DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Mayor of Dallas told reporters on Monday that “enough is enough” when it comes to lingering issues surrounding permits in the city. Mayor Eric Johnson said that the timeliness of issuing permits for buildings and homes in Dallas has lagged for too long, and is impacting the city’s competitiveness with the…… MORE
MARSHALL (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Paxton announced on Monday in Marshall that his office is suing Facebook for allegedly capturing and using the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so. According to Paxton, Facebook has been storing millions of biometric identifiers. Those identifiers are defined by…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Travelers landing at Dallas Love Field airport on Valentine’s Day will be met with a special surprise from The Salvation Army. The non-profit erected a 10-foot gift box on the second floor of Love Landing that contains an interactive video display of the Salvation Army’s latest initiative called “Love Beyond.” “So…… MORE
Galveston (WBAP/KLIF) – The now 21 year old man charged with the killings of 10 people at a Santa Fe, Texas high school in 2018 has again been found not competent to stand trial. Dimitrios Pagourtzis has been confined in the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon for more than two years. He is charged…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting began in Texas at 7:00 AM Monday, February 14. Voters are free to cast ballots for either Republican or Democratic candidates running in the March 1 Primary Election, but once they choose a party, they can vote only for candidates running in their party of choice. Early voters have until…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police have made an arrest in the killing of a woman who was shot at a motel near 635 and Walnut Hill Lane, then dumped at a hospital where she died. Alexander Escobar was arrested Saturday after crashing his vehicle while trying to overdose on methamphetamines. He went to jail for…… MORE
TWO TEENAGERS WERE SHOT TO DEATH DURING A WEEKEND VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY IN CENTRAL FORT WORTH. 13-YEAR-OLD KORY SMITH AND 19-YEAR-OLD SIMIEON JOSEPH WERE SHOT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SMITH WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT A HOSPITAL. JOSEPH DIED IN A SAME HOSPITAL A FEW HOURS LATER. FORT WORTH POLICE AREN’T SAYING MUCH ABOUT THE KILLINGS,…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas begins early voting Monday in 2022′s first primary following a rushed rollout of tougher restrictions and the return of hundreds of mail ballots, dealing Republicans a clumsy debut of voting rules they tightened across the U.S. over the past year in the name of election security. “Monday is going to…… MORE
Calif. (AP) – In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy. It took a precise 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown reception with 1:25 remaining for a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals to give the Rams their first NFL title…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Police continue the search for a suspect in a fatal drive-by shooting that took the life young teen while he was sleeping in his home on January 15. The shooting happened around 7:30am in the 700 block of Ravine Road, killing 15-year old Higinio Flores Jr. Police say at least six…… MORE
