Yearly Archives: 2018

Dallas Firefighters Being Recognized as Heroes Following 4-alarm Blaze

Dallas Firefighters Being Recognized as Heroes Following 4-alarm Blaze

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of Dallas-Fire-Rescue are being recognized as heroes following a 4-alarm fire in Lake Highlands. According to DFR, a mayday call went out while crews were fighting a fire Tuesday at the Cambridge Park Condominiums on Audelia Road. An upper floor collapsed on three firefighters. A Rapid Intervention Team jumped into action and rescued…MORE

Southeast Fort Worth Neighborhood gets $2.7 million makeover

Southeast Fort Worth Neighborhood gets $2.7 million makeover

The Southeast Fort Worth neighborhood, Ash Crescent is in need of fixing. The city has allocated $2.77 million  to improve the neighborhood and make it a more livable area. “This is an area in District 8 that has no city services..it has no libraries no parks, has nothing that most of our central cities nearby…MORE

Number of Texas Teacher Misconduct Cases Increases Again

Number of Texas Teacher Misconduct Cases Increases Again

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – State officials report the number of Texas teachers accused of engaging in romantic relationships with students has increased for the 10th consecutive year. In the fiscal year that ended September 1, The Texas Education Agency opened 429 cases of improper relationships, a number representing a 42 percent increase from the previous…MORE

U.S Sued for $60 million After Infant Dies In Detention Center

U.S Sued for $60 million After Infant Dies In Detention Center

HOUSTON (AP) – The mother of a toddler who died weeks after being released from the nation’s largest family detention center has filed a legal claim seeking $60 million from the U.S. government for the child’s death. Attorneys for Yazmin Juarez submitted the claim against multiple agencies Tuesday. Juarez’s 1-year-old daughter, Mariee, died in May.…MORE

Dallas PD Seeks Help Identifying Victim Of Fatality Crash

Dallas PD Seeks Help Identifying Victim Of Fatality Crash

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify a victim in a fatality crash. On November 11, 2018, around 9:25 PM, an unknown male was crossing the 3400 block of E. Illinois when he was struck by a vehicle traveling west bound. The unknown male was later pronounced…MORE

Texas detention camp for teen migrants keeps growing

Texas detention camp for teen migrants keeps growing

TORNILLO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration announced in June it would open a temporary shelter for up to 360 migrant children in this isolated corner of the Texas desert. Less than six months later, the facility has expanded into a detention camp holding thousands of teenagers — and it shows every sign of becoming…MORE

Firefighters Injured During Four Alarm Apartment Fire in Lake Highlands

Firefighters Injured During Four Alarm Apartment Fire in Lake Highlands

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Three firefighters were injured while battling a four-alarm fire at the Cambridge Park Apartments off Audelia Road. The fire started around 9:00am Tuesday. The firefighters, who were trying to put the fire out, had to be rescued after making a Mayday Call. They were evaluated and are expected to be okay. One…MORE

Designers Unveil Model for New Rangers Globe Life Field, Retractable Roof

Designers Unveil Model for New Rangers Globe Life Field, Retractable Roof

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A model of the new texas rangers globe life field was unveiled Tuesday. The field will be just south of the original, 1.7 million square feet with over 40,000 seats. Rangers Executive Vice President of Business Operations Rob Matwick said it has a retractable roof so they can have events year round. “This will…MORE