Category Archives: Promo Reel

Substitute Teacher Fired After Viral Beating & Stomping of a Student

Substitute Teacher Fired After Viral Beating & Stomping of a Student

Kyle, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A substitute high school teacher in Central Texas has been fired and arrested after a viral video shows her beating of a 15-year-old female school student and stomping on her head. 32-year old Tiffani Lankford was reportedly working at Lehman High School in Kyle, just south of Austin when the incident…MORE

Steep Drop in Temperatures as Cold Front Blows into North Texas

Steep Drop in Temperatures as Cold Front Blows into North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A cold front blew into North Texas Monday, bringing with it high winds and a significant drop in temperature. Veterans Day ceremonies and parades were getting underway when the front started to blow in. According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph were common along the boundary.…MORE

Honoring the Nation’s Veterans

Honoring the Nation’s Veterans

UPDATED: 10:15AM:   President Trump made comments from the Veteran’s Day event in New York City:   Today, our Nation comes together to salute the veterans of the United States Armed Forces. pic.twitter.com/hBPoEwkaqz — The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 11, 2019   Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Four WWII two era veterans are co-grand marshals of this year’s…MORE

Dallas Area Native Dies in Air Force “Incident” Near Florida

Dallas Area Native Dies in Air Force “Incident” Near Florida

ASSOCIATED PRESS – A Dallas Air Force Sgt. from the Metroplex area is now reported missing after an incident over the Gulf of Mexico near Florida.   The search for Condiff continues.  The U S Air Force says 29 year old Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff had what it calls an “unplanned parachute departure” from a C-130…MORE

Father of Woman Shot and Killed by Former Fort Worth Police Officer Dies

Father of Woman Shot and Killed by Former Fort Worth Police Officer Dies

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The father of the woman shot and killed in her family’s home by a Fort Worth Police Officer last month has died. According to family spokesman Bruce Carter, 59-year-old Marquis A. Jefferson, the father of Atatiana Jefferson, died saturday. Atatiana was fatally shot by former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron dean.…MORE

Dallas Veterans Day Parade and Events Feature WWII Heroes

Dallas Veterans Day Parade and Events Feature WWII Heroes

DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Thousands are expected to attend both opening ceremonies and the actual parade for Veterans Day in Dallas, which will wind through city streets starting at 11 am on Monday. This year’s ceremonies and parade are hosted by the Greater Dallas Veterans Foundation, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D Day invasion. …MORE

Dallas Mayor Appoints Local Attorney to Review City Ethics Code

Dallas Mayor Appoints Local Attorney to Review City Ethics Code

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson tackled ethics reform in the city on Friday with the announcement of an Ethics Reform Czar. Dallas Attorney Tim Powers was appointed as the Chairman of the city’s Ethics Advisory Commission. Powers is a managing partner of the international law firm Haynes & Boone. He is tasked with…MORE

FTW Police Officer Seriously Hurt By Drunk Driver, Suspect Arrested

FTW Police Officer Seriously Hurt By Drunk Driver, Suspect Arrested

UPDATE 10:15 AM : Fort Worth police arrested 32-year-old Oscar Barragan. He faces a third degree felony charge of Intoxication Assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury. Fort Worth Officer Buddy Calzada said the officer was picking up cones and flares when she and her squad car were hit. “She had her emergency lights…MORE

North Texas Member of LeBaron Family Speaks Out after Brutal Attack

North Texas Member of LeBaron Family Speaks Out after Brutal Attack

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A member of the historically polygamist family victimized in a brutal attack in rural Mexico is demanding action from the Mexican government. Authorities said this week that nine Mexican-American women and children of the LeBaron community were massacred by a group of men believed to be linked to a Mexican drug cartel.…MORE