DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the Dallas County Hospital District Police Department are getting back to their roots with the re-launch of a bicycle unit at Parkland Hospital. For nearly two decades in the late 1980’s to early 2000s, DCHD bike patrol officers were a common site on the main campus. But as Parkland’s reach stretched…… MORE
(AP) – Federal health advisers have endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12. Earlier in the week, the Food and Drug Administration cleared the expanded use of Pfizer’s shots, citing evidence the shots worked as well in those 12 to 15 years old as those 16 and older. Kids in…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Alcohol to-go officially became law in Texas on Wednesday. Governor Abbott signed HB 1094 by Representative Geren and Senator Hancock, making permanent restaurants’ ability to safely sell alcohol with pickup and delivery food orders. Alcohol to-go is now LAW in Texas! Thank you to my partners in the legislature for getting this…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office is warning residents about a recent spike in identity theft scam involving unemployment benefits. “This is unacceptable,” said Sharen Wilson, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney. “At a time when people need help, they are having their identities stolen and fake unemployment claims filed.” The…… MORE
EDEN, Texas (AP) – Authorities say a man shot two West Texas sheriff’s deputies dead and critically wounded a city employee while answering a dog complaint. Twenty-eight-year-old Jeffrey Nicholas has been charged with capital murder and jailed with a $4 million bond. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the Monday night attack happened at…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Top leaders in the Texas county where George Floyd grew up supported a resolution Tuesday calling for him to be posthumously pardoned for a 2004 drug arrest by a former Houston police officer now facing murder charges in a separate case. The five members of Harris County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the resolution in…… MORE
UPDATED 8:23AM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans have ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in fomenting the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. She is Congress’ highest-ranking…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month earlier, while more adults are coming without families. Authorities encountered nearly 17,200 children traveling alone, down 9% from March but still far above the previous high in May 2019. Family…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- A long-term plan to create a mental health jail diversion center – and provide an alternative to putting people with mental health needs behind bars – appears to be on the fast track. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said Tuesday during the Commissioners Court meeting that he would like to see the…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is responding to backlash over its response to a recent protest through city streets. According to Plano Police, an officer was dispatched to a reported Traffic Hazard call on May 2 where the caller stated there was a malfunction in the traffic signal light at the intersection of…… MORE
