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DFW Volunteers To Help With Arkansas Tornado Recovery

DFW Volunteers To Help With Arkansas Tornado Recovery

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A team of volunteers from the Texas Baptist Men is on its way to Little Rock, Arkansas to help with tornado recovery. Spokesman John Hall says they’re taking special, self-contained mobile kitchens to feed the tornado victims and first responders. He says at first they were told they’d be feeding about three…MORE

American Airlines Pilots to Vote on Strike Authorization

American Airlines Pilots to Vote on Strike Authorization

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Allied Pilots Association, certified collective bargaining agent for the 15,000 pilots of American Airlines, confirmed over the weekend that its membership will begin voting to authorize a strike. The union announced on March 9 that its board of directors had unanimously approved a resolution directing that a strike authorization vote…MORE

Storms Roll Across North Texas

Storms Roll Across North Texas

DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – It was a stormy afternoon across north Texas Sunday. Tornado Watches and Thunderstorm Warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin and several other counties. Quarter size hail and 60 mph winds were reported across the metroplex.MORE

Tornado Slams Little Rock, Smashes Rooftops, Flips Vehicles

Tornado Slams Little Rock, Smashes Rooftops, Flips Vehicles

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado has plowed through Arkansas’ capital and surrounding areas, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. The Little Rock Fire Department is reporting heavy damage and debris in the western end of the city and says firefighters have been performing…MORE

$16.5 Billion Property Tax Relief Plan Sails Through Texas Senate

$16.5 Billion Property Tax Relief Plan Sails Through Texas Senate

(WBAP/KLIF) — A massive property tax relief bill moving through the Texas legislature. The Texas Senate passed the $16.5 billion property tax relief package unanimously (124-0), which is housed within four separate bills. The four bills aimed to provide tax relief for Texans are sponsored by Senators Paul Bettencourt and Tan Parker. Bettencourt says one…MORE

Dallas Police Offer Public Interactive ‘Use of Force’ Dashboard

Dallas Police Offer Public Interactive ‘Use of Force’ Dashboard

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas Police Department is releasing new information to the public that track instances where officers use force. DPD has developed a new interactive dashboard tool that allows the public to view the departments use of force in the community. Police Chief Eddie Garcia says a report generated from 2021 data provided some…MORE

NCAA Women’s Final Four Showcased at the AAC

NCAA Women’s Final Four Showcased at the AAC

(WBAP/KLIF) — Dreams of a national championship are still in the sights of four NCAA women’s basketball teams. Iowa, LSU, Virginia Tech, and South Carolina play in the women’s Final Four at American Airlines Center with their fans flooding downtown Dallas. Flights from around the country have been landing at Dallas Love Field and DFW…MORE

Sunnyvale Police Catch Police Chase Suspect After Hours-Long Search

Sunnyvale Police Catch Police Chase Suspect After Hours-Long Search

UPDATE 11:15 a.m.: Sunnyvale Police announced they caught the suspect after an hours-long search. The department said it will turn the suspect over to the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Department shortly. SUNNYVALE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Classes are delayed by two hours in Sunnyvale ISD as the search continues for a man who led police on…MORE

Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Former President Donald Trump

Manhattan Grand Jury Indicts Former President Donald Trump

UPDATED: A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. It becomes the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to…MORE