Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The hiring process for the next chief of police in Dallas continues. The seven finalists answered questions of the city council this week that aired live on the department’s you-tube channel. Veteran Dallas Police Officers Avery Moore and Malik Aziz touted their experience. Other candidates include two chiefs of police from out…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Texas rose again Wednesday with numbers that signaled a dark holiday season on the way despite early vaccinations providing some comfort that an end of the pandemic is in sight. Texas reported 9,528 people hospitalized with COVID-19 and 252 more fatalities from the disease caused by the virus Wednesday.…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Ten states have brought a lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of “anti-competitive conduct” in the online advertising industry including a deal to manipulate sales with rival Facebook. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Google is using its “monopolistic power” to control the pricing on online advertisements, fixing the market in…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The man appointed to replace La’Shadion Shemwell on the McKinney City Council has stepped down on a technicality. Chris Thornton told the council on Monday night that he believed he lived in the city’s historic District-1, but it was determined his home is 10-feet outside the district line, making him ineligible to serve…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Christmas came early for a Dallas nonprofit Wednesday as the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announced the organization has received the largest gift in its history – a $10 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. MacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2 billion in the last four months to 384 organizations, including the Dallas YMCA, across…… MORE
SILVER SPRING, MD (WBAP/KLIF News) – Americans can now take a fully at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter Ellume COVID-19 Home Test Tuesday. The nasal swab test detects fragments of proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on anyone aged two and older. Users don’t need a prescription to buy…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is seeking to shut down any Senate effort to support President Donald Trump’s extended assault on the election. During a private call Tuesday, he warned Republican senators not to join a January floor fight in Congress over the Electoral College results. McConnell is trying to unite a…… MORE
Little Elm (WBAP/KLIF) – Little Elm Police are investigating a recent arson incident the home of a family who awakened in the middle of the night to find their two cars on fire. Jayla Gipson and her husband Charles Crawford told WFAA-TV that they lived in their home for 3 years without incident, until putting…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) —Fort Worth Police are dealing with a triple homicide that spans multiple counties. 44-year-old Lamont Cousins and 32-year-old Andrew Vandermeer are in custody at the Fort Worth Jail on capital murder charges. Detectives were first called to a used car sales lot in the 4200 block of Benbrook Highway in Fort…… MORE
GREENVILE(WBAP/KLIF) – A hunter has killed one of north Texas’ most wanted. The 160 pound mountain lion according to Texas Parks and Wildlife was legally killed in Hunt County this past week and TPWD believes it is the same lion spotted in Rowlett and Princeton over the last month. The lions’ meandering journey marks the first…… MORE
