DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Quite a surprise for a Dallas county sheriff’s deputy. While on patrol early Wednesday morning he spotted a seven-foot alligator on the grounds of Steam middle school on South Polk street near Danieldale road. Dallas police and the department’s helicopter were also called to the scene, along with animal control. Officers used…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – A surprise in the republican run-off for Tarrant county sheriff. Unofficial results show former Dalworthington Gardens police chief Bill Waybourn beating incumbent Dee Anderson 55-to-45 percent. That’s a reversal of the March first primary where Anderson, who’s been in office since 2001, nearly won outright. Waybourn will face libertarian Max Koch…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) A local LGBT group is asking the City of Dallas to sever ties with First Baptist Church. The Resource Center says it is appalled at comments made by Pastor Robert Jeffress on talk radio program “Washington Watch” regarding transgender bathroom laws. Jeffress cleared up his point on WBAP’s The Chris Salcedo Show and said “Businesses…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBA[/KLIF) – A number of run-off elections Tuesday across North Texas. In Tarrant county, incumbent sheriff Dee Anderson is facing former Dalworthing Gardens police chief Bill Waybourn. Anderson got 48-percent of the vote in the March primary. Waybourn 40-percent. The winner of the run-off will be sheriff since no democrat is in the…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington city council members will vote Tuesday night on a proposed tax to fund half of a new proposed one billion dollar baseball stadium. It would replace the current Globe Life Park and have a retractable roof. Half of the hefty price tag would come from the city in the form of…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – A Texas woman who spontaneously donned a Chewbacca mask she bought for a Facebook video says she “feels like she deserves a gold medal” after the post garnered more than 135 million views.… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – It’s the grand opening of the newest Buc-ee’s store in North Texas. The location, at Interstate 35W and State Highway 114 in North Fort Worth is right across from Texas Motor Speedway. It will have 100-gas pumps and 240-employees. An estimated 92,000 vehicles will pass the location every day. There’s already…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Here’s one for the “weird” file. Firefighters at Dallas station number 37 went out on a call early Monday morning and when they returned they found something unusual. A man was on top of the engine in the hose rack. Police were called to the station on Greenville Avenue near Northwest Highway…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) The 2018 NFL draft may be held right here in North Texas. The Dallas Cowboys are making a play to host the event at The Star in Frisco. The team is aggressively pursuing high profile events to hold at the new venue that opens this August. AT&T stadium in Arlington has already set a few attendance records,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – After the city of Dallas broke up Tent City under I-45 many of the homeless have moved to South Boulevard. Residents of South Dallas say tents are popping up there and they’re looking for a solution to the problem to present to the newly formed Dallas Commission on Homelessness. A new campaign…… MORE
