DALLAS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Officials from agencies across North Texas have launched a new nonprofit organization intended to develop transportation opportunities in the growing Dallas County Inland Port. The announcement benefits a 120-square mile area that encompasses five cities (Dallas, Lancaster, Hutchins, Wilmer and Ferris) nearly 90,000 residents, and serves as a base of operations for hundreds…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new survey ranked four Texas cities as being the rudest in America. The Business Insider survey is based on feedback given by 2,092 United States adults in two online polls conducted in October and November of this year. Participants were asked to name the five rudest cities from the 50…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The federal government reports more Texans signed up for Obamacare health insurance coverage during this year’s open enrollment period than enrolled last year: 30,000 more, for a total of 1.12 million. Nationally, enrollment was down 1.7%. The federal report notes the signup increase in Texas came even though the state attorney general…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The National Hockey League is busy preparing for the Winter Classic as the Dallas Stars take on the Nashville Predators on New Years Day. Steve Mayer, with the NHL says the Cotton Bowl will be completely transformed as they prepare for the big game in front of a sold out crowd. The…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Health Department confirms a fourth person has died of the flu. The latest victim has been identified only as a 34 year old Dallas County resident. The county does not release the names of those who die of influenza, but it is describing the overall situation as “an early…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot has ordered Justice of the Peace courts throughout the county to clear their backlogs of old, un-pursuable cases. The J.P. courts are now in the process of wiping out hundreds of thousands of cases of unpaid traffic tickets, and payment for hot checks. Some of those…… MORE
CARROLLTON- WBAP/KLIF – Carrollton Police confirm the death of a 12 year old boy today, struck by a vehicle as he walked with his mother and a younger relative on a South Josey Lane sidewalk this afternoon. Police spokeswoman Jolene DeVito says the driver who struck the child is cooperating, and told arriving police he…… MORE
THE COLONY (WBAP/KLIF)- Detectives in The Colony arrested a 19-year-old man who they say confessed to killing his sister. Eduardo Arvelo was arrested and charged with capital murder. Police say he could face additional charges as the investigation continues. 23-year-old Viridiana Arevalo was reported missing from the family’s home on December 17th, her body was found Sunday in an…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is working two commercial burglaries where investigators believe the suspect targeted fine jewelry stores. According to Police, on Saturday, December 7, the suspect attempted to burglarize Robbins Brothers located in the 100 block of E. I.H. 20 Service Road. The suspect turned the power off to the business and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Department of Public Safety is coordinating with several North Texas law enforcement agencies to increase patrols during holiday travel. Lonny Haschel with DPS says the increase will start December 23rd and end January 1st to help reduce traffic fatalities this holiday. “There are a lot more people on the roadways, estimates say…… MORE
