AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott expanded the state’s disaster declaration this week, to include additional counties impacted by the ice storm that began in January and continued into early February. Several North Texas counties are included. The counties added to the Governor’s disaster declaration are Anderson, Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Delta, Falls,…… MORE
Longtime North Texas radio host Hal Jay is back home recovering after spending weeks in the hospital and receiving a heart transplant that saved his life. He spoke with NBC 5’s… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has announced a scenario that hasn’t been seen in decades. He confirmed via Twitter on Monday that he’s running unopposed in the upcoming May 2023 elections. Johnson is the first person ever to run unopposed for mayor since the city switched to electing its mayor to…… MORE
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A new, 6.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey’s Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, is reporting six people have been injured in Aleppo from falling debris, while the mayor of Hatay says a number of buildings have collapsed, trapping people…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas man who has been missing since January has been found safe. Grapevine Police tweeted that Christian Saulter-Williams was found in another city and has been reunited with his family. His parents said they last saw him on January 18th after he walked away from their home and…… MORE
Today marks one year since Russia began its assault on Ukraine. In a surprise visit to the the war-torn country President Biden said , “When Putin launched his invasion nearly one year ago, he thought Ukraine was weak and the West was divided. He thought he could outlast us. But he was dead wrong.” Associated…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA-AP (WBAP/KLIF) — The 31-year old son of former Fort Worth police chief Joel Fitzgerald was killed in a line-of-duty shooting over the weekend. Slain Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald was killed while in pursuit of robbery suspects near the campus Saturday night. The Philadelphia district attorney’s office said 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer, who reportedly…… MORE
MEMPHIS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in Memphis said early Sunday that a shooting in, and around, a local nightclub left 1 person dead and at least 10 others hurt. According to the Memphis Police Department, the shooting happened before 1 a.m. Sunday morning. Two shooting victims were initially found at the LIVE Lounge, and taken to…… MORE
Atlanta (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Jimmy Carter has decided to refuse additional medical intervention, and receive hospice care so he can spend his “remaining time” at home. Carter is 98 years old, and has been in and out of the hospital recently. He was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977 to…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The world’s oldest law enforcement officer passed away at 99-years-old. Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Hardin passed away, Friday, surrounded by friends and loved ones.The sheriff’s office released a statement on Facebook saying, “his presence within the walls of this agency will be truly missed. but his legacy will never be forgotten.” Hardin…… MORE
