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Opening Weekend for the 12 days of Christmas Display at the Arboretum

Opening Weekend for the 12 days of Christmas Display at the Arboretum

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Dallas Arboretum opens the 12 days of Christmas display Friday. Dave Forehand Vice President of the Gardens says it features 12, 30 foot tall glass gazebos, with interactive music and each themed for the 12 days of Christmas. The gardens will also be open at night Wednesdays-Sundays from 6-9p. They have these…MORE

Migrants decide to depart Mexico City with or without buses

Migrants decide to depart Mexico City with or without buses

Mexico City (AP) – Thousands of Central American migrants decided to depart Mexico City early Friday and head toward the northern city of Tijuana, south of San Diego, California opting for the longer but likely safer route to the U.S. border, caravan organizers said. The decision was made late Thursday in a Mexico City stadium…MORE

A south Texas judge has been arrested, again

A south Texas judge has been arrested, again

CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) – A state district judge who was earlier cleared in a South Texas road-rage incident has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. Corpus Christi police say Judge Guy Williams was taken into custody by officers who responded to a disturbance call Thursday. Williams bonded out…MORE

California Woman Files Lawsuit Against Dallas Based Greyhound

California Woman Files Lawsuit Against Dallas Based Greyhound

(WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Greyhound is being sued for allowing border agents to check the immigration status of passengers. The lawsuit filed by a California woman Thursday asks a judge to stop the bus company from letting agents board its buses to check a person’s immigration status. Attorney Darren Robbins represents the woman and said…MORE

Residents Oppose Military Presence At The Border

Residents Oppose Military Presence At The Border

PHOENIX (AP) – Residents of border communities along the Southwest are protesting the presence of the military at the border, saying it is a political move not based on an actual need. In Arizona, a group of residents from Arivaca, Ajo and the Tohono O’odham Nation drove a couple of hours north to Phoenix for…MORE

Carrollton: Will a Blocked Call Confession Solve Fatal Hit & Run?

Carrollton: Will a Blocked Call Confession Solve Fatal Hit & Run?

Carrollton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police are trying to identify a person who called from a blocked number to Flower Mound’s non-emergency to confess to an October fatal hit & run. The man with a foreign accent said that he wanted to report a crime, proceeds to say that he hit someone and they died ……MORE

Weekend closures scheduled for I-30 in Arlington and Dallas North Tollway

Weekend closures scheduled for I-30 in Arlington and Dallas North Tollway

  DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Weather allowing, portions of two major Metroplex arteries will be closed this weekend. I-30 in Arlington will be closed in both directions between Collins Street and the Bush Turnpike from 7 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Workers will spend the time removing the State Highway 360 bridge over the…MORE

Mini Train Owner Accused of Molesting Children, Killed in Tarrant County Jail

Mini Train Owner Accused of Molesting Children, Killed in Tarrant County Jail

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)-  A Keller child molester was killed in jail by a fellow inmate on Wednesday. 76-year-old, Clinton Simpson was found with blunt force injuries to the head at Lon Evans Corrections Center in Downtown Fort Worth. Tarrant County Sheriff’s officers say Simpson was arrested in 2007 when 12  children accused him of molesting them…MORE

AAA Anticipates Increase in DFW Travelers for Thanksgiving, Heavy traffic

AAA Anticipates Increase in DFW Travelers for Thanksgiving, Heavy traffic

(WBAP/KLIF) – If you’re traveling for Thanksgiving AAA officials warn you to give yourself plenty of time and get your car checked before hitting the roads. Joshua Zuber with AAA says 4.1 million Texans are expected to travel this thanksgiving, a 5% percent increase than last year. “Traveling can start as early as the Monday…MORE