DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF)- A woman was arrested for street racing on S. Central Expressway. Police say 20-year old Keirra Beatty was racing another vehicle when she lost control of the car. A one-year old was in the backseat being held by another passenger when the car flipped and hit a telephone pole. The child was taken to…… MORE
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) – Farmers Branch officials are considering an ordinance to make a common farm item legal in the northern Dallas suburb’s backyards. City council members and some residents spent Saturday looking at chicken coops. Farmers Branch Mayor Robert Dye tells Dallas-Fort Worth TV station KXAS he’s “excited” about the prospect and went…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Chief of Police in Arlington has indirectly commented on President Trump’s message on the use of force by officers. Chief Will Johnson retweeted a statement from the Major Cities Chiefs Association, which said they were “appalled” by the President condoning excessive force. MCCA President Tom Manger’s Reaction to the President’s…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Adrian Beltre says it was a feeling like none other he has experienced on a baseball field when he saw his three children coming toward him after he reached his 3000th career big league hit in a Texas Rangers home game. Beltre reached the milestone in the fourth inning of a…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) — UPDATE: The cities of Plano, Rowlett and Garland said their 911 call systems are back to normal on Monday. Plano, Rowlett and now Garland had troubles with their 911 call systems that started on Sunday. Each case was different. T-Mobile customers in Plano have not been able to connect with 911 dispatchers. The…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base is warning residents on the west side of Fort Worth that things may be a little noisier than usual around the base for the next two weeks. They say a series of military training exercises that began there Sunday will run through Friday, August…… MORE
Dallas (WBASP/KLIF) – Dallas Police arrested a 22 year old woman early Saturday morning for threatening to shoot a security guard outside a strip club. According to the police Melissa Alvarado became enraged when she found her husband inside Pandora’s Men’s Club about 3:30 AM. A uniformed security guard saw her cross the street, take…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has reversed direction, and says it will not bill other law enforcement agencies for the services of the DPS crime lab. It announced July 20 that it was going to impose fees on lab work because the budget passed by the state legislature required it to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Health and Human Services reports the first West Nile virus death in Dallas County for 2017. The patient was a resident of the 75248 zip code in Far North Dallas and was diagnosed with West Nile neuroinvasive disease Friday, July 14. Health officials say the patient had underlying medical conditions. “I think this…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington Police Department has a new hotline to report aggressive drivers. The department discontinued a similar line back in 2008 but Sergeant Vanessa Harrison said it was brought back after a recent tragedy. “It’s resulted from a homicide that we experienced last month. A 19-year-old man was killed and it…… MORE
