Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – There was a milestone celebration at First Baptist Church Dallas Sunday. The historic church is celebrated its 150th anniversary with a colorful balloon drop. The church has grown from 11 founding members in 1868, who convened at the Masonic Hall near Lamar and Ross Streets in Dallas. It has grown to some…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Jaws are dropping across the Lone Star State as the city of Austin’s Equity Office suggests the city may want to change its name. Stephen F. Austin is known as “the father of Texas” and hailed for many accomplishments. Now he is being remembered now for his opposition to abolition. When…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Atmos Energy says it plans to replace several miles worth of underground gas lines — this, after they spent weeks replacing lines underneath several thousand homes in northwest Dallas due to a series of gas leaks. The company says it conducted research in areas outside of the original problem area, which was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – According to the The Federal Aviation Administration, the main operating system at American Airlines shut down nationwide around 2:05 p.m. ET this afternoon. A national ground stop was implemented for their flights. The FAA tweeted about the issue this afternoon: “@ AmericanAir main operating system and dispatch went down around 2:05…… MORE
LAREDO, Texas (AP) – A truck driver has been arrested and Homeland Security authorities are investigating after 14 people in the country without legal permission were found hiding in a box truck at a South Texas Border Patrol checkpoint. Officials say the 13 males and one female were inside moving boxes marked “fragile.” They all…… MORE
TYLER, Texas (AP) – Three Austin men have been arrested on charges they used electronic devices known as skimmers on pumps at an East Texas gas station to obtain customers’ credit card information so they could steal from ATMs and make fraudulent card purchases. The three – 38-year-old Yoerlan Corrales, 33-year-old Felipe Perez and 27-year-old…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman who apparently ran a red light early Sunday morning on Olive Street a little south of the museum district T-boned a Dallas Police car when she did so. The front of her car was smashed in. The patrol car slammed into a tree, slightly injuring the two officers inside. They…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – A grand jury has indicted a suburban Dallas teenager who authorities say was planning a mass shooting at a mall, taking his inspiration from the Islamic State terror group. Seventeen-year-old Matin Azizi-Yarand was indicted Thursday on charges of making a terroristic threat and also solicitation to commit capital murder of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – On July 28, 2018 at approximately 11:12 a.m., Dallas officers responded to 7150 Chaucer Place regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, they located the unresponsive victim, an unidentified black male, in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. Dallas Fire and Rescue arrived and pronounced the victim deceased. Anyone with information regarding this…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) — The city of Grand Prairie has a major part in the newest Mission: Impossible film, but you may not know it. Airbus Helicopters, which is based in Grand Prairie, provided helicopters for “Mission: Impossible- Fallout” and hosted Tom Cruise himself so that he could learn to fly them. Cruise does…… MORE
