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Southlake DPS: Important Tax Documents Included in Stolen Mail Found During Traffic Stop

Southlake DPS: Important Tax Documents Included in Stolen Mail Found During Traffic Stop

Southlake (WBAP/KLIF) – A traffic stop involving a speeding driver in Southlake over the weekend resulted in the discovery of stolen mail. Southlake DPS stopped Joshua Albright on Carroll Ave., just north of ST 114 early Sunday. The car was missing a license plate, and officers say Albright also produced a fake drivers’ license. Inside…MORE

Experts Say Global Warming Is Causing You To Sneeze More

Experts Say Global Warming Is Causing You To Sneeze More

UNDATED (AP) – A new study finds that pollen season and its awful nasal drips is coming earlier and hitting harder – and that’s because of global warming. Monday’s study is the first to use accepted scientific methods to attribute worsening allergies in the United States directly to human-caused climate change. The study finds that…MORE

Morgan Wallen Album Sales Surge After Racial Slur

Morgan Wallen Album Sales Surge After Racial Slur

NASHVILLLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of Morgan Wallen are buying up the country star’s latest album after a video showed him shouting a racial slur last week. Wallen’s sophomore record, “Dangerous: The Double Album” retains its top spot for a fourth week on Billboard’s all-genre albums chart, less than a week after Wallen apologized for…MORE

TABC Suspends Liquor License for Fort Worth Bar Over not following CDC Guidelines

TABC Suspends Liquor License for Fort Worth Bar Over not following CDC Guidelines

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission  has suspended the liquor license for Varsity Tavern, a bar in the West 7th District. Chris Porter with the TABC said during a routine inspection Thursday, the TABC found the bar was well over capacity and employees and customers weren’t wearing masks or complying with social distancing…MORE

Dallas Police Chief Proposes Officer Discretion in Low-Level Pot Possession

Dallas Police Chief Proposes Officer Discretion in Low-Level Pot Possession

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Dallas Police Chief is addressing the ongoing debate over low-level possession of marijuana. Chief Eddie Garcia proposed that the department deal with low-level marijuana possession by officer discretion. “Our concentration in the department is going to be on violent crime,” Chief Garcia insisted. The Chief addressed the topic the with…MORE