Yearly Archives: 2018

GOP Trump Critic Re-Elected In Texas

GOP Trump Critic Re-Elected In Texas

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – One of President Donald Trump’s few Republican critics in Congress has won re-election in a Texas swing district. Will Hurd is a former CIA officer. He accused Trump this summer of “standing idle on the world stage” and being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also opposed Trump’s border wall.…MORE

Fort Worth Police looking for quartet of beauty shop bandits.

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are looking for four women who stole more than $5,000 of merchandise from a Fort Worth beauty store last month. The four took the items from the Ulta Beauty in the 3000 block of South Hulen Street on Oct. 13, police said Monday, and are thought to be connected to…MORE

Four Dead in Chicago Hospital Shooting

Four Dead in Chicago Hospital Shooting

CHICAGO (AP) – The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office says it has been notified that four people have died in the shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital & Medical Center. The Chicago Police Department says Monday that one of its officers was shot in the attack and later died at a hospital. Earlier, witnesses said a gunman…MORE

TXU Energy Donates Land to expand Fort Worth Park

TXU Energy Donates Land to expand Fort Worth Park

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A park in Southeast Fort Worth is getting bigger after TXU Energy donated vacant land next to the park. District 5 Council Member Gyna Bivens accepted the donation dedicated to add just under 3 acres to the William McDonald Park on Eastland Street.   Bivens said this will enhance citizens park experience…MORE

Haslet Day Care Worker Charged with assaulting 4-year-old

Haslet Day Care Worker Charged with assaulting 4-year-old

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- A Haslet day care worker is charged with injury to a child after police say she assaulted a 4-year-old. Tracy Ludwig, a worker at Little Country Day Care, was arrested November 9th, after parents reported their son had scratches and bruises on his neck and face. In a social media post the…MORE

Lime Electric Scooters Expand in Plano, Launches Safety Campaign

Lime Electric Scooters Expand in Plano, Launches Safety Campaign

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)-  Lime, a transportation rental company, is bringing it’s electric scooter services to Plano after city council passed an ordinance to allow them.  Nick Barber Lime regional operations manager said safety is a big concern and high priority- so Lime is launching a rider safety initiative “Respect the Ride”. This safety campaign will teach…MORE

Pilot Union says it Wants to Help Reduce Delays on American

Pilot Union says it Wants to Help Reduce Delays on American

DALLAS (AP) – Union leaders say pilots will push American Airlines for more pay and schedule changes they say will reduce flight delays. Daniel Carey, president of the Allied Pilots Association, said that pilots will seek industry-leading wages when their current contract is due for renewal in January 2020. They’re working under a 2015 contract…MORE

Man Charged with Capital Murder in Shooting Death of Dallas County Toddler

Man Charged with Capital Murder in Shooting Death of Dallas County Toddler

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A two-year-old boy is dead from an apparent gunshot wound and his alleged shooter is in custody. Jasmyn Carter with the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the boy was allegedly shot in his Dallas county home near Desoto and later died. “The child was taken to the hospital by the…MORE

WATCH: McKinney Business gets Surprise Visitor

WATCH: McKinney Business gets Surprise Visitor

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Surveillance video from a McKinney business is gaining steam on social media. The video shows a deer leap through an Office window at Century 21 Judge Fite in McKinney. The deer lands in a desk occupied by an employee moments prior to the grand entrance. The deer then gains its bearings and…MORE

Texas Health Officials Warn Against Honey-Filled Pacifiers

Texas Health Officials Warn Against Honey-Filled Pacifiers

(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning parents and other adults not to give babies pacifiers containing honey after four babies were treated for botulism in Texas, including North Texas. Health officials said each infant had been given a honey-containing pacifier purchased in Mexico. The four illnesses occurred from mid-August to the end…MORE