AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday, the release of $265,500 in emergency funding for the Austin Police Department and the Texas Ranger Bomb Response Team to purchase seven portable x-ray systems for use in bomb detection and responding to suspicious package investigations following a series of explosions since March 2. The x-ray systems…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Judge Elizabeth Frizell said Monday that she will not request a recount in her primary race against John Creuzot for District Attorney. On election night March 6, the Dallas County Election Commission indicated on its website a 506 vote difference between Frizell and Creuzot. The Dallas County Election Commission continued to receive votes from…… MORE
CRESSON, Texas (AP) – A fire at a Texas chemical plant following an explosion last week is being allowed to burn itself out before authorities search for a missing worker who’s presumed dead. Cresson Mayor and Assistant Fire Chief Bob Cornett said Sunday that conditions at the 15,000-square-foot (1,400-square-meter) Tri-Chem Industries plant are “just too hot”…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Atmos says they’re now 60-percent complete with repairs to old and damaged gas lines in Northwest Dallas. The company shut off servcie to over 2 weeks ago to make the repairs. — so far, they say they’ve restored gas to 500 of th e28-hundred homes affected. Atmos also says they’ve closed their…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Two people have been injured in another explosion in Texas’ capital. Officials responded to an explosion possibly triggered by a tripwire in Southwest Austin Sunday night they believe might be connected to three other blasts around the city during the month of March, Austin police confirmed at a press conference. The latest attack…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A SXSW (South By South West) concert performance is canceled in Austin after sponsors receive a bomb threat. City officials report the bomb threat was received via email on Saturday. After recent package bombs in Austin, sponsors chose to cancel a performance by the band ” The Roots”. 26-year old Trevor Weldon…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A father, a son, and a family friend have all been arrested on charges related to child pornography. The arrest comes out of Southeast Texas, where a San Jacinto County Sheriff reports after 30 years in law enforcement, this is the worst child pornography and child sexual abuse case he has…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – An old Fort Worth building that was considered a high rise when it was built in 1951 was imploded Sunday morning. 300 pounds of carefully placed dynamite brought down the 17 thousand ton Westchester Plaza building. As the charges went off the building sagged in the middle, then collapsed into itself…… MORE
WICHITA FALLS(WBAP/KLIF)- Firefighters from several cities in the metroplex, including Frisco, Plano and flower mound headed out Saturday to help fight wild fires in the panhandle. Close to two dozen men and women will be stationed at Wichita Falls for the next seven days. Over 20,000 acres have burned within the last week due to…… MORE
GARLAND(WBAP/KLIF)- A Garland man was shot and killed this morning at an East Garland apartment complex. Detectives have not yet released the identity of the man who was found at the bottom of the stairs at the Meadow Creek Apartments in the 500 block of Tacoma Drive around 11 a.m. Garland police say the man…… MORE
