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New Year’s Day will be frigid; snow, freezing rain possible for Saturday
Weather graphic courtesy WFAA FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — Temperatures are expected to stay below freezing on New Year’s Day and most of Tuesday next week. The National Weather Service s...
Dec 28, 2017
Oncor Crews Headed to Puerto Rico
Photograph courtesy of Oncor. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Oncor is sending around 80 utility workers from Texas to Puerto Rico next month to help restore power. The company said its sending crews ...
Dec 27, 2017
Israel Plans to Name a Rail Station After President Trump
(CNN) — A planned high-speed rail station in the Old City of Jerusalem will be named after President Donald Trump, Israeli Minister of Transportation Yisrael Katz told CNN. The station, which wi...
Dec 27, 2017
Dallas Police Battle Over Aggressive Panhandling Thwarted by Legal Concerns
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police patrol officers will no longer issue citations for those who are deemed to be aggressive panhandlers due to concerns over legal push back, that’s ac...
Dec 27, 2017
DART Driver on Administrative Leave After Fatal Pedestrian Accident
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A DART bus driver is on administrative leave after a pedestrian was hit by the bus he was driving. DART’s Morgan Lyons said the driver told police that he felt so...
Dec 27, 2017
Repairs Being Made to Denton County Courthouse After Fire on the Square
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Repairs are being made to the Denton County Courthouse after a fire destroyed a mini mall on the downtown square. The courthouse suffered more than $50,000 in smoke damage f...
Dec 27, 2017
FEMA trailers up for sale, while many Hurricane Harvey victims are still in need of housing
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them for pennies on the dollar after 18 months...
Dec 27, 2017
American Airlines apologizes to pro athletes removed from a flight
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines says it is reviewing why two professional basketball players were removed from a Sioux City, S.D.-bound flight on Sunday. An airline spokesman said Tuesday that M...
Dec 27, 2017
Farmers Branch: Shootout During Traffic Stop Leaves Officer Injured, Woman Dead
(Twitter @mikeforbeswfaa) Farmers Branch (WBAP/KLIF) – A routine traffic stop in Farmers Branch Tuesday night turned into a deadly shootout between the responding police officer and a passenger ...
Dec 27, 2017
An Officer Involved Shooting In Farmers Branch
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Farmers Branch - An officer involved shooting in Farmers Branch has sent an officer and a woman to the hospital. Kris Garrett with farmers Branch Police says it started with a ...
Dec 27, 2017
