ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Arlington is working to ease congestion and improve roads in Southeast Arlington. The $4.5 million project will expand Collins St. between Mayfield Rd. and I-20. City engineer Chris Funches said it will add additional lanes, and turn lanes at both Arbrook Boulevard and IH-20. “Currently everything North of Mayfield is three lanes…by adding…… MORE
GAINESVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- Hundreds of people line the streets to show their respect for the Medal of Honor recipients during a motorcade from DFW Airport to Gainesville. Eddie Shauf with the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce says motorcycles, emergency and law enforcement vehicles will escort recipients of the Military’s highest and most prestigious award. “Right now the city is…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn says what happened to President Donald Trump as a candidate and while in office is unprecedented. Cornyn’s comments came just hours after comments at the White House Wednesday where President Trump claimed what led to the start of the special counsel probe was treasonous. Senator Cornyn stopping short of agreeing…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A family of red tail hawks is occupying the lone light pole on a construction site in Plano. According to the City of Plano, a construction crew working the Carpenter Park renovation project noticed a red tail hawks nest while taking down the light pole. Experts we’re called out and spotted the parents. The…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The three top political leaders in Texas are proposing a state sales tax increase of one percentage point in order to lower property taxes. The plan for a one-penny sales tax increase, announced Wednesday, would raise the statewide rate from 6.25% to 7.25%. Local government add-ons make the average sales tax rate…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Agriculture is warning consumers to be cautious after one of its inspectors found a credit card skimmer at a gas station in Arlington. It was found on the pump at the Valero Smart Mart on West Randol Mill Road and North Cooper Street but has since been…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KlF) – An American Airlines flight attendant says she spilled a tray of drinks on CEO Doug Parker on a recent flight from Phoenix. In an Instagram post, Maddie Peters said she had never spilled a drink in her four years as a flight attendant, until a first class passenger bumped into her…… MORE
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Race will no longer be factored into admissions at Texas Tech University’s medical school under an agreement with the Trump administration. The resolution is the first of its kind under Education Secretary Betsy Devos. It could preview how other affirmative action complaints are handled by her agency. A copy of the…… MORE
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — To deal with a surge of migrating Central American families, the Trump administration has reassigned so many inspectors from U.S.-Mexico border crossings that truckers are waiting in line for hours and sometimes days to get shipments to the United States. Truckers have been sleeping in their vehicles to hold spots…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – new airline data has come out regarding customer satisfaction. If you’re Fort Worth based American Airlines, you aren’t too happy with the news. New Airline Quality Ratings has ranked American Airlines second to last, in customer satisfaction. On the other hand, Dallas based Southwest came in at a respectable third place. Airline ratings…… MORE
