GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – As spring storm season continues to threaten the U.S. with a record number of tornadoes this year, World Vision in Grand Prairie sent out a full truck of supplies Friday to help the people neighbors in Arkansas which were hit with multiple tornados and flooding this week. The emergency supplies will be distributed to towns along the Arkansas River including Fort…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas Tollway Authority will increase toll rates this summer, implementing a biennial toll rate schedule approved by the board. On average, TollTag rates will adjust one penny per mile, from 18 to 19 cents. Officials with NTTA pledge that ZipCash customers who open a TollTag account prior to July 1 will…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Grand Prairie Police Department has arrested and charged a woman for allegedly burning her five-year-old stepdaughter. According to Grand Prairie Police, on Monday, May 13 Officers responded to a report of a child that had been burned and was in need of medical treatment. The child’s stepmother stated to officers that…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Time is running out for anyone wishing to place a bid on a Confederate statue removed from a Dallas park nearly 18 months ago. The City Council voted to have the Robert E. Lee statue removed from Oak Lawn Park, formerly Lee Park, in 2017. It has sat in a storage facility…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A suspect is in custody after a bizarre incident at Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas Friday morning. Dallas Police Major Max Geron said Baylor police were called to the Heart and Vascular Center parking lot around 7:30 after someone noticed a man slumped over in a car. “They approached the vehicle.…… MORE
North Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The confirmed number of tornadoes to hit North Texas during Wednesday’s storms is now up to eight. Linda Myers lives in Van Zandt and drove to her son’s house for safety during one of two EF-2 tornadoes in the area– she tells WFAA-TV when she came outside, her car was crushed. …… MORE
Maryland (AP) – Eight spellers were better than the dictionary. They were better than anything the Scripps National Spelling Bee could throw at them. And they all ended up with a hand on the trophy. Three of them live here in North Texas. They are Sohum Sukhatankar of Dallas, Abhijay Kodali of Flower Mound and Rohan…… MORE
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A group of 1,036 migrants that crossed the border illegally El Paso, Texas, is the largest the Border Patrol has ever encountered, the agency said Thursday. The crossing was the latest sign that migrants are increasingly coming in large groups. The Border Patrol said it has found 180 groups of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – On May 30, 2019, at about 3:00 p.m., James Cole was last seen on foot near Loop 12 and 175 in Southeast Dallas. Mr. Cole is a Black male, 83 years old, weighs 170 pounds with grey/black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green striped shirt, blue jeans, and blue shoes. Mr. Cole may be disoriented and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- President Trump announced an escalating 5-percent tariff against Mexico for its products entering the United States, which will begin on June 10th. The President said the move was to stop the flow of illegal immigration at the southern border. The President said the tariff may increase up to 25-percent until the issue improves. Trump…… MORE
