(Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Irving fire department has decorated one of its newly-coined “blocker trucks” with a decal, after the truck did its job by protecting first responders. @Irving_Fire Blocker 12 received the first "Save" decal from a highway accident. While working a recent major accident Blocker 12 was struck by a chemically impaired…… MORE
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In the twelve months since the groundbreaking for the new Texas Rangers, Globe Life Field, the site has been transformed from parking lot to the shell of where the new 1.7-million square foot structure is being built. 97-thousand trucks removed over a million cubic yards of dirt for the structure that…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF) – One Mesquite ISD student is dead and three others are hospitalized with minor injuries following a bus crash Wednesday afternoon. Mesquite Police Officer Lt. Brian Parrish said the bus overturned on its side on the corner of Lawson and Cartwright. It was determined the bus hit a power line, causing the bus to…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Fort Worth man who spent 18 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was formally exonerated Wednesday morning. Prosecutors accused John Nolley of stabbing Sharon McClane of Bedford 57 times on December 14, 1996. He was convicted in 1998 and was released in 2016. As he walked…… MORE
(Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Here’s a glimpse of National Night Out events from around the metroplex on Tuesday. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Governor Greg Abbot joined festivities in Hays County: Tonight I joined Hays Co.…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – A new nationwide alert to be used in national emergencies will be tested today. This afternoon at 2:18 Eastern the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct what’s been dubbed its “presidential alert” test. An alert will come across 225-million electronic devices across the U.S., and “THIS IS A TEST of the National…… MORE
Updated at 6:15pm: Denton Police believe the man found dead actually died of an underlying medical issue. There were no signs of infectious disease or traumatic injury. In a statement, Denton Police say a previous statement included notifications to the CDC but only local health officials were contacted. Original story: DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The…… MORE
Seattle (WBAP/KLIF) – Amazon is raising the minimum wage for its 350,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers in the U.S. Just in time for the upcoming holiday rush, workers will make $15 an hour starting November 1. The announcement is good news for thousands of North Texans who work at one of several Amazon facilities…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – It was a dangerous, wild ride for a north texas Uber driver when a man allegedly threatened him with a knife, after driving him to Louisiana. Harrison County, Louisiana authorities say 28-year old suspect Richard Darby told Tarrant Ccounty Uber driver Ekpono Eckponobong [Ek-pono-Bong] to drive him Shreveport where his family had…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The engine failure on a Southwest Airlines plane earlier this year is prompting more engine inspections. A woman was killed in April when the engine failed mid-flight. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it is increasing the number of inspections on Boeing 737 aircraft with CFM56 engines. Aviation expert Denny Kelly said…… MORE
