DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays. Most of the settlement will go toward compensating future…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE, Tex (AP) – Testing the limits of how far Texas can go to keep migrants out of the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked the full federal appeals court in Washington to review a gag order restricting the former president’s speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election. The request Monday follows a decision by a three-judge panel of the appeals court that upheld but…… MORE
UPDATE: (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Less than 24 hours after escaping from a south Texas prison, The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Robert Yancy Junior was captured on Monday at 8:05 a.m. in Matagorda County. The Office of Inspector General arrested two others believed to be involved in his escape. Authorities said Yancy Junior’s…… MORE
AUSTIN – Three Sixth Street patrons were injured by gunfire as Austin Police engage with a suspect reported to have tried to enter a bar with a gun late Saturday night. An employee at the bar is reported to have identified the gunman to Austin police officers. As they approached the suspect, the man is…… MORE
WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – White Settlement Police and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a gruesome hit-and-run crash involving a man who drove around with the victim’s lifeless body in the car over the weekend. White Settlement police received a 911 call around 11:13 Saturday night about a driver slumped over the…… MORE
BUFFALO, NY – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Buffalo Bills defeated the Dallas Cowboys Sunday afternoon 31 to 10. The Bill’s took the lead when Latavius Murray scored a touchdown in the first quarter. While Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey managed to kick a 32 yard field goal, the Bills maintained the lead by scoring two additional touchdowns…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer had surgery for a herniated disk in his lower back and will miss a significant portion of next season. The 39-year-old right-hander, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, had surgery Thursday after injections and other less-evasive treatments didn’t relieve the pain. He is due $43.3 million in the final…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A former Cook Children’s Hospital chaplain who recorded himself sexually abusing a minor was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison Thursday, announced the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District Leigha Simonton on Friday. 71-year-old Michael Downs was charged via criminal complaint in March 2023 and pleaded guilty in…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Arlington ISD community is mourning the death of a student who was fatally hit by a car while crossing a busy intersection after school this week. 10-year-old Liyah-Grace Holsey was attempting to cross from the north side of Sublett Road to the south side when she was hit by…… MORE
