ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington’s Texas Live celebrates the new year with a ball as big as the ball in New York City. Autumn Reo with Texas Live says party goers will experience this 12ft wide, 400 pound ball drop, cash prizes, live music, dining and midnight fireworks for a big Texas New Year experience. Organizers say this is…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- Frisco’s Sci-Tech Discovery Center hosted a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration Monday. Peter Claffey Executive Director for the Discovery Center said they did a countdown to noon, and had a 400 filled balloon ball drop for the kids. “We had all hands on deck with STEM activities set up around the whole museum as well…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Rain, snow and freezing temperatures could come along for the ride this holiday week in North Texas. The key areas of danger will again be overpasses, with temperatures well below those on normal roads. Distracted driving will then become even more of a concern. Matt Zavadsky of Medstar Mobile Healthcare says, get…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is warning citizens about illegal firework activity on New Year’s Eve Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Fire Department said they’re working with police to confiscate and fine anyone who sets off fireworks. Drivdahl said fireworks are illegal in the city of fort worth and are very dangerous especially…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – With snow and ice possible later this week, TxDOT has begun pretreating main lanes, bridges and overpasses in all seven counties of the Dallas District. TxDOT is reminding drivers to stay alert and give crews room to work. Maintenance crews will be using brine to help prevent ice from sticking to the road surface.…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in North Texas are warning of the dangers of celebratory gunfire this new year’s eve. The Garland Police Department posted a video to social media saying it won’t tolerate gunshots into the air as midnight nears. Officer Pedro Barineaux said in the post that gun fire celebratory gunfire can bring expensive…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The editorial board of The Dallas Morning News has picked former first lady Laura Bush as the newspaper’s “Texan of the Year” in part for speaking out against child separation at the border. The newspaper on Sunday said Bush wrote “one of the most consequential op-eds of the year” when she published…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 27-mile rail system extending from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is scheduled to launch Jan. 5. TEXRail trains, operated by the Trinity Metro transit agency, will make nine stops along the route, including in the suburbs of North Richland Hills and Grapevine. The Dallas Morning News…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A 27-mile rail system extending from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is scheduled to launch Jan. 5. TEXRail trains, operated by the Trinity Metro transit agency, will make nine stops along the route, including in the suburbs of North Richland Hills and Grapevine. The full one-way trip…… MORE
Seth Denson with GDP Advisers says costs as stated online are likely to conflict with different prices charged in deals set with insurance companies. In addition, Denson suggests this first step is one of at least ten, information-wise, before consumers will be able to fully “count on” a price for certain procedures at any given…… MORE
