DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The shortage of school bus drivers in Dallas County is on the mend. Earlier this summer, the county was about 200 drivers short of its goal. But as of Wednesday, that number has dropped to less than 100. “It’s very good, because that’s across all of our districts,” Giddens said of…… MORE
SINGAPORE (AP) – The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet says a number of remains of Navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain, a day after the warship’s collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing. Adm. Scott Swift also said at a news conference…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Rescue crews have suspended their search for five missing soldiers, one of them a Texan, after an Army helicopter likely crashed near Hawaii last week. 32-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Cantrell was from Wichita Falls and is among the five who were on a training mission when their chopper went missing.…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Four Confederate monuments on the campus at the University of Texas at Austin were taken down overnight Monday. The school’s president issued a statement, which can be read here, saying he wanted to move them from their pedestals because the events in Charlottesville more than a week ago have made the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Thousands of demonstrators have gathered at Dallas City Hall Plaza for an anti White Nationalist rally. Some counter protesters are demonstrating at the event but are outnumbered by their opposition. The Dallas Police Department has gone to great lengths to secure the area. Buses and utility trucks are parked on streets and on…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Divers have been searching for a 15-year-old boy who disappeared into the Trinity River near the East 4th St. Bridge in Fort Worth late Thursday afternoon. Two dive teams worked until 9:00 pm Thursday night and will resume the search Friday morning. Searchers said the water was murky and that…… MORE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A Fort Worth pastor has been arrested and charged with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child. The arrest comes after two adult women told police about multiple incidents between 2007 and 2013 where the pastor allegedly abused them while they were younger than 18 and living…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas House has ended its part in the special session in Austin. State representatives adjourned for the end of their session Tuesday night. The House and Senate had been negotiating a bill that would require cities to get voter approval to increase property taxes, but the two chambers never agreed…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Fort Worth has now officially decided not to join a statewide lawsuit fighting the anti-sanctuary cities law. The vote came early Wednesday morning after hours of speakers at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The final tally was 5-4 against joining the suit, with Mayor Betsy Price as…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas Independent School District board member is calling on the district to rename all schools with confederate names. District 8 Trustee Miguel Solis posted a tweet late Sunday night saying “It’s past time to change the name of all confederate schools in Dallas. Looking for leaders to join me…… MORE
