Yearly Archives: 2017

A Two Alarm Fire At The Irving Mall

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)   Irving –  The Irving Mall was evacuated Monday night after a two alarm fire at an electronics store caused heavy smoke. The call came in around 9:15 from the Express Electronics store. Irving firefighters got the blaze under control around 10:30 and said the fire was contained to the room where it started. The…MORE

Texas Senate approves more time for maternal mortality study

Texas Senate approves more time for maternal mortality study

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that gives more time to a state task force studying why Texas has some of the highest pregnancy-related death rates in the developed world. Texas’ Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force was created in 2013 to study and combat the state’s…MORE

Truckers Speculate Where Dead, Injured Immigrants Were picked Up

Truckers Speculate Where Dead, Injured Immigrants Were picked Up

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Following the deaths of 10 people in San Antonio, truckers believe that it’s likely the illegal immigrants were picked up north of border checkpoints. According to San Antonio Police, a semi-truck parked outside of a Wal-Mart was found with nearly 40 people in the back being smuggled into Texas. More than thirty people were hospitalized for heat…MORE

Some roads return to normal in Denton

Some roads return to normal in Denton

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Almost a year after construction began in central Denton drivers can expect some roads to return to normal. North and south McCormick Street has reopened. The entrance ramp onto I-35E from North Texas Boulevard is also open again. The McCormick Street intersection closed in the fall to revamp the bridge crossing I-35E.…MORE

San Antonio Truck Driver Goes Before Judge

San Antonio Truck Driver Goes Before Judge

San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF News) – The driver of the truck carrying dozens of illegal immigrants made his first court appearance Monday. James Mathew Bradley, 60, has been charged with transporting immigrants who are in the country illegally. In the criminal complaint, an agent with Homeland Security Investigations wrote Bradley told investigators he did not know…MORE

Five Injured in Ammonia Leak at Dallas Bakery

Five Injured in Ammonia Leak at Dallas Bakery

(WBAP/KLIF News) – Five people were taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak at a Dallas bakery early Monday morning. Dallas Fire and Rescue’s Jason Evans said the leak came from a faulty compressor in an air conditioning unit at the EPI Bread Company on West Ledbetter near Joseph Hardin Drive. “The fumes got into the…MORE

No Charges Brought Against Former Cowboys Receiver

No Charges Brought Against Former Cowboys Receiver

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver, Michael Irvin will not face Sexual Assault charges after rape allegations surfaced earlier this year. Irvin was accused in March of drugging and raping a 27-year-old woman in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Irvin strongly denied the claims. Prosecutors said there was a lack of evidence in the case. “There…MORE

Omni Frisco Hotel Opens Next to Cowboys Headquarters

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star opened to guests Monday. The luxury hotel has 300 guestrooms, a rooftop pool, and a variety of dining and retail experiences. The Omni Frisco is the official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys. “This is a project we’re so happy to finally unveil to our customers as well…MORE

Mark Cuban May Challenge Trump in 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s performance in the White House will make it harder for Republicans — and billionaires — in the coming elections, two of his most prominent critics said Saturday. Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush lashed out at the Republican president during separate remarks at a summer festival in…MORE