FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Allied Pilots Association, certified collective bargaining agent for the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, announced on Monday that its membership has voted overwhelmingly in favor of authorizing a strike. “The summer travel season is almost here, and we’re all wondering whether this will be another summer of uncertainty for American…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday and sold all of its deposits and most of its assets to JPMorgan Chase Bank in a bid to head off further banking turmoil in the U.S. San Francisco-based First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months. It is the second-biggest bank…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced a $50,000 reward this week for a Texas Department of Public Safety top 10 fugitive who the Governor said is in the country illegally and killed five illegal immigrants in a shooting Friday night in Cleveland, Texas. “Our hearts go out to the families and loved ones of…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the Allied Pilots Association, the certified collective bargaining agent for the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, who have been participating in a strike authorization vote throughout the month of April, will hold a picket on Monday. “Informational picketing that is designed to send a unified message to passengers and…… MORE
UPDATE 4/29/2023 6:40 PM: After a day long manhunt in which officials stated they believed they had the suspect in this mass shooting contained within a mile or two size area, a bevy of federal law enforcement teams have joined in the search and declared they do not know where the suspect is; “10, maybe…… MORE
FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Johnson, Tarrant, Ellis, Somervell, Dallas, Parker, Hood, Wise, and Denton Counties until 8:00 pm Friday. According to WBAP/KLIF Meteorologist Brad Barton DFW could still get large hail damaging winds and a couple leading edge spin-ups after 4PM. (Copyright 2023 WBAP/KLIF…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Two members of the so-called “Trump Train” who surrounded and harassed a ‘Biden For President’ campaign bus on a Texas highway have apologized for their actions, now saying they regret their intimidation tactics. As a result Hannah Ceh and Kyle Kruger have been removed from the lawsuit brought by four people who…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas House passed a bill Thursday that would allow for the removal of District Attorneys who refuse to prosecute certain types of crimes. That measure was created, in part, because some D.A.s have said they will not prosecute controversial offenses related to abortions, elections, and gender-affirming care for minors. The bill…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspect who fled the country ten years ago to avoid a murder charge now admits he did it. Gerardo Alvarez was extradited back to Texas from Mexico in 2021. Thursday he pleaded guilty to the murder of his boss, Todd Fenton, who was shot several times in the back at the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Dallas police officer and a K9 were injured in an overnight shootout with a suspect in an earlier shooting in Pleasant Grove. The incident started just after midnight in the 9300 block of Briggs Street near Cypress Avenue. Dallas police said the incident began with a 911 call around…… MORE
