TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Prosecutors say DNA evidence led to first-degree murder charges against two people for their role in the slaying of a man found tied up and beaten inside a Tulsa hotel room more than 35 years ago. First-degree murder charges were filed Friday in Tulsa against a 58-year-old Texas woman and a…… MORE
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Federal investigators say a cargo plane that crashed in Ohio and killed two Texas pilots clipped several trees as it was attempting to land. The National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report released Friday that no problems were reported during the flight. The plane went down on Sept. 11…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Two Texas men who are Muslim say they were profiled when their American Airlines flight was canceled after crew members felt uncomfortable because the men waved to each other. Abderraoof Alkhawaldeh and Issam Abdallah say they have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation against Fort Worth-based American Airlines. The…… MORE
Richardson (WBAP/KLIF) – An elderly Richardson resident died Saturday morning in a house fire. The fire was reported a little after 5:00 am, and the house in the 300 block of Fall Creek Drive was fully involved when firefighters arrived. The body of the 82 year old resident was found inside after the flames were…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A student at Lake Highlands High School was arrested Friday for allegedly attacking a faculty member with a “tasing device.” The unidentified staff member was intervening in an altercation between students when he or she was attacked. The unidentified student faces felony charges and expulsion. Lake Highlands High School is part of…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The wreckage of a crane that fell on an Old East Dallas apartment complex June 9 has finally been removed from the building. The management of Elan City Lights apartments made the announcement Friday. The work was slowed by official investigations, and what the crane operator described as the need to prioritize…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Community members in the south Dallas Forest District will now have a place to clean their clothes at low cost. The Cornerstone Community laundromat is the first public place for residents to wash their clothes in the Forest District in decades. Chris Simmons is a pastor at the Cornerstone Baptist Church next door,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says the U.S. will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security, as President Donald Trump has at least for now decided against any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry. Defense Secretary…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Workforce Commission reports the state unemployment rate for August was 3.4 percent. This matches the Texas all-time low for unemployment since the state started keeping job records. Eighteen thousand, two hundred new jobs were added. The biggest gains were in the Education and Health Care sectors. Dallas actually performed slightly better…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of McKinney approved a $585 million dollar budget effective October 1st. City Manager Paul Grimes said they lowered the city’s property tax rate meaning property owners would pay 51 cents for every 100 dollars of assessed property value. “The 1-cent reduction brought the current property tax rate to 51 cents resulting…… MORE
