TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia has stepped down. Garcia sent a letter Sunday to County Judge Tim O’Hare and County Administrator G. K. Maenius explaining his departure.In the letter he says he and O’Hare have different ideas for running transparent elections. Garcia has been the election’s administrator since 2018, his…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Police Department is requesting help from the public to identify a victim in a cold case murder investigation from 1996. According to Plano PD, in January 1997, an unidentified Hispanic male was found deceased in a field at the southwest corner of SH 121 and Independence Parkway with a gunshot…… MORE
CHICO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Investigators are looking into the cause a Union Pacific train crash and derailment in Chico that left two people injured Sunday night. Union Pacific spokesperson Kristen South said a freight train traveling southbound hit an unoccupied train parked in a siding around 7pm. The company said three engine cars and…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers unveiled their Nike City Connect uniforms on Monday, which the organization says honor the story of how the organization landed in Arlington, Texas, through the rich baseball history of Dallas and Fort Worth, the significance of April 21 in Texas, and the tireless efforts of the late Mayor of Arlington,…… MORE
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket on Monday. Elon Musk and his company had planned to launch the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. SpaceX postponed the launch because of a problem with the first-stage booster. No people…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue is on the scene two-alarm blaze at an apartment complex in Northeast Dallas. Flames can be seen shooting from the roof of a structure at the Forestwood on the Creek Apartments. The fire broke out around 5am. DFR Spokesman Jason Evans says that no injuries have been reported at…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Kroger has shelved its plan to build a new supermarket a little east of downtown Dallas. Kroger had city approval to construct the new store on land it already owns just east of the Woodall Rodgers – Central Expressway interchange. The city approved the idea because Kroger agreed to build affordable apartments…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Stars open the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center on Monday night against the Minnesota Wild. The Stars finished second in the Central Division and have home-ice advantage, with Games One and Two on Monday and Wednesday at American Airlines Center. It’s a best-of-seven-games series – the…… MORE
Brownsville (WBAP/KLIF) – If all goes as planned, a very large rocket could blast off from south Texas Monday morning. SpaceX says it’s ready to take the next step in testing the re-useable rocket system that it intends to use to carry crews and cargo into orbit and back. The rocket that SpaceX calls Starship…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Reunion Tower in Dallas celebrates its 45th birthday over the weekend. The tower has been a fixture of the Dallas skyline for almost half a century as many across the Metroplex have enjoyed entertainment and family gatherings at Reunion Tower. The tower’s business development director, Gregg Elkin, says a special light show, discounts…… MORE
