Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police lost one of their 4-legged comrades Wednesday. In a tweet, the department said K-9 Bak suffered from Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE). Bak was born on May 14, 2014, and became a Fort Worth K-9 patroller in April of 2016. We lost #K9 Bak yesterday. Bak suffered from Systemic…… MORE
BOSTON (AP) – A lawyer says the former University of Texas at Austin coach who pleaded guilty in the college admissions bribery scheme is a “very good man who made a bad mistake.” Michael Center pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting $100,000 to help an applicant get into the school. Center’s lawyer told reporters after the…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas City Council has expanded the powers of the independent panel that oversees city police and hears complaints about officer misconduct. Council members voted unanimously Wednesday to give the newly renamed Community Police Oversight Board a budget and staff of four to monitor complaints against officers. Activists in Dallas have been…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration say a salmonella outbreak that has affected 117 people in 10 states is linked to pre-cut melon. The likely source is said to be Caito Foods in Illinois, but the investigation is ongoing. The melon is sold at stores like…… MORE
HURST (WBAP/KLIF News) – Tarrant County deputies helped arrest a credit-card skimming suspect, following a brief but wild car chase in Hurst Wednesday afternoon. During that chase, the suspect tried to ram the deputy’s patrol car twice and crashed into an AT&T Store before driving away again. The female suspect was apprehended at the Wells…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that will require private employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, who said he supports the concept, is warning residents that the ordinance will likely be tied up in court for some time. “I hope no one thinks because…… MORE
DALLAS – Missy Shorey, the head of the Dallas County GOP has died at the age of 47. On a Facebook post her husband, Marc Himelhoch, wrote that Shorey passed away “unexpectedly” on Tuesday. He added, “Words Can not express how much she meant to me an so many of you.” Shorey was the first…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Heavy rains drenched the Metroplex late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, leaving many North Texas with damage to their cars. At Dallas Love Field, dozens of cars that were in the airport’s A/B parking garage experienced the most damage Wednesday morning. Some were completely submerged in water reportedly due to…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – About 10 homes in Fort Worth, a few miles east of TCU have been evacuated after a train derailment led to several cars catching fire early this morning. Mike Drivdahl, with the Fort Worth Fire says the evacuations were ordered because ethanol was involved in the derailment. “We’re making sure that…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Folks who parked in Dallas Love Field’s parking lot A will be shocked to find some cars almost submerged in high water. Reporter Chris Sadeghi from our sister station WFAA-TV tweeted a video and images showing water almost topping the roofs of some cars, saying that it’s likely some kind of…… MORE
