NORTH RICHALND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott held a roundtable discussion on Monday with employees of Bison Coolers in North Richland Hills. The trip was part of a series of roundtable’s the Governor is holding with small businesses as the state works to recover from the economic impact of the COVID pandemic. During the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Downtown Fort Worth’s high-rise buildings have joined the mission to help save the lives of migrating birds. In a partnership between the City of Fort Worth and Downtown Fort Worth Inc., the skyline will be dimmed every night through May 31 from midnight to 6 a.m. As part of a nationwide initiative…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Over 900,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped to providers across Texas this week, according to Texas Department of State Health Services. DSHS is expected to allocate 685,470 doses to at least 481 providers in 183 counties. More than 230,000 additional first doses are expected to be available to pharmacy…… MORE
KELLER (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for the driver who Keller Police said fatally hit a 58-year-old Zhou Brian Feng, who was walking with his wife at the time. It happened on the 1100 block of Johnson Road around 6 p.m. on Saturday. Investigators said Feng was walking east on the south side of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has sidestepped a ruling on whether the state’s embattled power grid operator can be sued. The decision Friday comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas remains under fire following February’s deadly blackouts. More than 50 people died in the winter storm and resulting blackouts, which left…… MORE
Dallas, Cockrell Hill, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Several local officials will celebrate the opening of Cockrell Hill Road this morning during a virtual ribbon cutting event. The ceremony will showcase the new round-about at the corner of Cockrell Hill Road and Jefferson Blvd. Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia, City of Cockrell Hill Mayor Luis Carrera and…… MORE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65. His family and the company say he took his own life after suffering from symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe tinnitus. Taylor’s family and the company on Sunday confirmed his death in a statement. Tinnitus…… MORE
Undated-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – Four men described by prosecutors as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been indicted on charges that they planned and carried out a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been…… MORE
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As Villanova rained down 3s on North Texas, it was as if the Wildcats were channeling their recent NCAA championship teams. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 18 points, Jermaine Samuels Jr. had 15 and the Wildcats knocked down 15 3-pointers, emphatically ending the 13th-seeded Mean Green’s bid for a second NCAA Tournament upset with…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ environmental regulator has barred most uses of the water at an oilfield camp converted into a holding center for immigrant teenagers. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Friday ordered federal agencies to stop using water at the site for anything other than flushing toilets or washing clothes. The decision…… MORE
