AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Some supporters of Donald Trump wore patriotic garb and carried U.S. flags during a Texas rally for the president. The Austin American-Statesman reports hundreds of Trump backers marched through downtown Austin on Saturday as part of a pre-July Fourth celebration of independence. One marcher wore a military uniform in a salute…… MORE
WESLACO, Texas (AP) – A Texas sailor killed two weeks ago in the collision of a Navy destroyer with a container ship off the coast of Japan has returned home for buriaA procession escorting the remains of Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez paused Saturday for a moment of silence outside a light blue trailer…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — More than a dozen people have been injured in a Monday morning bus crash in Fort Worth. According to Medstar, the incident took place on Texas State Highway 121 near Riverside Drive at around 7 a.m. Of the 13 injured, one is said to have suffered serious injuries. The 12…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — UPDATE: 7/2/2017: Investigators say they’ve found the body of a young girl who was the subject of an amber alert. Early Sunday morning, officials found the body of 13 year old Shavon Randle. They say last night, they received information in the case that led them to a home on Kiest…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Travelers coming into the United States from one of six mostly Muslim countries will have stricter rules beginning Thursday night. President Trump’s modified travel ban goes into effect Thursday at 7:00pm. It affects travelers arriving from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, and Iran. The new regulations only allow passengers from those…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — An accident on I-45 left both directions shutdown Thursday morning. Authorities had to round up several pigs after a semi, carrying the animals, flipped over near Pleasant Run in Dallas. Both directions were closed starting at 6:40 a.m.… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines Co. says it will drop flights to two Cuban destinations, citing its struggles to attract passengers and a tougher U.S. stance toward the island nation. Dallas-based Southwest on Wednesday announced service to Varadero and Santa Clara, Cuba, will end Sept. 4. It will continue to fly to Havana from Fort…… MORE
WASHINGTON, DC (WBAP/KLIF News) — A group called the “Problem Solvers Caucus” is working toward compromise on hot budget issues in Congress. Twenty Democrats and Twenty Republicans meet each week to work through issues that might keep bills from passing, and to try to find common ground. Texas Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen) says they don’t always…… MORE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Another road rage incident has led to another person being shot, this time, in North Richland Hills. Police said the incident took place just after 2 a.m. Wednesday on eastbound IH-820. According to a witness, the victim pulled into a Waffle House on Boulevard 26 bleeding and asking for help.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) — The fight continues in the Senate over proposed legislation that could eventually replace Obamacare. A newly proposed version of the bill includes deep cuts in funding for Medicaid, the nation’s largest single health insurer. Since Obamacare was enacted, 11 million more low income Americans were added to the rolls. Republicans say…… MORE
