Category Archives: Promo Reel

Texas to bring back 2000’s-era license plate as an option

Texas to bring back 2000’s-era license plate as an option

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – If you were a fan of the 2000’s-era Texas standard-issue license plate, bearing a space shuttle, and a horse-riding cowboy, you’re in luck. The Texas D.M.V. and MyPlates.com are planning to re-release the design, known as TX 2000, as a specialty plate option for cars and trucks throughout the state starting next…MORE

New York Attack: Suspect Charged with Terrorism Offenses

New York Attack: Suspect Charged with Terrorism Offenses

(CNN) – The suspect in New York’s deadliest terror attack since 9/11 has been charged with federal terrorism offenses in connection with Tuesday’s attack in Manhattan in which eight people were killed. 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov of Uzbeckistan is charged with providing material support to ISIS and violence and destruction of motor vehicles. Saipov, who came…MORE

Arlington Police Say Gunman Who Opened Fire on Officers Had Long Criminal Record

Arlington Police Say Gunman Who Opened Fire on Officers Had Long Criminal Record

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington Police Department released new details about the suspect who opened fire on police officers attempting to serve a warrant Tuesday afternoon. An 11-year-veteran officer was shot multiple times and is recovering in the hospital. A bullet grazed a second officer in the hand during gunfire. The department’s Lieutenant Chris Cook said the…MORE

Richardson Toddler Who Went Missing for Weeks Laid to Rest

Richardson Toddler Who Went Missing for Weeks Laid to Rest

RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Richardson three-year-old Sherin Mathews has been laid to rest one week after the medical examiner positively identified a body found in a culvert half a mile from her home. The funeral was private because, according to the family’s attorneys, they wanted to focus on Sherin’s future in heaven rather than her…MORE

Truck Attack in Manhattan Kills 8 in ‘Act of Terror’

Truck Attack in Manhattan Kills 8 in ‘Act of Terror’

(CNN) — The suspect in the New York attack is a 29-year-old Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov from Uzbekistan who came to the United States in 2010, two law enforcement sources told CNN. He lives in Tampa, Florida, the sources said. The driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path in New York near the World…MORE

North Texas Congressman Will Not Seek Re-Election

North Texas Congressman Will Not Seek Re-Election

(WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election. Hensarling has represented the 5th Congressional District of Texas since 2003 and will not seek reelection to the US Congress in 2018. “Although service in Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life, I never intended to make it a lifetime…MORE

Paul Manafort Surrenders in Russia Probe; Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges

Paul Manafort Surrenders in Russia Probe; Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges

Updated at 1:25pm: (AP) – Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business associate Rick Gates have pleaded not guilty following their arrest on charges related to conspiracy against the United States and other felonies. The charges are the first from the special counsel investigating possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. Manafort and…MORE

Body Found in Trunk After High Speed Chase in Kaufman County

Body Found in Trunk After High Speed Chase in Kaufman County

FORNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) — Kaufman County Sheriff’s deputies found a body in the back of a trunk after arresting a man following a high speed chase. The incident happened Sunday after someone called to report a road rage situation, where 33-year-old Freddy Gilbert reportedly pulled up next to their car and fired at least one…MORE

Cleburne Broadcaster Under Fire for Comments During Football Game

Cleburne Broadcaster Under Fire for Comments During Football Game

(WBAP/KLIF) – A Cleburne broadcaster is being criticized for insensitive comments he made during a football broadcast. Mark Banton was calling the Cleburne game against Arlington Seguin for Jacketradio.com when he referred to the Seguin Cougars as the “Cougroes”, as heard on audio made public by the Fort Worth Star Telegram. “Fourth and one, Cougroes,”…MORE

WATCH: Dallas Police Searching For Woman Accused of Drugging and Robbing Men

WATCH: Dallas Police Searching For Woman Accused of Drugging and Robbing Men

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department is searching for a woman they believe is using the Uptown bar seen as her hunting ground. Investigators said the woman is going home with men from area bars, drugging them and then burglarizing their home. Daniel King is one of the woman’s victims and tells WFAA TV…MORE