DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Dallas Police Chief is addressing the ongoing debate over low-level possession of marijuana. Chief Eddie Garcia proposed that the department deal with low-level marijuana possession by officer discretion. “Our concentration in the department is going to be on violent crime,” Chief Garcia insisted. The Chief addressed the topic the with…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas could become home to a COVID-19 vaccination “super-site,” according to Governor Greg Abbott. The Governor tweeted on Monday that Texas is working with FEMA to establish the sites, which could include Dallas and Houston. Texas is working with FEMA to create some Super Sites for vaccinations. Initially it would likely be…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – A United States Congressman from North Texas passed away Sunday after battling cancer and COVID-19, according to a family spokesman. “Congressman Ron Wright passed away peacefully at the age of 67 on February 7,” a statement from spokesman Matt Langston read. “His wife Susan was by his side and he is now…… MORE
ATLANTA (WBAP/KLIF News) – Delta Airlines has extended its middle seat blocking policy in an effort to boost consumer confidence ahead of the spring travel season. The Atlanta-based carrier said the process, which limits capacity on all departing flights, will be in place through April 30, 2021. Delta said it will block the selection of…… MORE
California (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal investigators are reportedly investigating claims that high-powered explosives went missing last month from a California military base i. MilitaryNews.com quotes an ABC News report that 10 pounds C-4 plastic explosives disappeared from Marin e Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during a January exercise. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service…… MORE
Midland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Midland flower shop owner has been indicted on several more federal charges for her role in the U.S. Capitol riots on January 6. The new charges against Jenny Cudd, all felonies, are ‘obstruction of an official proceeding; remaining in a restricted building or grounds’ disorderly conduct in a Capitol building…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — For nearly 17 months, the Trump administration tried to deport the mother and daughter from El Salvador. The Biden administration may finish the job. They are being held at a family detention center in remote Dilley, Texas, but have repeatedly been on the verge of deportation. The Friday before Christmas, both were…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The number of people hospitalized due to the coronavirus has fallen below 10,000 for the first time since Dec. 19. The state health department on Saturday reported 9,957 hospitalizations in addition to 13,192 newly reported confirmed or suspected virus cases and 348 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the…… MORE
The new Dallas-based affordable generic drug company that bears Mark Cuban’s name this week starts construction of a manufacturing facility in Deep Ellum. The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company says construction begins Wednesday to turn a building Cuban already owns in the 300 block of S. Walton St. into a drug making plant. Company…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is again reporting more than 400 new COVID-19 deaths as the state approaches 3 million administered doses of vaccine. State health officials reported Friday that the number of patients hospitalized with the virus fell to fewer than 10,300. More than 38,000 people in Texas have died from COVID-19, the third-highest…… MORE
