DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Garland Police responded to a shooting call near Red Cedar and Basswood Trail in East Garland about 1:30 Sunday afternoon. Some residents in the Hidden Forest neighborhood of Garland were asked to remain indoors for hours while police handled a barricaded shooting suspect in the area. Police did confirm that the…… MORE
DENTON, Texas (AP) – A Texas city has settled a lawsuit filed by a former police department recruiter who claimed she was retaliated against for putting too many black candidates up for jobs. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Denton City Council approved a $68,000 settlement this month with former police recruiter Cleopatra Birckbichler, who…… MORE
PLANO- WBAP/KLIF – Concerned about the increase in need for food in our community resulting from the government shutdown, Minnie’s Food Pantry of Plano is hosting a special Monday morning food giveaway for furloughed government employees. The event runs from 8:30 am through 11:30 am and spokeswoman Cheryl Jackson asks federal workers bring their government…… MORE
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – It’s got quite a name with the moniker “Super Blood Wolf Moon”, but the end result is a total eclipse of the moon this evening that should be viewable from start to finish all through North and South America – geography AND good weather/clear skies for the most part in…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Congressional Democrats, through House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, turn down a new effort by President Trump to get the same $5.7 billion dollars in funding to build a border wall along the southern U S line with Mexico. President Trump spoke live from the White House Saturday afternoon, seeking the same funding,…… MORE
FORT WORTH- WBAP/KLIF – It’s only the second time in history the Stock Show has canceled it’s opening ceremony parade, and this time, strong winds in line with a wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service through 6pm Saturday is the cause. Back in 2007, it was an ice storm blanketing North Texas. Stock…… MORE
ADDISON – WBAP/KLIF – The largest no-kill animal shelter in North Texas is coming to the aid of government employees trying to make ends meet with no paychecks coming in. The Operation Kindness Pet Pantry is giving away the dog and cat food you, Fido and Fluffy need, as well as cat litter, tomorrow/Saturday, from…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is to hold a second summit with the leader of North Korea near the end of February to try to coax the North to give up its nuclear program. The announcement came at the White House Friday after Trump met with a North Korean envoy. White House press secretary…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is postponing what he’s calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “seven-day excursion” to Egypt, Afghanistan and Brussels in apparent payback for asking him to reschedule his State of the Union speech because of the partial government shutdown. Trump wrote a letter to Pelosi on Thursday informing her that her trip…… MORE
UPDATE: 3:50 PM 1-17-2019. Arlington Police have released body cam and dash cam video of a traffic stop that left one man dead and an officer seriously injured Friday night. 20-year-old Tre’shun Miller was shot and killed after fleeing a drug investigation during a traffic stop. Dash Cam Video shows Miller running away and firing…… MORE
