(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – The Dallas Police Department hired 330 officers in the fiscal year that ended this month, which is 30 more than its initial goal. The department has nearly 33-hundred officers on the force, which represents 150 more than last year, but still 450 short of what is needed. Despite the increase…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX – At a city council meeting in North Richland Hills, officials discussed new zoning and registration regulations for short term rental properties. Residents also raised concerns about safety, noise, and parking issues. The city council passed new regulations requiring annual permits, property inspections, occupancy and parking restrictions, and noise…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – House Speaker Dustin Burrows and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have named members to the committee investigating the deadly July 4th floods that killed 135 people. The panels were created are made up of 5 senators and 5 state representatives. The committee will look into the tragic incident at Camp Mystic…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela. The Republican president said Tuesday in a social media post six people aboard the vessel were killed. It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the Trump administration asserts it’s treating alleged…… MORE
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who scaled a security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Cody Balmer entered the plea Tuesday for the attack in April that caused millions of dollars of damage to the state-owned building…… MORE