AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is receiving more than $210 million in federal emergency grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for mental health and substance use disorder services to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The State of Texas…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Republican Party Chairman Rodney Anderson is stepping away from his post. Party Spokesman, Will Busby said Wednesday that the Dallas County GOP saw significant growth during Anderson’s tenure. “Our reach has expanded exponentially and the party is aligned,” said Busby. “Volunteers are active and we have seen tremendous leadership from…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas real estate developer and reality tv star William Hutchison pleaded not guilty to raping a 16-year-old girl at his Orange County, California vacation home while she was passed out on alcohol. The 63 year old also entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to sexual battery of another teen this year.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas DPS troopers worked well into the overnight hours on the scene of a deadly wrong way crash on the Dallas North Tollway. Lonny Haschel with DPS says it happened shortly around 12:12AM. “At approximately 12:12 a.m., Highway Patrol Troopers were called to a crash on the Dallas North Tollway (DNT) in…… MORE
The deaths newly tallied by the Texas Department of State Health Services boost the toll from 151 to 210 deaths, most from exposure to the sometimes-subzero temperatures. Still, some were blamed on carbon monoxide poisoning as freezing Texans sought warmth from cars and outdoor grills. The count remained preliminary and may change as more deaths are confirmed,…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – A coalition of abortion providers and advocates are challenging in court a Texas law empowering private citizens to sue anyone helping a woman get an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The lawsuit filed Tuesday asked a U.S. district court to block the law before it takes effect in September. Opponents of…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Work continues on the I-820 East Loop project in east Fort Worth. Bridge construction on State Hwy. 10 and the I-820 northbound to State Hwy. 121 southbound bridges is progressing where bridge beams will be placed over highways this summer. Crews are working to complete new bridges and mainline pavement on the outside of…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Three North Texas firefighters, two from Garland and one from Grapevine were part of a group of 12 nation-wide that were sent to Surfside Florida to offer peer support. Garland Fire Captain J.D. Schulgan said they went to stations and the site where the condo collapsed speaking with search and recovery workers. “It…… MORE
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Joe Biden is declaring that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” as he urges passage of federal legislation to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures regarding voting access. Biden laid out what the White House called “the moral case” for voting rights in a speech in Philadelphia Tuesday…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Hospital Council is concerned about a recent spike in COVID hospitalizations in North Texas. CEO Steve Love said Tuesday that more than 600 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Texas, which is the highest number since March. “It could increase but probably will not surge to what it was,”…… MORE
