DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Grand Prairie police reportedly responded to reports of a driver possibly driving under the influence near the service road of Northbound 161 and Arkansas Lane about 9a.m. Saturday. According to police, 58 year old, Terry Darnell was driving a Dodge Ram truck. He stopped temporarily, but then accelerated intentionally ramming multiple…… MORE
The Biden Administration, Turning to the U.S. Supreme Court Over New Texas Abortion Law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Biden administration says it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September. The announcement Friday by the Justice Department comes after an appeals court again left in place the law that bans abortions once cardiac…… MORE
Texas’ New Law Shuts Off Abortions For Teenagers
Undated (AP) – The latest restrictions in Texas that essentially ban abortion past the six-week pregnancy mark have made it nearly impossible for teenagers to get an abortion without parental consent. They can go to a judge to ask for permission if they do not want to ask their parents or if they live in…… MORE
Three Deputies Gunned Down In Houston
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A gunman firing an AR-15 rifle ambushed three Houston constables, killing one of them. According to a police spokesman, the three were working security at a local bar early Saturday morning when a burglary call came in and they arrested a man in the parking lot. That’s when the three were shot…… MORE
Weekend Forecast
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler. High: 73. Winds: N 5-10 SUNDAY: Sunny and calm. High: 74. Winds: SE 5.… MORE
Redistricting Maps Await Governor’s Signature
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Legislature has finalized new political maps during redistricting. State lawmakers, Friday, sent governor Greg Abbott new boundary maps for legislative districts. The GOP controlled house and senate formulated the maps intended to strengthen the republican hold on the legislature. The house passed a new Senate redistricting map 81-60, while the Senate…… MORE
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Responds to Controversial Comments in Southlake
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The CEO of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum said Friday that she’s horrified by a recent report out of Carroll ISD in Southlake. A Carroll Independent School District Administrator reportedly advised teachers last week to offer books with an “opposing view” on the Holocaust if they have a Holocaust-related book…… MORE
LISTEN: Wedding Bells at Bell Station
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF)- For James McNair and Elizabeth Leamon, love struck when they least expected it. The setting wasn’t on a moonlit beach or a romantic restaurant – it was on the Trinity Railway Express platform at Bell Station. James and Beth first became acquainted in June of 2015 while waiting on the TRE to commute to…… MORE
Bill Clinton Hospitalized; Recovering from Urological Infection, Aide says
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) – Bill Clinton is recovering from a urological infection in a Southern California hospital. An aide said Friday the former president was in an intensive care section of the hospital, though not receiving “ICU care.” The aide, who would not allow his name to be used, did not elaborate on the reason…… MORE
Senator Cornyn Meets with Afghan SIV Holders in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn joined DFW area Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders, and refugee resettlement organizations on Friday at the Northwest Community Center in Dallas to discuss the resettlement process. The roundtable touched on the resettlement process to assist SIV holders with job-skills training, mentoring, language learning, and additional services. Leaders from the Northwest Community Center, International Rescue Committee in Dallas, Refugee Services of Texas,…… MORE
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