IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – Crews from the Irving Fire department worked for several hours Monday to free a construction worker trapped in a trench on Hurd Drive. Assistant Fire Chief J. Taylor said loose soil trapped the man from the waist down. “A cubic yard of soil weighs up to 2,000 pounds,” said Taylor. “When soil…… MORE
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – Church leaders say nearly $3 million has been donated for victims and their families after more than two dozen worshipers died in a South Texas mass shooting last year. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday announced the $2.91 million in donations.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas mayor is being considered for a worldwide honor. Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price is among 50 mayors worldwide competing for the World Mayor Prize. Price was recommended for consideration for the 2018 World Mayor Prize by 17 people and organizations from within and outside the United States. The 2018 short…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination is on the front of many North Texans’ mind this morning. I have long heard that the most important decision a U.S. President can make is the selection of a Supreme Court Justice – Will be announced tonight at 9:00 P.M. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)…… MORE
ROMA, Texas (AP) – More property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas say they’ve received notices from the federal government asking to review their land, which could be used for border wall construction. KENS-TV reports residents in the town of Escobares received letters from the Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Customs and…… MORE
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Garland Police need assistance identifying a suspect in connection with an aggravated robbery at Wells Fargo Bank in the 4700 block of Saturn Road. The incident happpened on Monday, July 2, 2018 around 11:30AM. Employees of the bank say that a black male entered, presented a note to a teller and…… MORE
Mesquite, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – At around 5 o’clock this morning, a fire alarm was still going off at Fritz Industries in Mesquite after firefighters battled a chemical plant fire early there around 1am. The alarm sounded, “There’s been a fire reported in building D. Everyone please evacuate.” Two employees were rushed to the hospital as…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A newspaper review has found the Texas Attorney General’s Office has spent $500,000 to defend the state’s recent abortion restrictions with expert court testimony that has mostly been given little or no weight by judges. The Houston Chronicle reports the attorney general’s office has paid 21 expert witnesses to testify in…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A 25-year-old man accused of posing as a 17-year-old student and Hurricane Harvey evacuee so he could play basketball at a Dallas high school is facing a new charge in his case. Sidney Bouvier Gilstrap-Portley has been charged with indecency with a child. Authorities allege he was dating a 14-year-old girl while…… MORE
4,500 acres in Palo Pinto County may be burned in a wildfire just west of Fort Worth, but firefighters are gaining ground – the fire now 80% contained. National Weather Service meteorologists are working closely with fire commanders, offering very specific area forecasts. With a significant chances of thunderstorms that could form today, the worry…… MORE
