PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fast moving wildfires continue to spread in the Texas panhandle, prompting evacuation orders and the shutting down of a nuclear facility Tuesday afternoon. Some residents in the rural towns of Canadian, Pampa and others were told to leave as neighborhoods and livestock were threatened. Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster…… MORE
A Dallas man is set to be executed Wednesday night despite calls for more time. 50-year-old Ivan Cantu was found guilty of capital murder back in 2000 after the deaths of his cousin, James Mosqueda, and his cousin’s fiancée, Amy Kitchen. He was sentenced to die in 2001 and has been on death row ever…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Mesquite Police Department on Tuesday released body camera footage and the 911 calls from the officer-involved shooting at a local academy earlier this month. Officers responded to the Pioneer Technology and Art Academy on February 19, after a school administrator said 16-year-old student brought a gun on campus. In…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Denton police are crediting the quick actions of two of its officers who saved a woman’s life on Monday. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. along I-35 west just south of Vintage Boulevard. A driver spotted a car fly off a bridge and called 911. According to the Denton Police…… MORE
The City of Dallas is banning together to celebrate women in the building and construction industry. The inaugural Women Who Build event, which is hosted by the city’s Development Services Department, aims to uplift women with success in construction, architecture, engineering, code enforcement and design. They’re doing this by bringing people together for a panel…… MORE
DECATUR, TX – (WBAP/KLIF) – Decatur ISD is the latest Texas school district to consider making the switch to a four day school week. During a school board meeting on Monday night both parents and students shared their opinions on switching to a four day school week Decatur ISD is considering the issue in a…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is meeting with the top four leaders of Congress to press for quick action to avoid a looming government shutdown and send emergency aid to Ukraine and Israel. Biden is hosting House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that he lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency. The former president’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal Monday, asking the state’s mid-level…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police have released body camera footage from officers who exchanged gunfire with a woman who opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch earlier this month before she was gunned down. The footage was taken from two of its off-duty officers working security at Lakewood Church — along with video…… MORE
Update at 4:00pm An Amber Alert issued out of Wilmer in Dallas County Monday afternoon has been canceled after the two children at the center of the alert were found safe. Police were looking for a 9 year old and 5 year old siblings allegedly taken by a woman driving a Dodge Challenger. Police have…… MORE
