WASHINGTON (AP) – For the first time, U.S. heath officials have authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the R.J. Reynolds vaping device can benefit adult smokers. The Food and Drug Administration said data submitted by the company showed its Vuse e-cigarette helped smokers significantly cut back their use of cigarettes. Tuesday’s action is part of a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas man gets his sentence for participating in the January 6th breech of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden sentenced 53 year old Eliel Rosa to 12 months probation. The Midland man was originally charged with 5 counts, including a felony charge of obstruction which carries a penalty of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is defending his recently announced ban on vaccine mandates by any entity in Texas, including businesses. “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should remain voluntary and never forced,” Governor Abbott said. The Governor joined Ernie Brown on Tuesday during WBAP’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Vaccine requirements for employees at two DFW based airlines aren’t changing, despite Governor Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates. An executive order issued by Governor Abbott on Monday bans private businesses from mandating the COVID vaccine for employees. But, both Southwest and American Airlines said on Tuesday that President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A joint operation among Tarrant County law enforcement and state officials led to the felony arrests of 115 men accused of sex trafficking. Operation “Buyer Beware” took advantage of a new law that increases the penalties for those accused of sex trafficking from a misdemeanor to a felony. The law,…… MORE
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) – Police say an argument over the University of Alabama football team’s loss to Texas A&M led to a deadly shooting at an Alabama home. Lt. Christian Clemons says two men started fighting over which team was better at a gathering in Bessemer when the game was in its final minutes Saturday…… MORE
Austin (AP) – A state district judge says a Jewish death row inmate who was part of the so-called “Texas 7” gang should get a new capital murder trial because the judge who presided over his case held anti-Semitic views. Dallas Criminal District Court Judge Lela Mays found that her predecessor, former Judge Vickers Cunningham,…… MORE
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Timberview High School teacher in who was shot during a shooting at the school last week was released from the hospital on Monday. 25-year old Calvin Pettit, an English teacher, was among those who tried to break up a fight that preceded the shooting. Meantime, 15-year student Zacchaeus Selby, who…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Amari Cooper rejected the suggestion that Dallas’ 44-20 win over New York was even more impressive because of a sloppy start that kept the last-place Giants in the game longer than they should have been. The receiver’s reaction illustrates where the Cowboys think they can go after four consecutive victories coming off a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday, stating that no entity in Texas can require a COVID-19 vaccination by any individual, including an employee or consumer. The Governor said the order protects anyone who objects to a COVID vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief,…… MORE
