Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police say a 16-year old boy whose car crashed into a house in southern Dallas Sunday afternoon had been shot before the crash. The victim was identified as Marvin Rivera. The incident happened in the 1200 block of Diceman Avenue and Cedar Crest and Kiest Boulevards around 4pm. Police released video…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs. The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – In the wake of last weekend’s fight among teenagers, the Parks Mall at Arlington will enforce a curfew for guests under 18 years old beginning this Friday. Brookfield Properties announced this week that after 2 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, the Parental Guidance Required program will be in effect. This means that…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is discouraging panhandling and encouraging people in need to reach out to local non-profit groups opposed to standing on medians or walking through traffic. The city is posting pedestrian safety signs at its 25 busiest intersections. Plano Police Chief Ed Drain warned that that asking for money from…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A local children’s advocacy group is addressing misconceptions surrounding sex trafficking. Earlier this week it was made public that A North Richland Hills 15-year-old went missing from a Mavs game several weeks ago. She was recently found on in an Oklahoma city hotel room and it’s believed she was being prostituted by…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – It’s been five months since 10 people were killed and more than 300 were injured due to a crowd surge during a Travis Scott concert at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, and a state task force issued recommendations on Tuesday to prevent another tragedy. The Texas Task Force on Concert…… MORE
New Orleans – WBAP/KLIF) – The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has cleared the way for the family of a teen who was killed by a Balch Springs police officer four years ago, to move forward with a civil lawsuit against the officer. The court said that Oliver is not protected by…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis sued Tuesday over the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the U.S., nearly a decade after her 13-hour filibuster of another anti-abortion measure made her an overnight Democratic star. The lawsuit is the latest attempt to halt the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texan who died when his World War II bomber was shot down is finally coming home for burial. The Defense Department says Tech Sergeant Frank A. Norris of Quinlan was a 23-year-old flight engineer aboard a B-24 Liberator. He was part of the biggest allied raid on Romania’s Ploesti oil fields when…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — After a nationwide search, the city of Carrollton has appointed its next fire chief. City officials announced, Tuesday, that Michael Thomson was chosen from a field of 50 candidates to replace former Carrollton Fire Rescue Chief Gregg Salmi. Thomson comes from Highland Village, where he spent the last three years as fire chief…… MORE
