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NFL Commissioner Goodell Speaks on Controversial Missed Call

NFL Commissioner Goodell Speaks on Controversial Missed Call

ATLANTA (AP) – Roger Goodell’s message to New Orleans fans: I feel your pain. But don’t get your hopes up for change. In speaking about the missed pass-interference call that might have cost the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl, the commissioner said the competition committee will certainly consider changing the rules to allow…MORE

DFW Housing Market Looks to be Slowing Down

(WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas-Fort Worth housing market appears to be cooling off. Home prices are up 4 percent, but continue to fall behind national average increases. According to Standard & Poor’s Home Price Index, DFW home sales peaked in 20-17, but slowed significantly in the last quarter of 2018. The laggard pace is said to be…MORE

VIDEO: Irving Police Officer’s Credited with Saving Man’s Life

VIDEO: Irving Police Officer’s Credited with Saving Man’s Life

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – Two irving Police Officers are being credited for saving a man’s life. Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey said this week that Officer’s Kyle Chaison and Daniel Wilson responded last month to a call of a man threatening to jump from a bridge on to the road below. When the Officer’s arrived to the scene…MORE

Coppell ISD Middle School Sees Alarming Spike in Flu Cases

Coppell ISD Middle School Sees Alarming Spike in Flu Cases

COPPELL  (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 300 Coppell Middle School West students were absent with flu-like symptoms on both Monday and Tuesday, prompting district officials to take measures to stop the illness from spreading. The district sent a letter to parents that said a custodial team is going to deep clean and disinfect the classrooms…MORE

Fort Worth is Trying to Lure Stanley Black & Decker From Farmers Branch

Fort Worth is Trying to Lure Stanley Black & Decker From Farmers Branch

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Officials at the Stanley Black & Decker plant in Farmers Branch is eyeing Fort Worth and Dayton, Ohio as it plans an expansion. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says the company is planning to add a third production line to continue making its famous hand tools. Fort Worth is actively pursuing the…MORE

Fort Worth Police Sergeant Fired for Using Excessive Force Reinstated

Fort Worth Police Sergeant Fired for Using Excessive Force Reinstated

UPDATED: 11:55 AM Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A fired Fort Worth Police sergeant has been reinstated during a hearing this morning. Former Sgt Kenneth Pierce was fired in 2017 for ordering rookie officer to use taser on a woman who called to report domestic violence. Members of United Fort Worth, as well as the domestic violence victim,…MORE

Another Frisco Jogger Attacked By A Coyote

Another Frisco Jogger Attacked By A Coyote

Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Another jogger has been attacked by a coyote in Frisco.  It happened at 6:40am Tuesday morning in the area of Eldorado Parkway and Tangerine Lane.  Frisco police say the man was able to fend off the coyote who managed to bite him.  He was later taken to the hospital by a family…MORE

Texas inmate set to be executed for Houston officer’s death

Texas inmate set to be executed for Houston officer’s death

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A 61-year-old Texas inmate was set to be executed Wednesday for killing a Houston police officer more than three decades ago during a robbery. Robert Jennings was condemned for the July 1988 slaying of Officer Elston Howard during a robbery at an adult bookstore. Jennings would be the first inmate put…MORE

DART Launches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

DART Launches Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- DART  is spearheading an awareness campaign to help stop Human Trafficking. DART President Gary Thomas said it’s estimated that between 100,000 to 300,000 American Children are victims of Human Trafficking and transportation plays an important role in the illegal operation “It’s a staggering number and it’s happening right under our noses,” he said. Over 3,000 DART employees…MORE

Second Injured Houston Officer Released from Hospital

Second Injured Houston Officer Released from Hospital

HOUSTON (AP) – Houston police say a second undercover narcotics officer injured in a gunbattle at a suspected drug house has been released from the hospital. Five officers were injured in the Monday shooting – four were shot and one injured his knee. Police said Tuesday that a 50-year-old officer who had been shot in…MORE