McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An Amber Alert was issued by McKinney police for two girls who are believed “to be in grave or immediate danger.” Police are looking for 9-year-old Jessica Burns and 6-year-old Jennifer Burns. Jessica is 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 90 pounds and has blonde hair with blue eyes. She was…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began the demolition of an old electroplating facility in South Dallas on Thursday. The Lane Plating Superfund Site is located at 5322 Bonnie View Road. Lane Plating Works, Inc., is a former electroplating facility that operated for more than 90 years. The facility conducted hard chromium and…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the body found Wednesday night on Prairie Oak Blvd in Grand Prairie is that of 33-year-old Kayla Kelley. Kelley was reported missing January 11 out of Collin County. 32-year-old Ocastor Ferguson was arrested as a person of interest in Kelley’s disappearance.…… MORE
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Prosecutors announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was killed on a New Mexico movie set. Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being shot during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Public Utility Commission of Texas today is expected to adopt a plan that will ultimately raise electricity rates for consumers, with hopes that it will spur the building of new gas-powered power plants. The proposed “performance credit mechanism” would pay power companies that produce electricity to be available when there’s an…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A motion for a new trial was filed this week for Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth police officer convicted last month in the shooting death of Atatiana Jfferson over three years ago,. The motion does not provide details on grounds for a new trial. it simply state, “The defendant in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The demolition of a contaminated site in Dallas is being demolished. According to the City of Dallas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Community Advisor Group Members, and Dallas City Council Member Tennell Atkins will host an event at the Lane Plating Superfund. Guests will witness the demolition of the electroplating facility…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Pilots for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines are considering a possible strike. SWAPA President Captain Casey Murray issued a call for a Strike Authorization Vote from the Association’s membership on Wednesday. The move comes in the wake of Southwest’s holiday travel season meltdown that led to thousands of cancellations. Scheduling and daily operations at…… MORE
San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF) – A traveler detained at San Antonio International Airport this week after a giant 84mm anti-tank weapon was found in his check luggage, was released after proving that the weapon had been de-militarized for display at a trade show in Las Vegas. The passenger who has not been identified provided paperwork verifying…… MORE
San Antonio (WBAP/KLIF) – A traveler detained at San Antonio International Airport this week after a giant 84mm anti-tank weapon was found in his check luggage, was released after proving that the weapon had been de-militarized for display at a trade show in Las Vegas. The passenger who has not been identified provided paperwork verifying…… MORE
