Yearly Archives: 2017

Texas Department of Public Safety Seeks Public’s Help in Fatal Hit and Run Case

Texas Department of Public Safety Seeks Public’s Help in Fatal Hit and Run Case

ALLEN  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking the public to help find a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Allen last weekend. The department’s Lonnie Haschel said the crash happened around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday. He said a pickup truck, possibly…MORE

Arlington Police Searching for Murder Suspect After Severed Head, Body Parts Found

Arlington Police Searching for Murder Suspect After Severed Head, Body Parts Found

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” suspect, after the discovery of a severed head along a local trail led investigators to the discovery of more bodies Monday afternoon. Police have arrested 18-year-old Mariano Sanchez-Pina and are asking the public to help find a second suspect, 28-year-old Hector “Cholo” Acosta-Ojeda. Investigators…MORE

Missing Teen in Fort Worth

Missing Teen in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A teen is missing in Fort Worth. 16 year-old Brianna Kuhlmann is 4’11”, approximately 120 lbs., has blond hair and hazel eyes according to Officer Daniel Segura of Fort Worth Police Department. “She has not been seen or heard from since September 2nd at about 3 am,” Segura said. “She was…MORE

House to Vote Wednesday on Harvey Relief

House to Vote Wednesday on Harvey Relief

Houston (WBAP/KLIF News) – The US House of Representatives has scheduled a vote Wednesday on aid for the recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Governor Greg Abbott says he has spoken with Texas’ Congressional delegation and the leaders of the House and Senate. “I feel confident Texans are going to get the resources they need from the…MORE

Southern Dallas Donation Drop-off Location Closes

Southern Dallas Donation Drop-off Location Closes

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –  The Southern Dallas donation drop-off location for victims of Hurricane Harvey is closed. The Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center is no longer accepting donations for Hurricane Harvey evacuees. Volunteers say the site received an overwhelming response from the public and is currently working to sort donated items. “The outpouring of donations to help those in…MORE

Garland ISD Evacuates a School Due to a Suspicious Package

Garland ISD Evacuates a School Due to a Suspicious Package

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – A suspicious backpack was found outside a Garland ISD building this morning. Lt. Pedro Barineau said the Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical School was evacuated as a precaution. “Our bomb unit was notified,” Barineau said. “They determined that there was nothing inside that package that was explosive. The only thing that was inside…MORE

Insurance drones assessing Harvey damage to South Texas homes

WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) – Insurance adjusters are bringing more drones with them than ever before as they head to Texas to assess the damage from Harvey. Companies are using the drones on a much larger scale to record images, save time and spare human adjusters from venturing into potentially unsafe areas. Insurers have increased their…MORE

New Dallas Police Chief Takes the Reigns

New Dallas Police Chief Takes the Reigns

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Tuesday is the first day on the job for Dallas’ new top cop. The city hired U. Renee Hall in July to be its next police chief. She replaces David Brown, who led the department from 2010-2016, as its longest tenured chief dating back to 1960. Hall is the first female…MORE

Harvey death toll rises to 60

Harvey death toll rises to 60

(AP) – Officials now blame at least 60 deaths on Harvey after the storm dumped many feet of rain on several counties in a matter of days. Many of those deaths were people drowning in flash floods or water-logged roads. But county emergency management departments across southeast Texas tell The Associated Press they are including…MORE

Business Leaders Call on President Trump to Protect DACA

Business Leaders Call on President Trump to Protect DACA

(CNN Money) — The biggest names in business are urging President Trump and Congress to continue a program that protects undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. The CEOs of AT&T, Best Buy and Wells Fargo are among the dozens of business leaders across the tech, retail and financial industries who have added their…MORE