DALLAS (AP) – Electricity demand in Texas is expected to hit record levels this summer, and with a thin margin of reserve power, the operator of the state’s grid said it may have to ask businesses and consumers to conserve. Officials at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, are not ruling out rolling…… MORE
Update: Suspect Arrested in Garland Hit and Run
UPDATE: May 10, 2019 New Information from Garland Police: This afternoon, May 9, investigators received a tip on the possible location of the minivan. A 2006 Toyota Sienna was located and confirmed to be the involved vehicle. Additional information led Investigators to identify the driver, believed to be responsible for the hit and run, as 35…… MORE
Denton Assistant Principal Will Not Return After Investigation Into Racial Slur
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — An investigation into a Denton High School assistant principal has resulted in him losing his job. The investigation began when someone called the school district to say assistant principal Howard Palmer used the n-word when telling a student to turn off his music. A concerned father approached Palmer about it later…… MORE
Boyfriend Gets Life For Killing ZuZu Verk
LOCKHART, Texas (AP) – A Texas jury has sentenced a 28-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of a college student. The jury in Caldwell County in Central Texas sentenced Robert Fabian on Wednesday, one day after finding him guilty of murder and evidence tampering in the death of 21-year-old Zuzu Verk. She was…… MORE
Air Quality Harmed as Texas Oil Production Booms
DALLAS (AP) — The production of oil and natural gas in West Texas is booming but it’s coming at a cost to residents who are regularly exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a report issued by an environmental group. The Environmental Integrity Project noted in a report released Thursday that the Permian…… MORE
State Report Reveals Break Issues Caused JPS Elevator to Crush, Injure Nurse
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A report from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows brake failure is the reason a JPS hospital elevator crushed and severely injured a nurse in January. According to the report, the accident happened because worn-out brakes didn’t set when the elevator arrived at the tenth floor and continued to move when the nurse…… MORE
Visit Dallas CEO Phillip Jones Steps Down, Months After Questionable Audit
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- VisitDallas President & CEO PHilip Jones is stepping down. Jones and Visit Dallas Board members came to a mutual decision for him to step down after 15 years. VisitDallas, a tourism agency for the city was under fire after an audit exposed questionable spending habits within the agency. An interim CEO will be…… MORE
House Panel Votes to Hold AG Barr in Contempt
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The committee voted 24-16 to hold Barr in contempt after the Justice Department rejected House Democrats’ demands for the full…… MORE
Dallas Police Department Honors Fallen Officers Ahead of National Police Week
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police department honored the 86 lives lost on duty in the history of the department ahead of National Police Week. During a ceremony Wednesday with families of officers killed on the job, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said it’s important to remember the officer’s who made the ultimate sacrifice. “The Dallas…… MORE
It Could Get Harder to Remove Confederate Monuments
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The process for removing confederate monuments, or any historical statue, could soon be changing in Texas. The state senate has passed a bill that would require two-thirds of the vote by a city or state governing body to have a monument removed. Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe is the bill’s author and…… MORE
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