(WBAP/KLIF) — Border officials say more than half a million illegal immigrants have arrived in the U.S. during 2021 and Texas Governor Greg Abbott is blaming president Biden. According to Bill Melugin, border officials are processing thousands of migrants, including a large group of unaccompanied children near La Joya. Not only are migrant children in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A former FBI agent is accused of bilking a Texas woman out of almost a million dollars. William Roy Stone, Jr., was indicted on 11 federal counts, including wire fraud, conspiracy and impersonating a federal officer. Stone allegedly conned a Texas woman out of almost $800,000. The former FBI agent is accused of convinced…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott is sounding the alarm about the seizure almost 100 pounds of fentanyl along the Texas border with Mexico. Abbott says that’s about 21-million lethal doses that were headed for multiple states across the country and president biden hasn’t provided any help to the crisis. Abbott blames the problem on cartel drug…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth ISD is offering a first-of-its-kind opportunity for students this summer – and will pay teachers and others a $1,000 stipend on top of their usual daily or hourly rate of compensation. Summer Launch will allow students to catch up or accelerate their learning and recover credits lost due to disruptions…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is warning residents about an app called “One Simplicity” that is posing to be affiliated with the city. It has about 50 different Texas cities on there. “By the unauthorized use of the city’s logo, the Simplicity app gives residents the false impression that the information and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines has banned a woman from its flight after she was seen on video seen punching a flight attendant in the face. An airline executive reminded employees in a memo Thursday that the airline has a process to permanently restrict passengers from traveling on Southwest, The memo stated that the woman…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has asked the Government Performance & Financial Management Committee to explore whether the City can offer paid parental leave to its employees. Currently, the City relies on other forms of leave, such as sick time and vacation time, as a means to provide employees with paid time off…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Republicans have blocked the creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The Senate fell sort of the 60 votes needed to consider a House-passed bill that would have formed a 10-member commission evenly split between the two parties. It was another sign…… MORE
Philadelphia – (WBAP/KLIF) – Bill Cosby will not be getting out of prison anytime soon, after being denied parole by the Pennsylvania Parole Board for failing to complete a sexual violent predator course among other things. The 83-year Cosby is serving a 3-to-10-year sentence for drugging and sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee at…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police arrested the man accused of exposing himself to a 15-year-old girl this week. The department asked the public to help identify 30-year-old Timothy James Kellogg of Greenville earlier this week by releasing a photo of a white possibly Chevrolet or GMC four-door pickup truck seen driving through the area. Investigators…… MORE
