Yearly Archives: 2018

Southlake Creates New Video and Group for Unity and Culture After Racist Student Video

Southlake Creates New Video and Group for Unity and Culture After Racist Student Video

The city of Southlake is forming a culturally inclusive group, ‘Mayor’s Alliance for Unity and Culture’, in light of a racist video some Carroll ISD students posted online a few months ago. Southlake Mayor Laura Hill posted this video to counter the racially offensive student video and support the new group. “We must hold true…MORE

Federal Grant Set to Fix Roadways, Provide More Access in City of Haslet

Federal Grant Set to Fix Roadways, Provide More Access in City of Haslet

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Haslet is set to receive a brand new four-lane roadway that’ll provide much needed East and West access. Jeff Neal with north central Texas Council of Governments says the U.S. Department of Transportation gave a $20 million grant for construction and state, local and federal organizations will cover the…MORE

‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star and Movie Director Penny Marshall has Died at Age 75

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Penny Marshall, who starred in “Laverne & Shirley” before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. Mashall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away in her Hollywood Hills, Calif., home on Monday due to complications from diabetes. Marshall starred alongside Cindy Williams in the…MORE

Is Beto O’Rourke Ready To Run Against President Donald Trump in 2020?

Is Beto O’Rourke Ready To Run Against President Donald Trump in 2020?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – If the Democratic 2020 presidential field is on pins and needles as Beto O’Rourke decides if he wants to run, it could be a long wait. The outgoing Texas congressman’s team says he has no timeline for deciding if he’d like to try to oust President Donald Trump. He’s simply planning…MORE

Business Leaders Encouraging Texas Legislators to Make School Finance Reform a Top Priority

Business Leaders Encouraging Texas Legislators to Make School Finance Reform a Top Priority

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas business community is encouraging lawmakers to improve the Texas public school finance system ahead of the upcoming state legislative session. At a rally Tuesday in Plano many business leaders said the current system for funding Texas public schools is at a breaking point. The regional business community and elected leadership…MORE

VIDEO: Fort Worth Police Search for Man Accused of Attacking Elderly Woman, Stealing Truck

VIDEO: Fort Worth Police Search for Man Accused of Attacking Elderly Woman, Stealing Truck

#HeadsUp THIS GUY – This guy attacked an 83-year-old woman inside her son’s home….he tried to take a cell phone from her…&knocked her off her own wheelchair. He also stole the son’s pickup truck. Please call 817-392-4730 if you know who he is. <Details to follow> 1 of 2. pic.twitter.com/o0VHi9QgbO — Fort Worth Police (@fortworthpd)…MORE

Teen Drug Use Down; Vaping Way Up

NEW YORK (AP) — Twice as many high school students used nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes this year compared with last year, an unprecedented jump in a large annual survey of teen smoking, drinking and drug use. It was the largest single-year increase in the survey’s 44-year history, far surpassing a mid-1970s surge in marijuana smoking. The…MORE

Frisco named Best Place to Live in Texas and the U.S.

Frisco named Best Place to Live in Texas and the U.S.

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Money magazine has released its annual list of the Best Places to Live in each state, following publication of its Best Places to Live in the U.S. Frisco, Texas, tops both lists. In its rankings Money considers everything from the cost of buying a home to median household income, affordability, convenience…MORE

VIDEO: Woman Tries to Light Sundance Square Christmas Tree on Fire

VIDEO: Woman Tries to Light Sundance Square Christmas Tree on Fire

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — A woman has been arrested for attempting to set fire to the giant Christmas tree in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. A video posted to Facebook shows the woman lighting a piece of paper on fire and tossing it toward the 56-foot tree on Sunday night, with onlookers yelling at her.…MORE

Delta Airlines Bans Service and Support Animals Depending on Age and Flight Length

Delta Airlines Bans Service and Support Animals Depending on Age and Flight Length

(WBAP/KLIF) – Delta Airlines bans service and support animals under four months of age on all flights and ban support animals of any age on flights longer than eight hours. Sannon walker a service dog trainer for veterans with PTSD agrees with Delta’s new policy. “There is no way a service dog will be fully…MORE