LITTLE ELM (WBAP/KLIF)- Curtis Cornelious, the first black mayor elected in the Town of Little Elm, will be officially sworn in to a three-year-term on Tuesday 6/15 at 6pm. Cornelius has lived in Little Elm for nearly 20 years and joined council in 2009. He said he wanted to continue his work as mayor, be…… MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic members of the Texas Legislature are in Washington, D.C. this week to meet with Congressional leaders, Senate leaders and Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss their successful attempt to temporarily block Republican-led voting legislation in Texas. Some of the Texas Democrats who killed the voting bill by walking out of the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The 2022 GOP primary for the Texas Attorney General’s race continues to grow. Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman is throwing her hat into the ring, after resigning from her long held position last week. According to the Texas Tribune, she’s already filed the paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission.…… MORE
DALLAS – Parkland Health & Hospital System will host several COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning today and throughout the week in locations across Dallas County. Individuals over the age of 12 can receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine without an appointment and will be scheduled to return for their second dose in 21 days.…… MORE
Wise County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Wise County Sheriff’s Department is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspect they say shot and wounded a rhome police officer on Sunday. The department issued an old photo of 43-year old Royce Edward Wood over the weekend. he’s shown with a bald…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police made a second arrest Monday in a weekend shooting that killed a man and left more than a dozen more people wounded after gunfire rang out on in a busy, downtown Austin entertainment district. Officers arrested a 17-year-old boy at Harker Heights High School in Harker Heights, according to statements…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As temperatures soar throughout the metroplex, the Presbyterian Night Shelter in fort worth is in urgent need of bottled water donations. Toby Owen, CEO of the shelter told our media partner WFAA that they make water available for their day shelter, women’s shelter and men’s shelter for anyone that walks up…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite. Police in Mesquite are asking for help in identifying an armed bank robbery suspect. Monday just after 10 in the morning, police responded to a robbery call in the 900 block of North Town East Boulevard. A man reportedly went up to the teller counter, showed a gun and demanded money.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center is urging parents to keep an eye out for their children when they are close to pools and open waters. Sharon Evans, trauma and injury prevention coordinator for Cook Children’s said they had 5 drowning patients admitted on Sunday ages ranging from 1 to 14. Though the drownings…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is getting a little over 173.7 million stimulus dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. “This will target part of the economy that was severely hit by the pandemic, for instance the tourism industry,” said Jay Chapa Deputy City Manager. Chapa said first on the agenda will be to…… MORE
