Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – Testimony will continue today in the capital murder trial of a man accused of beating to death the four-year-old daughter of his girlfriend two years ago. Charles Phifer is accused of beating Leiliana Wright with a belt and bamboo stick. Her mother, Jeri Quezada, testified yesterday that the day Leiliana died,…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is encouraging his constituents to vote by mailing out an ad that compares President Trump to Hitler. The mailout includes a picture of both with an equal sign in between them, along with a list of comparisons, including using racism to rise to power and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – With Hurricane Michael hitting landfall, workers at Red Cross of North Texas go to Florida to help those affected. Renee Felton with Red Cross said these volunteers will work in shelters, provide emergency supplies, provide health care and distribute food. Right now, 10 workers have been assigned to help with disaster relief and…… MORE
PANAMA CITY, Florida (AP) – The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times Eastern): 9:15 a.m. Florida Gov. Rick Scott says the impact of Hurricane Michael will be “horrible,” the worst storm to hit the Panhandle in a century. Scott said Wednesday he’s “scared to death” that people in places such as St. George Island along…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Activists want Dallas County DA Faith Johnson to withdraw a motion to try a group of teens as adults in connection with an alleged July 22nd crime spree. Six teens are accused of car theft and robbing several different people in Oak Cliff, including one couple at gunpoint. Garrett and Caroline Scharton were…… MORE
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Plano is working to fix an overflow of sewage water that’s flowing into white rock lake. The overflow happened at Gleneagles Country Club…and it’s estimated that roughly 100 thousand gallons of the wastewater is involved. A similar incident happened over the summer where a million gallons of sewage spilled…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite police is looking for two men they say stole a puppy from a home on Milam Road in Mesquite. The owner got it all on home security camera: two Hispanic men, one leaning over the fence, grabbing the french mastiff puppy and and driving off in a black Cadillac SUV/ Crossover style…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign. He called Haley a “very special” person, adding that she told him…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The trial of a Grand Prairie man accused of beating a 4-year old child to death over two years ago starts today. 36-year old Charles Phifer is charged with brutally beating his girlfriend’s daughter, Leiliana Wright, with a belt and a bamboo stick on March 12, 2016. The mother, 32-year…… MORE
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – About 400 Garland Power & Light customers are without power for the next few days while crews repair damaged power lines from the recent storms. The company says 18 tall power poles were destroyed because of high winds on Sunday. The homes affected usually have alternate power coming from underneath the homes,…… MORE
