DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Reliant Energy is helping a North Texas domestic violence shelter to reopen after it faced severe damage from the winter storm last month. Reliant donated $100,000 to The Family Place which will go toward repairing the nonprofit’s largest emergency shelter. In February, The Family Place had to evacuate more than 120 women and children…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The league of United Latin American Citizens is working with Dallas Catholic Charities, and other non-profit groups to find homes for the thousands of migrant teenagers being temporarily held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. The convention center is one of several sites set up across Texas, and around…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Wednesday that he is proclaiming Friday, March 26, 2021, as “Stop Asian Hate Day” in the city. According to the City of Dallas, the mayor decided to issue the proclamation after a mass shooting incident that killed eight people, including six Asian American women, last week in…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the U.S. southern border. Biden, in delegating the matter to Harris, is seeking to replicate a dynamic that played out when he served as President Barack Obama’s vice president. Obama turned…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the North Texas Food Bank continues to provide meals to struggling families across the region, a local organization has stepped up to temporarily increase the non-profit’s reach. The Lesley Family Foundation is tripling donations up to $85,000 through March 29. The Dallas-based organization was founded in 2002 and has given…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police have identified the suspect who allegedly opened fire inside the Pryme Nightclub on Technology Blvd over the weekend, killing one and injuring several others. A warrant has been issued for 21-year old Jonathanlacory Terrell Rogers on one count of murder and seven counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Reigning women’s national champion Baylor is going to its 12th consecutive NCAA Sweet 16. Moon Ursin and DiJonai Carrington both had 21 points as the 27-2 Lady Bears beat Virginia Tech 90-48. Queen Egbo had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, along with seven blocked shots. AP All-American forward…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After hearing rumors that Central American families with younger children were being allowed into the U.S., Irma Paz left Honduras with her husband and two kids on a nearly two-month journey to the banks of the Rio Grande. They waded through the cold waters, turned themselves in to immigration authorities and…… MORE
DALLAS, Texas – GRAMMY, CMA, and Dove award-winning pop, country, and gospel singer B.J. Thomas revealed Tuesday that his doctors have diagnosed him as having stage four lung cancer. Thomas is receiving treatment in a local health care facility in Texas, and is hopeful for a complete recovery. “I just wanted to take this unique…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is becoming the most populous state to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all adults. That’s more than a month before President Joe Biden’s goal of making the shots available to anyone who wants one by May 1. The announcement by state health officials today adds Texas to the rapidly growing…… MORE
