DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines and a union representing its mechanics say they’re on the verge of ending a bitter, long-running labor dispute that has triggered hundreds of flight cancellations and raised safety concerns. The two sides say the breakthrough announced Saturday consists of a preliminary agreement on a new contract after six years of…… MORE
FORT WORTH – The expression “when pigs fly” comes true in North Texas Sunday, with the North Texas Humane Society and Wings of Rescue airlift of 13 pigs and one hundred other pets to Minnesota. HSNT worked with “Wings” again to lessen overcrowding issues by moving pets to places where people are waiting to adopt…… MORE
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – Fort Worth’s first responder service “Medstar” earns rare “gold star” accreditation from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Only 2 percent of 9-1-1 first responders earn this. Medstar already has a thumbs up from another commission overseeing America’s first responders, making Medstar’s accomplishments very unusual; in fact, one of just…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police are investigating reports of shots fired at a Dallas Night Club on Haskell Avenue. The shooting reportedly happened just before noon on Saturday at Linares Bar. According to police witnesses say a man came outside of the club, fired several rounds and went back inside. Dallas Police and SWAT responded,…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police departments across the Metroplex increased security at mosques Friday morning in the wake of the deadly shooting at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. At least 49 people were killed and at least 20 seriously injured in the massacre. The Islamic Association of North Texas in Richardson…… MORE
UPDATED: 7:10AM 3/15/19 CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand health authorities say 48 people with gunshot wounds are being treated at Christchurch Hospital after mass shootings at two mosques killed 49 people. They say the patients range from young children to adults and the injuries range from minor to critical. Twelve operating theaters are…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are gearing up for this weekend’s ‘Dallas Mavericks St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ on Greenville Avenue. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack upper and lower Greenville Saturday for the 40th annual parade. Organizers officially announced Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings as the parade’s Grand Marshal at a kickoff event…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington’s Public Works Department said they were prepared to tackle severe weather Wednesday morning. The city of Arlington deployed two of its Emergency Response Trailers Wednesday just in time to clean debris from the storm. Richard Carmichael with Public Works said these trailers make it easy to get to locations quickly. “The weather is…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people. Many nations in the world had already barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, but…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to an additional 3 1/2 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson handed the sentenced down in a Washington D.C. courtroom Wednesday. She had previously told the court she would give Manafort some credit for having pleaded guilty in September…… MORE
