Haltom City, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Heart-wrenching moments for a Haltom City father when stranger grabbed his toddler outside their home. The incident occurred during a regular household chore of taking out the trash for Hector Alverez and his 2-year old. Alverez told The Star-Telegram that he was holding his son’s hand walking from the curb…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn says he is confident the republicans will nominate someone worthy of succeeding Congressman Joe Barton who has decided against running again. Cornyn says Barton has served his constituents ably. “I certainly respect his decision not to run for re-election,” Cornyn said. “I don’t really have any comment about the circumstances…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The attorney for a man shot by a Mesquite Police Officer says he wants more than that following the officer’s termination. Authorities say the Officer thought Lyndo Jones was breaking into a vehicle, but the truck belonged to Jones. The Officer ended up shooting Jones who is still in the hospital. The…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – American airlines said Thursday that it does not anticipate any pilot shortages this holiday season, despite a scheduling error. A computer glitch gave too many pilots vacation time during the holiday season. The fear was that flights would be canceled. But, the airline says says since the error was made public, many…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Seven employees of the City of Dallas have been arrested on charges ranging from Tampering with a Government Record to Criminal Trespass. The Dallas Police Department released the names of those working for the Dallas Equipment and Building Services Department after an investigation dating back to the beginning of 2017. According to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Former Today Show host Matt Lauer issued a statement Thursday, about 24 hours after being fired from the show. In it, Lauer apologized to family, friends and coworkers, and said the allegations of sexual misconduct had “enough” truth to them to prompt Lauer to re-examine his life. Lauer said he would dedicate…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall has outlined a departmental reorganization plan that is expected to bolster departmental crime fighting resources citywide, increase command-level presence in the field and improve the quality of police response to citizens. Halls plan, announced after a thorough top to bottom assessment, includes the appointment of her command staff.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – UPDATE: Congressman Joe Barton announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election in 2018. The announcement comes amid sexting allegations from multiple women. (WBAP/KLIF) – Another woman has come forward with allegations she had an affair with embattled Congressman Joe Barton. In a WBAP exclusive Shyril Small said she was involved with…… MORE
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Austin (WBAP/KLIF) Texas has a new specialty license plate. MyPlates.com, the State’s specialty plate vendor has released a new look Carbon Fiber pattern. The plate is not actually made from Carbon Fiber graphite materials, but is rather a computer generated image of the Carbon Fiber pattern. The license plate is now one of more than…… MORE
