A Federal Appeals Court has voted to put SB 4 on hold yet again. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court gave the okay to uphold the strict immigration law Tuesday. SB 4 would allow Texas officers to arrest migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally. Once defendants are in custody, they can agree to…… MORE
DALLAS — President Joe Biden will be stopping in North Texas today for 2 fundraisers. Biden’s schedule shows he is expected to land at DFW Airport at 5:25 p.m. tonight, followed by two campaign receptions around the Dallas area this evening evening, one in which he will attempt to court Latino voters. Heavy traffic in…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON D C (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon gave the go ahead to Texas Senate Bill 4, which allows Texas police officers to arrest anyone suspected of entering the country illegally, and state judges to order deportations. This, despite Justice Department challenges to…… MORE
North Texas hospitals say they’re seeing a rise in children with marijuana ingestion. Calls to the North Texas Poison Center regarding children exposed to cannabis rose more than 1,000% from 2019 to 2023. And staff at Cook Children’s Medical Center say even they’ve felt that impact. Data from their Fort Worth location shows 50 patients…… MORE
KELLER/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A North Texas couple is suing a daycare located near the Keller Fort Worth border over allegations staffers aggressively handled and inappropriately disciplined their 23-month-old daughter. The couple filed the suit in Tarrant County on Wednesday stemming from an incident at the Park Vista Children’s Academy in August of…… MORE
A Garland man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing more than 10,000 pieces of child pornography. 45-year-old Jared Capizzi pleaded guilty in October last year to one count of receipt of child pornography after being indicted in September 2022. Officers found more than 8,000 images and 2,000 videos of underage children…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. The justices seemed broadly skeptical Monday during nearly two hours of arguments that a…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled with an administrative stay for now blocking the state of Texas from enforcing it’s controversial senate bill four in Texas to take effect. It would allow police officers to make arrests of anyone suspected of entering…… MORE
PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – After almost three weeks of burning, the largest wildfire in state history is now 100 % contained as of Saturday. The Smokehouse Creek Fire along with a series of other wildfires scorched more than 1 million acres, destroyed hundreds of structures, killed two people along with thousands of livestock. The…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Fort Worth Fire Department is grieving the loss of a longtime lieutenant who was killed in a motorcycle accident over the weekend. 56-year-old Lt. Garey Pugh had worked for the City of Fort Worth for 34 years. Officials confirmed Saturday that the accident was reported near Sunnyvale while…… MORE
