MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s been a few weeks since last month’s severe winter storms lest millions of Texans without power and water yet there are still hundreds of North Texans still struggling. It’s a situation that’s prompted local leaders to act. The McKinney City Council approved a disaster relief plan for residents and businesses that were…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – An AMBER Alert was cancelled late Wednesday morning after Carrollton Police announced 10-year-old Rosemary Lee Singer had been found safe. Earlier on Wednesday the Carrollton Police Department said authorities were searching for the girl after her mother was found dead in her apartment complex on Hebron Parkway overnight. According to Police, the…… MORE
Texans who run small businesses are mostly relieved at Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of COVID-19 restrictions but there is also some confusion and concern. The governor’s order goes into effect March 10, next Wednesday. Fearing that it would be misunderstood Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley just lifted the mask mandate immediately. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Reaction to Governor Greg Abbott‘s announcement was swift from some of the state’s largest urban areas. Fellow Republican, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price called Abbott’s order “premature” and asked him to allow more people to get the vaccine if they want one. A written statement reads: “I am calling on Gov. Abbott to…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Artifacts collected by Phil Collins are on display at the Alamo after the legendary musician donated the items to the state of Texas. The “Phil Collins Collection Preview” includes a brass cannon used by the Mexican Army during the Battle of the Alamo and the original battle orders that called for…… MORE
HILL COUNTY(WBAP/KLIF)- Itasca Police are searching for a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing over the weekend. Lori Johnson is 5 foot 3 inches tall with brown hair, brown eyes and has braces on her teeth and was last seen at about 11 p.m. Friday in the 100 block of Beard Street. Itasca is located…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Following Governor Greg Abbott’s announcement to lift the state-wide mask mandate starting March 10th, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley lifted the county’s mask mandate effective immediately. Whitley says businesses don’t have to wait until next week to make changes. “My preference was to do it after Spring Break but if the Governor…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -A catholic statue has been stolen and beheaded in Fort Worth. Vandals hit St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Catholic Church twice over the weekend and left the beheaded monument at a middle school football field. The statue was discovered Monday morning at Ed Willkie Middle School. The vandals hit the church early…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday that he is lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent. The Governor made the announcement at Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant in Lubbock in an address to the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. “With the medical advancements…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County leaders are calling on state lawmakers to take action this legislative session regarding widespread power outages during last month’s winter storm that left millions of Texans in the cold and the dark. A resolution approved by the Dallas County Commissioners Court on Tuesday requests that lawmakers modernize and winterize infrastructure…… MORE
