WICHITA FALLS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Wichita Falls family are among four people who were killed when a private plane crashed into a home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi this week. The Forrest County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as 67-year-old Dr. Louis Provenza, 23-year-old Anna Calhoun and 2-year-old Harper Provenza. The crash also killed 55-year-old Gerry…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – State Senate debate on a controversial open carry bill abruptly stopped Wednesday night when Texas state senator Brandon Creighton collapsed on the floor of the Senate. Creighton was revived by another senator who is an emergency room doctor, and escorted out of the Senate chamber by DPS troopers. Creighton was involved in…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Nearly 100 people turned out Wednesday night to speak during a Dallas City Council public hearing on the oversight of rooms and homes advertised on airbnb, vrbo, and other platforms. Dallas does not now have ordinances to regulate short-term rentals. The owners of such properties are supposed to register with the city,…… MORE
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police have arrested a 15 year old boy for allegedly shooting a 17 year old Wednesday afternoon during an altercation at an apartment complex on the east side of Montgomery Park. The 17 year old is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his leg. The 15 year old was arrested a…… MORE
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship on Wednesday, finally nailing a test flight of the rocketship that Elon Musk intends to use to land astronauts on the moon and send people to Mars. The previous four tests flights ended in fiery explosions before, during or soon after touchdown…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19′s toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday. But they also warn that a “substantial increase” in hospitalizations and deaths is possible if unvaccinated people do not follow basic precautions such as wearing…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Constitutional Carry is likely to become law in Texas as it gains approval from the state Senate. The permitless carry bill would do away with requirement to have a license to carry a gun. It passed the house but briefly stalled in the Senate, before passing with approval from all 18 Republican…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) and Tarrant County opened a new COVID-19 vaccination site Wednesday, May 5 at The University of Texas at Arlington. The site is located in UTA’s Physical Education Building at 801 W. Greek Row Drive. The location expands access to the vaccine to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)-The Texas House approved Senate Bill 8, the “Texas Heartbeat Bill” that would ban women from getting an abortion after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, while before Texas law allowed abortions as late as 20 weeks. Jonathan Saenz President of Texas Values said the bill had bipartisan support in the Texas House and Senate…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Dallas Police Chief is moving forward with his plan to reduce violent crime in the city. According to the Dallas Police Department, violent crime rates have risen in Dallas over the last three years. Months after taking the department, Chief Eddie Garcia presented his crime reduction plan to the Dallas…… MORE
