DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas-based Southwest airlines is updating its policy on service animals on flights. If you have an Emotional Support Animal, only a dog or cat would be welcome aboard and of course you have to have a letter from a doctor. The dog or cat also must be in a carrier or on…… MORE
Arlington Police Create Video to share the Department’s Community Policing Story
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department created video to highlight how the department has handled critical situations over the years. Chief Will Johnson said this video tells the Department’s story and how they’ve responded to tragedy and how they’ve been engaged with the community they serve. “It gives me a real sense of hometown…… MORE
Beto O’Rourke Draws Crowd of Thousands to Town Hall in Richardson
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 1,100 people packed an auditorium inside the Richardson Civic Center Tuesday for a town hall meeting hosted by democratic U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke. Close to 1,000 other people listened to O’Rourke from overflow rooms. Yard signs, t-shirts, and buttons reading “Beto” flooded the hallways as the El Paso native…… MORE
Former Balch Springs Officer Pre-Trial Murder Case Hearing Results in Trial Start Thursday
Dallas – (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County judge rules against a trial delay for a former Balch Springs police officer accused of murder in the death of a 15 year old boy. The judge did rule to allow exclusion of a prior incident, meant to show a pattern of abusive behavior. Roy Oliver is charged…… MORE
Senator Ted Cruz Town Hall Meeting; Urging Supporters to Vote
McKinney – (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of people packed into McKinney’s “The Pantry” Tuesday morning, showing support for the re-election of Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz told the crowd it’s important Republicans vote to maintain progress he feels the GOP has made with the Republican White House and both houses of Congress. Cruz says his opponent, Beto…… MORE
Italy Bridge Collapse Kills Motorists
MILAN (AP) – Italian authorities from the region of Liguria have raised to 26 the number of dead in the collapse of a highway bridge in the port city of Genoa. Several people remain hospitalized with traumatic injuries. It’s too early to say what caused the deadly collapse of a highway bridge in the Italian…… MORE
Dallas Police Release Results from “Cite and Release” Program
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department released results from the recently enforced “Cite and Release” Policy which lessens the penalties for small-time marijuana offenses. It’s goal is to reduce the jail time for non-violent offenders. County Commissioners approved the measure last December and it allows police to give anyone caught with a misdemeanor amount…… MORE
Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke Campaign in North Texas
Updated: 8/15/18 Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – At a rally in McKinney this morning Republican Senator Ted Cruz says it’s important for Republicans to get out and vote to maintain the progress he feels they’ve made. “We have a Republican president, we have Republican majorities in both houses of Congress and for the past year-and-a-half, we…… MORE
Gun issued to ex-sheriff running for Texas governor missing
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gun loaned to Texas’ Democratic nominee for governor while she was sheriff of Dallas County is missing and she is working with her former department to find it, authorities said Monday. Lupe Valdez was sheriff for 13 years before stepping down in December to become a longshot challenger to Republican…… MORE
The Dallas Police Association Says it ‘Likes Big Butts’
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – In a Facebook post this morning, the Dallas Police Association writes, “we like big butts!” … pork butts that is. The organization put 40 of them on the smoker before 5 o’clock this morning. They’ll be served up to the over 3-thousand people from around the country and the world,…… MORE
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