Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington police are asking for public’s public for help in identifying a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened last week. The crash occurred Friday night, July 2 near Arkansas & Cooper. Anyone who may recognize the person in the video or who knows anything about the case…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to members of the Public Utility Commission of Texas directing them to take immediate action to improve electric reliability across the state. Abbott says these directives build upon the reforms passed in the 87th Legislative Session to increase power generation capacity and ensure the reliability of…… MORE
U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne has her first democrat challenger. Former Marine Derrik Gay has announced his candidacy for the 24th Congressional District. Gay, spent 13 years in the Marine Corps as an intelligence officer before being medically discharged, last year. Gay says the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S Capitol was a ”call to…… MORE
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – The discovery of four more victims in the rubble of a collapsed Florida condominium building has raised the death toll to 32. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah announced the new death count to family members Tuesday. The rescue efforts have been hampered by severe weather as Tropical Storm Elsa lashed…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are trying to work out who did what in a pair of late night, Fourth of July shootings. At 11:15 PM officers were called to Hamilton Park, east of Central Expressway, south of 635 where a group of people was celebrating the Fourth of July. Someone opened fire. It’s not…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Sometime during the day Sunday the state of Texas reached a milestone. 50% of its eligible population has now been vaccinated against COVID-19. 14 million of us have received at least one dose of the vaccine. 12 million are fully vaccinated. 19 other states have also reached the 50% vaccination rate. Dallas…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker settles into her new role, she released a significant statement regarding a former Fort Worth police charged with murder. Parker said that it is “imperative that the trial be scheduled.” Dean was charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. She was…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Eight people were shot early Sunday morning at a Fort Worth car wash. It happened about 1:30 AM at a self service car wash in the 34 hundred block of Horne Street. A police officer who just happened to be nearby heard a flurry of gunshots, and went right to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Independence Day weekend will be a test for the 911 call center in Dallas, following recent staffing adjustments. There have been recent delays in Police response times amid a staff shortage at the call center, but with adjustments made over the last several weeks, Police Chief Eddie Garcia is confident the issues…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said this week that he’s disappointed but not surprised by Uber’s announcement to significantly reduce the number of employees at its office in Deep Ellum. Uber blamed impacts of the COVID pandemic on its decision to cut back plans for 3,000 employees in Dallas to about 500. The…… MORE
