FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – The COVID-19 Omicron variant was identified this week in North Texas, according to a lab in Frisco. The Ayass Bioscience lab confirmed with WBAP/KLIF News on Thursday that two patients recently tested positive for the new variant. Both were men, according to the lab. The patients were 35 and 40 years-old. Neither…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – A visitation and funeral service were held on Thursday for fallen Mesquite Police Officer Richard Houston at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall. Sgt. Houston was killed last Friday outside a Mesquite grocery store after responding to a disturbance call. The suspect is charged with Capital Murder of a Peace Officer. During Thursday’s…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Plano announced on Thursday that it has named it’s next Fire Chief. According to the City of Plano, Chris Biggerstaff, who currently serves Plano Fire-Rescue as Assistant Chief of Emergency Services, will assume the duties of Chief on December 20. The City Council plans to ratify the appointment at…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Police released body camera video and 911 audio connected to the fatal officer-involved shooting of an armed man earlier this week. 29-year-old Mitchell Davis called police on Tuesday and said he was on walking along Bear Creek Trail armed with a gun and was having a mental health…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ largest county jail was under renewed scrutiny on Wednesday following the reported sexual assault of a female sergeant and a recent state inspection that found a lack of sufficient staffing has “contributed to the heightened level of tension and inmate hostility.” A five-page report by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Astronomers say the best chance north Texas residents will have to see Comet Leonard will be this weekend. The comet will be closest to Earth on December 12. Leonard is already visible, but after Sunday it will be dimming, and probably not visible to the naked eye by the end of the…… MORE
Keller (WBAP/KLIF) – A Keller man who boasted on Facebook that he romped through the U.S. Capitol building with a beer in his hand during the insurrection riot was arrested Wednesday. Thomas Conover is the 20th north Texas resident to be charged in connection with the January 6 uprising. His Facebook postings showed him in…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Dallas has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The family of Juan Segovia sued six months ago claiming the city violated his civil rights by leaving him alone in a cell without checking on him after he had been arrested for drunkenness. The city…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Dallas has created a new office to investigate corruption claims. The city council Wednesday unanimously approved a number of accountability reforms, including the creation of an Inspector General division in the city attorney’s office. That new office will investigate complaints of internal fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption. The first…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas’ largest county jail is under renewed scrutiny, Wednesday, following the report of a sexual assault of a female sergeant. A recent state inspection of the Houston facility also found a lack of sufficient staffing has “contributed to the heightened level of tension and inmate hostility.” A five-page report by the Texas Commission…… MORE
