DALLAS (AP) — The production of oil and natural gas in West Texas is booming but it’s coming at a cost to residents who are regularly exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to a report issued by an environmental group. The Environmental Integrity Project noted in a report released Thursday that the Permian…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A report from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows brake failure is the reason a JPS hospital elevator crushed and severely injured a nurse in January. According to the report, the accident happened because worn-out brakes didn’t set when the elevator arrived at the tenth floor and continued to move when the nurse…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- VisitDallas President & CEO PHilip Jones is stepping down. Jones and Visit Dallas Board members came to a mutual decision for him to step down after 15 years. VisitDallas, a tourism agency for the city was under fire after an audit exposed questionable spending habits within the agency. An interim CEO will be…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The committee voted 24-16 to hold Barr in contempt after the Justice Department rejected House Democrats’ demands for the full…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police department honored the 86 lives lost on duty in the history of the department ahead of National Police Week. During a ceremony Wednesday with families of officers killed on the job, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said it’s important to remember the officer’s who made the ultimate sacrifice. “The Dallas…… MORE