DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Passengers who travel aboard two locally based airlines will have to wait a little longer for the return of alcohol to flights amid an uptick in passenger misconduct incidents on planes. Many airlines suspended alcohol service on planes during the COVID pandemic, but planned to bring it back this summer. An American Airlines…… MORE
Fort Hood (WBAP/KLIF) – A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Hood has been arrested for the death of a baby in Arizona. Khairee Patton is accused of the 2019 death of his former girlfriend’s baby. Patton is in the Bell County jail awaiting extradition to Arizona. He’s charged with suspicion of second-degree murder, child…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas legislators are bracing for a final weekend vote on Republican sponsored new voting laws that many analysts say will be the most restrictive in the U.S. A sweeping bill finalized Saturday would eliminate drive-thru voting, reduce polling hours, and scale back Sunday voting. To become law the changes have to be…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – This weekend may be a good time to replace outdated water systems and inefficient appliances. That’s because from Saturday through Monday at midnight, certain energy-efficient products displaying the energy star logo can be purchased tax free. It’s part of Texas’ water efficient sales tax holiday. By taking advantage of the tax…… MORE
Houston (AP) – 11 employees with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office have been fired, and six others have been suspended following the February death of a county jail inmate who had been hit multiple times in the head by detention officers. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Friday medical examiners had ruled Jaquaree Simmons’s death a homicide…… MORE