DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Days after the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight, President Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will order the grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 planes. Many North Texans are siding with the President’s decision. The President said the “Safety of the American People is of paramount concern.”…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Additional amenities are coming to a North Fort Worth mixed-use development. Champion Circle, located across from Texas Motor Speedway, is a one-stop shop for retail, housing, entertainment and dining. The 1,000-acre land already has a Marriott, golf course, apartment complexes, an outlet mall and plenty dining options. “We bought this site many years ago…… MORE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF)- North Richland Hills Police K-9 Koba recently returned to full duty, after being shot while attempting to apprehend an armed suspect. Carissa Katekaru with the North Richland Hills Police Department said Koba enthusiastically warmed up before hitting the streets on his first day back. “He had quite the road to recovery…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington’s Public Works Department said they were prepared to tackle severe weather Wednesday morning. The city of Arlington deployed two of its Emergency Response Trailers Wednesday just in time to clean debris from the storm. Richard Carmichael with Public Works said these trailers make it easy to get to locations quickly. “The weather is…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people. Many nations in the world had already barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, but…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott looks to be somewhat satisfied with the head of the Department of Public Safety taking the fall for a bungled check of non citizen voting. DPS director Steve McCraw took full responsibility for the problems with the voter data that was given to the Secretary of State’s office. Abbott has…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to an additional 3 1/2 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson handed the sentenced down in a Washington D.C. courtroom Wednesday. She had previously told the court she would give Manafort some credit for having pleaded guilty in September…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Human trafficking is a growing problem world wide and North Texas is not immune. The Texas Department of Transportation said that’s why they’re rolling out an initiative to help fight the disturbing trend. TxDot’s Donna Huerta-Simmons said employees will be taught tactics that are similar to a neighborhood watch program. “If…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Those really long lines at driver’s license offices could be a thing of the past … maybe. The issue is back on the table again as state lawmakers address it in a two-year state budget. The budget keeps DBP driver’s license mega centers in place, but a separate bill would transfer control…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – There is widespread damage, power outages and downed power lines as a result of powerful storms that moved through the area this morning. At Grand Prairie airport some planes were overturned in a hangar. Major damage is also being reported at the Amazon logistics facility near DFW Airport. Oncor says its…… MORE
