ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – As the nation recognized National Medal of Honor Day on Friday, Oncor announced a $1 million donation to the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. Oncor’s contribution supports the design and construction of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, which broke ground Friday and is set to open in 2024.…… MORE
ROWLETT (WBAP/KLIF)- Police say two people aboard a helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed and burned in Rowlett. The helicopter crashed at around 11:30 am Friday into a vacant lot in a commercial strip on Texas 66 near the 2200 block of Lakeview Parkway, near Dexham Road. Police Detective Cruz Hernandez says witnesses reported…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION (WBAP/KLIF News ) – North Texas is under an elevated risk of wildfires this weekend and into early next week. The combination of warm temperatures, gusty winds and dry vegetation create the perfect storm for a small fire to spiral quickly out of control. Texas A&M Forest Service’s Public Information Officer Erin O’Connor…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent weeks of text messages imploring White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to act to overturn the 2020 presidential election — furthering then-President Donald Trump’s lies that the free and fair vote was marred by nonexistent fraud, according to copies of the messages obtained by The…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Biden Administration has filed a third lawsuit in Texas over voting rights. The latest challenge announced Thursday is over newly drawn county precincts in the tourist hub of Galveston. The Justice Department claims the changes discriminate against minority voters by eliminating the only precinct where Black and Hispanic residents were in a…… MORE