By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON D C (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon gave the go ahead to Texas Senate Bill 4, which allows Texas police officers to arrest anyone suspected of entering the country illegally, and state judges to order deportations. This, despite Justice Department challenges to…… MORE
North Texas hospitals say they’re seeing a rise in children with marijuana ingestion. Calls to the North Texas Poison Center regarding children exposed to cannabis rose more than 1,000% from 2019 to 2023. And staff at Cook Children’s Medical Center say even they’ve felt that impact. Data from their Fort Worth location shows 50 patients…… MORE
KELLER/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas couple is suing a daycare located near the Keller Fort Worth border over allegations staffers aggressively handled and inappropriately disciplined their 23-month-old daughter. The couple filed the suit in Tarrant County on Wednesday stemming from an incident at the Park Vista Children’s Academy in August of…… MORE
A Garland man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing more than 10,000 pieces of child pornography. 45-year-old Jared Capizzi pleaded guilty in October last year to one count of receipt of child pornography after being indicted in September 2022. Officers found more than 8,000 images and 2,000 videos of underage children…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices seemed broadly skeptical Monday during nearly two hours of arguments that a…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled with an administrative stay for now blocking the state of Texas from enforcing it’s controversial senate bill four in Texas to take effect. It would allow police officers to make arrests of anyone suspected of entering…… MORE
PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – After almost three weeks of burning, the largest wildfire in state history is now 100 % contained as of Saturday. The Smokehouse Creek Fire along with a series of other wildfires scorched more than 1 million acres, destroyed hundreds of structures, killed two people along with thousands of livestock. The…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Fort Worth Fire Department is grieving the loss of a longtime lieutenant who was killed in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. 56-year-old Lt. Garey Pugh had worked for the City of Fort Worth for 34 years. Officials confirmed Saturday that the accident was reported near Sunnyvale while…… MORE
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Police say a man suspected of fatally shooting three family members in the Philadelphia area has been arrested in New Jersey after evading law enforcement for hours. Steve Wilson is police director for the city of Trenton. Wilson says the suspect was arrested near a house where officers had believed he…… MORE
ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed, the judge overseeing it ruled Friday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee did not find that…… MORE
