Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – DFW Airport has has a new coveted title – Top Passenger Experience for 2016. The title is based on passenger surveys conducted by the industry group Airports Council International. The survery covered things like check-in, cleanliness, shopping options and more. Airport officials say they implemented a strategy to be more pro-active…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The medical examiner has confirmed that 3-year old Sherin Mathews died of “homicidal violence.” The Richardson toddler was found dead in a culvert back in October. After being reported missing, her adoptive father gave multiple accounts of what happened to police. The lawyer for mother, Sini Mathews, says the report shows…… MORE
Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The numbers are low compared to Dallas and other urban centers like Chicago and New Orleans, but murders in Fort Worth have spiked to their highest level in 14 years. Stats released Tuesday show 70 people were killed at the hand of another in the city in 2017, a…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) –The Richardson Police Department received a plaque from community members today as gratitude for how they’ve handled the Sherin Mathews investigation. Mathews went missing last fall, and her body was found weeks later in a culvert a short distance away from her home. “We wanted to recognize our police department for their compassion…… MORE
Terrell, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Terrell police are investigating a couple of armed robberies at local restaurants over the holiday weekend. The most recent was at a Whataburger New Year’s morning, when two men masked in bandanas ordered customers to the ground and took money from both the cash register and manager’s office. Another happened a…… MORE
DENVER (WBAP/KLIF News) – A deputy killed in an ambush in Denver, Colorado on Sunday had ties to North Texas. 29-year-old Zack Parrish grew up in Houston and graduated from Dallas Baptist University before he moved to Colorado. DBU President Dr. Adam Wright released a statement that read in part. “The Dallas Baptist University family…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County has sworn in its new interim sheriff. Marian Brown officially took the oath of office today at midnight. . Brown was appointed earlier this month by the Dallas County Commissioners Court to replace outgoing Sheriff Lupe Valdez who is running for governor of Texas. Brown, a Democrat, is among…… MORE
DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO (WBAP/KLIF) – A Douglas County Sheriff Deputy is dead and several others have been injured after shots were fired during a domestic disturbance call in a Denver suburb. The suspect is believed to be dead after being shot at by officers. The incident occurred at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch,…… MORE
RICHARDSON(WBAP/KLIF)- A cloudy and cool day didn’t damper the spirits of those who came together to remember three-year-old Sherin Matthews, the Richardson toddler who was found dead in October. A memorial bench remembering Matthews was unveiled Saturday afternoon at Restland Memorial Chapel in Richardson, with the inscription of “a life that touches others goes on forever,” on…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the temperatures drop to freezing and below this New Year’s Eve weekend, the Salvation Army said it’s ready for the increase in population at its shelters. Typically, the shelter asks residents to clear out after breakfast but the organization’s Pat Patey said that rule is waived during extreme temperatures. “During…… MORE
