DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – WrestleMania 38 is converging on North Texas this weekend. Organizers expect a $200 million economic impact on the DFW area during the the events. The American Airlines Center in Dallas will host events Friday and Monday nights. AT&T Stadium in Arlington will be home to WrestleMania on Saturday and Sunday. A fan…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is responding to the Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42 in late May. The policy allows migrants to be expelled from the U.S. under emergency heath measures. It came about during President Trump’s time in office and in the midst of the COVID pandemic. The U.S. Centers…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is responding to the Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42 in late May. The policy allows migrants to be expelled from the U.S. under emergency heath measures. It came about during President Trump’s time in office and in the midst of the COVID pandemic. The U.S. Centers…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A thoughtful gesture by a local teacher is inspiring Ukrainian refugees. A hallway at St. Rita Catholic School in Dallas is blanketed with blue and yellow paper cut outs expressing hope and love for Ukraine. “Ukraine holds the high ground,” written on one heart shaped cut out. “Tough times don’t last,” read…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died at Medical City Dallas on Monday after being shot in the face is in Police custody. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officers arrested 26-year-old Lacravivonne Washington on Wednesday on outstanding warrants. She was transported to Dallas Police Headquarters to be interviewed regarding the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices. Those prices have spiked as the U.S. and allies have imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Biden…… MORE
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Heavy fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other zones amid indications the Kremlin is using talk of de-escalation as cover while regrouping and resupplying its forces and redeploying them for a stepped-up offensive in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile Thursday a convoy of buses was heading to Mariupol in another attempt…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops is praising the U.S. Supreme Court for a decision it made this week surrounding a death row inmate in Texas. The 21 active bishops in the state said in a statement released on Wednesday that they were relieved to hear the news of the March 23…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) is leading efforts to extend Title 42 to help a continued surge of migrants at the southern border. “We’ve had a historic number of what are euphemistically called border encounters,” said Senator Cornyn.“The problem is, this is a hodgepodge of everything from economic migrants, to sex offenders,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s help in the investigation into the death of a 3-year-old boy. According to DPD, on Monday, staff at Medical City in Dallas reported that a child had been shot in the face. When Officers got there they were told by the child’s mother…… MORE
