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Gov. Abbott to Visit Flood-Ravaged East Texas
ORANGE, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will tour flood-ravaged communities in East Texas where swollen rivers have displaced thousands of people and forced closures of a major interstate al...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Texas Lawmaker Pushes Pro-Magic Legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) – Do you believe in magic? Texas Congressman Pete Sessions does. The lawmaker from Dallas hopes the House will pass his resolution, introduced this week, recognizing magic as a &...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016
Attorney: Officer Feared for His Life
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Detectives in Farmers Branch and Addison continue to investigate the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy by an off-duty police officer. “I think based on the fac...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2016

Palo Pinto Inmate Recaptured
MINERAL WELLS (WBAP/KLIF) – An inmate who escaped from the Palo Pinto county jail is back in custody. 44-year-old Kevin Wayne Lee walked away from the lockup Saturday afternoon. He was caught la...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016
Dallas Airline Carrier Takes Home Top Award
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Money Magazine has named Southwest Airlines the best for “Vacation Value Travel.” The Dallas-based carrier beat out ten other domestic airlines to earn the ...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016
Court Lets Texas Join Suit Alleging Federal Land Overreach
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A court has allowed Texas to join a group of families suing the federal government, alleging unconstitutional seizure of land along the Texas-Oklahoma border. State Attorney...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016
Environmental Group Warns of Arsenic-Laced Water in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A national environmental group says state data show that the amount of arsenic in the drinking water supplies of more than 60 rural Texas communities exceeds the federal...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016
Texas Issues Disaster Declaration After Flooding
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in nearly 20 counties hit by severe rain and flooding. In a statement issued Monday, Abbott said the state is assisti...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016

In God We Trust Motto Approved
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Richland Hills city council has approved display of the motto “In God We Trust” at its new municipal building. The vote at Monday night...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2016
Lawsuit Dismissed in Case of Mentally Ill Man Shot by Police
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) - The attorney for the woman who saw her mentally ill son shot and killed by Dallas Police says she’s distraught a judge has ruled in favor of the police department. Geof...
Cumulus Media Mar 14, 2016