PLANO(WBAP/KLIF News) – The Little Elm police officer killed in the line of duty last week was laid to rest Tuesday morning. Funeral services for Detective Jerry Walker were held at the Prestonwood Baptist Church on West Park Boulevard in Plano at 10 a.m. Officers from across the country attended the services, including the New…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Legislature is considering raising the state’s legal smoking age from 18 to 21 years old. It’s the fifth time that Senator Carlos Uresti has filed this type of bill but it’s the first time the San Antonio Democrat has had bi-partisan support. Uresti said if his bill passes, it…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Oak Cliff helping residents plant fruits and vegetables in the neighborhood’s community garden. The billionaire businessman will spend the rest of the week testifying in a $2 billion copyright infringement lawsuit in Dallas. It was filed by Richardson-based video game company…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man was killed and his elderly wife is in critical condition after a fire destroyed their home in Garland Sunday night. It started around 10:45 p.m. at the home on Green Cove Drive near North Country Club Road. The Garland Fire Department’s Merrill Ballancier said a neighbor heard glass breaking and…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – About 4,000 residents were without power Monday morning and dozens of homes were damaged after severe weather tore through parts of North Texas Sunday night. A tornado touched down near the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. One man didn’t want to be caught out in the open and waited out the storm under the…… MORE