. Elliott signed a $90 million, six-year extension just in time for Sunday’s opener at home against the Giants, who…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The National Rifle Association will host it’s Personal Protection Expo at the Fort Worth Convention Center from Friday 9/6 to Sunday 9/8. The event plans to draw in a large crowd, thousands of gun enthusiasts to the area for the weekend. Some residents think it’s bad timing with the recent mass shootings,…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued eight executive orders in an attempt to prevent future mass shootings from happening in the state. The orders affect the Texas Department of Public Safety, local law enforcement throughout the state, schools and mental-health professionals. Most of the orders involve strengthening the process of submitting a…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – An annual football game between Plano Senior High School and El Paso’s Eastwood High School that was canceled in the wake of a deadly mass shooting will play out in North Texas Thursday night. 22 people were killed in an El Paso Walmart August 3rd, just minutes away from where the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County judge has denied a request for a retrial for Wesley Mathews, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 death of his 3-year old adopted daughter Sherin. Lawyers for Mathews had argued, among other things, that that graphic photos presented in the punishment phase of the trial…… MORE
