ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) — A fire in Allen took the home of a firefighter who was out fighting a separate fire while it happened. Jeremy West has been with the Allen Fire Department four years and received a call early Thursday morning while on the job saying his home was ablaze. His wife made it…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Crews are searching for a missing fisherman after a boat capsized on Eagle Mountain Lake in Tarrant County Thursday afternoon. Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Fire Department said two men were fishing below the lake’s dam and their boat overturned near Ten Mile Bridge and Robertson Road. One man was able…… MORE
DUNCANVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- Crews are cleaning up in Duncanville after heavy rainfall Wednesday caused several sewage overflows. April Reiling with the City of Duncanville says the overflows happened at Mauk Branch Creek and Horne Branch Creek located near Little and South Main Street and Forest Circle in South Dallas County. Reiling tells residents to avoid the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – House lawmakers don’t plan to vote this week to end the government shutdown. That’s according to the office of Republican Whip Steve Scalise, who announced the schedule Thursday. Scalise’s office says lawmakers are waiting on the Senate. But the Senate already approved a bill to keep government running. The House panned that…… MORE
ASSOCIATED PRESS – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is in Japan meeting with Toyota Motor Corporation’s C E O. The automaker relocated it’s North American headquarters to Dallas last year. Abbott has also met with the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Bill Hagerty. Governor’s spokesman John Wittman says the Governor is paying for the trip, and returns…… MORE
Do you need to throw out your live Christmas tree? The City of Plano has you covered. Plano is offering an environmentally friendly way to get rid of your tree. Steve Funk with the City’s Environmental Waste Service and Collection program said all you need to do is drop off your tree at the four…… MORE
HUNT COUNTY – WBAP/KLIF – 5 rescues of people from vehicles caught in unexpected flooding overnight; 2 more this morning. First responders in Hunt County have successfully saved several people from rising floodwaters on roads through the region, spurred by flooded pastures spilling over onto roads. North Texas waters continue to rise near waterways, and…… MORE
(AP) – The Trump administration says it will keep a tent city holding more than 2,000 migrant teenagers open through early 2019. The announcement was made Wednesday about the Tornillo facility, which opened in June in an isolated corner of the Texas desert for up to 360 children. It later expanded into a guarded detention…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Heavy rain moved out of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex Thursday morning but DFW Airport could experience more delays Thursday because of winter weather in other parts of the country. Weather experts say a winter storm over the midwest continues to intensify. Cynthia Vega with DFW Airport encourages travelers to look for ‘DFW…… MORE
AUSTIN (AP) – Officials say an American Eagle flight from Mexico was diverted because of heavy storms in Texas and that some passengers requested medical attention after turbulence aboard the flight. The plane landed in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday night as thunderstorms moved through the state. Tornado watches were issued around Austin and gusty winds…… MORE
