Category Archives: Promo Reel

Dallas Firefighter Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter Following Crash That Killed Woman and Her Unborn Child

Dallas Firefighter Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter Following Crash That Killed Woman and Her Unborn Child

Cedar Hill, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas firefighter is facing a charge of Intoxication Manslaughter stemming from a rollover crash in Cedar Hill that killed an 18-year-old and her unborn baby. The Dallas Fire Department said it has placed 45-year-old Horace Shaw III on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. The Cedar Hill Police Department’s Lieutenant Colin…MORE

Denton ISD Approves Controversial Name Change

Denton ISD Approves Controversial Name Change

Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Weeks after a closed door decision to change a confederate school name, the Denton School Board has now voted publicly to make the change official. There was public backlash after the board unanimously approved to change Robert E Lee Elementary to Alice Alexander Elementary. Many were upset the change was never…MORE

Denton ISD Approves Controversial Name Change

Denton ISD Approves Controversial Name Change

Denton, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Weeks after a closed door decision to change a confederate school name, the Denton School Board has now voted publicly to make the change official. There was public backlash after the board unanimously approved to change Robert E Lee Elementary to Alice Alexander Elementary. Many were upset the change was never…MORE

Authorities Arrest Two Suspects in Rendon Stabbing Death, Following Week on the Run

Authorities Arrest Two Suspects in Rendon Stabbing Death, Following Week on the Run

FORT WORTH  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said two suspects in a stabbing death in Rendon that had been on the run were arrested on Monday. Authorities have been searching for William Rich and Amber Moore for a little over a week in connection to a fatal stabbing following a bar fight last Monday. According…MORE

Audit: Lack of Oversight Worsens Dallas Homeless Problem

DALLAS (AP) – An internal audit says Dallas officials have done a poor job of keeping an eye on people and agencies they’ve tasked with helping the homeless. The Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas City Council received the report Friday. The audit is the latest account of Dallas’ struggle to address a growing…MORE

Fire Guts Charity Operating at Assante Apartments in SE Dallas

Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire-Rescue crews are still on the scene putting out hot spots of an apartment fire that broke out overnight.  The 2-alarm blaze at the Asante Apartments in southeast Dallas left some needed families without some donated Christmas gifts. The fire forced the cancellation of a charity event that was to…MORE

North Texas to Welcome Its Newest Ikea Store

North Texas to Welcome Its Newest Ikea Store

Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – The lines started forming hours and hours ago for the grand opening of a new Ikea store slated for tomorrow. It’s Ikea’s second store in North Texas. Ikea encourages the early birds to camp out as early as 48-hours before the opening by giving away lots of free stuff. While many…MORE

WATCH: Woman Kicked Off Southwest Flight for Threatening to “Kill Everybody” on the Plane

WATCH: Woman Kicked Off Southwest Flight for Threatening to “Kill Everybody” on the Plane

PORTLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – A woman had to be restrained on Southwest Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon to Sacramento on Saturday after she told a flight attendant she would “kill everybody” on the plane during a dispute. Southwest Airlines said the issue started after the woman allegedly disabled a smoke detector and proceeded to smoke in the bathroom. The…MORE

New Ride Sharing App Debuts in Arlington

(ARLINGTON)WBAP/KLIF- One of the largest cities in America without its own public transportation system is introducing its first ride sharing program. By downloading the VIA app and paying a flat $3 fare, a van will come pick you up in the city of Arlington and take you to select destinations including Arlington Memorial Hospital, the…MORE

NYPD Responds to Explosion in Times Square

NYPD Responds to Explosion in Times Square

UPDATED 9:52AM WBAP/KLIF – New York plice say an ‘ISIS-inspired’  bomb suspect is hospitalized after an incident on a NYC subway platform this morning.  27-year old Akayed Ullah [ah-KAY-ed oo-LAH] was injured when a pipe bomb strapped to him exploded during the morning rush. According to the AP, police have said taht Ullah was inspired…MORE