ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington Police Department was awarded a $125,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the department’s employee wellness and mental health programs. This will go toward funding the department’s “Blue Chip” program, which generates awareness and serves as a symbol for employees to take care of themselves. This initiative complements…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Legislature has named Fort Worth singer Leon Bridges the 2021 Texas State Musician. The state’s lawmakers followed the lead of the Texas Commission on the Arts in presenting the honor to Bridges. He’s the first DFW area artist to win that designation. Past state musicians include George Strait, Marcia Ball,…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — While officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are blaming miscommunication for preventing reporters from witnessing the state’s first execution in nearly a year, legal and death penalty experts worry it’s another example of what they see as a lack of transparency and competency in how the death penalty is carried…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – A dog belonging to Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott reportedly bit two people Thursday in Frisco. The dog, a Rottweiler, was one of three that were running through Frisco’s Starwood neighborhood. The Rottweiler is said to have bitten two people who are now hospitalized. It’s not clear whether all three dogs…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – State data show about 60% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses that have spoiled since Texas’ vaccination program began in December were wasted in the past two weeks. The Houston Chronicle’s analysis shows demand for the vaccine is plummeting in Texas. The roughly 36,000 vaccine doses spoiled in the past two weeks are…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Atatiana Jefferson’s sister, Ashley Carr, filed a 10 million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Fort Worth, former Police Chief Ed Kraus, Mayor Betsy Price and Aaron Dean, the former police officer who is charged in the shooting death of Jefferson inside her home in October 2019. The suit demands…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)-Concept designs for the City of McKinney’s new Municipal Community Complex were presented at the City Council work session Tuesday. Architects from Lake | Flato + Parkhill showed the designs that focused on floor plans for Council Chambers and the various city departments housed in the building. The design team presented the following six guiding principles for the project:…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists announced on Thursday that they have identified the first two cases of the B.1.617.2 (Indian origin) variant of COVID-19 infection in North Texas using next-generation sequencing technologies along with targeted PCR testing. According to officials at UT Southwestern, the emergence of the Indian variant is concerning because it…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting in the Police department parking lot. According to Police, three officers were standing in the parking lot in civilian clothes before the 5 a.m. shift change on Thursday when someone drove by and opened fire. “First they heard a gunshot, which got…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth Police are touting a new plan to decrease violent crime after what the department calls an “unfortunate” increase in murder. Officers recently responded to four murders in four days. Last year, 112 people lost their lives to violence, that’s a 26 year high. The department said unfortunately, officers…… MORE
