IRVING – WBAP/KLIF – Irving police say the mother of a baby believed born inside the restroom of an Applebee’s Restaurant on North Belt Line Road Friday night could face several possible charges, including murder, if an autopsy determines the child was born alive before being left in a restroom garbage can. Irving Police are…… MORE
HONOLULU (AP) – Southwest Airlines is preparing to resume expansion of its service to Hawaii. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Thursday that the carrier’s expansion plans were delayed due to a lack of available aircraft. The aircraft limitation was a result of a Federal Aviation Administration order in March to ground Boeing 737 Max planes following…… MORE
ABILENE, Texas (AP) – A nearly $350,000 fire truck delivered last month to a West Texas department has gone up in flames during a test drive to check the brakes. Snyder fire Chief Perry Westmoreland said Friday that the new pumper truck was destroyed a day earlier in Abilene. Westmoreland says the rig, put into service…… MORE
IRVING- WBAP/KLIF – Irving Police are asking for public tips to find the mother of a baby they believe was born in an Applebee’s Restaurant bathroom and then placed in a restroom garbage can to die. Police believe the baby’s mother left the restaurant about half an hour before restaurant personnel were cleaning the bathroom…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. By a 5 to 4 vote, Supreme Court justices Friday voted to allow the White House to use approximately $2.5 billion dollars in Defense Department money to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The High Court says it will lift a freeze on the…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Senator John Cornyn announces a $200 million federal grant that helps fund Trinity Metro’s TEXRail commuter rail system that opened in January. The 27-mile commuter rail takes passengers to and from downtown Fort Worth to DFW airport. “The TexRail project is a tremendous economic benefit for the entire region,” said Frank…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington City Manager reviews a formal complaint alleging police Chief will Johnson used a racial slur during a manger’s meeting. Arlington City manager Trey Yelverton sent a letter to Chief Johnson saying the context the ‘N’ word was used was to urge staff regarding hate crime investigations. Yelverton says the reflection of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Executive Director of Fair Park is addressing challenges the park is facing amid an effort to revitalize it. ‘Fair Park First’ announced, earlier this summer, Brian Luallen as Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to restoring, revitalizing, and renewing the National Historic Landmark. “The board of Fair Park First is…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The apartment complex condemned following a crane collapse last month now has clearance to remove the crane from the building. Officials with OSHA said Thursday the investigation into the collapse that left one woman dead, and more than 500 residents displaced, has reached a point where the crane can be removed. “OSHA…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s the end of an era in Plano. Residents will say goodbye to the iconic Collin Creek Mall at a party Friday night before it’s closed and demolished to create space for a new $1 billion mixed-use development. The City of Plano’s Peter Braster said the event is way for citizens of…… MORE
