WASHINGTON (AP) – White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the month. President Donald Trump announced the news on Twitter Wednesday. He says Sanders will be returning to her home state of Arkansas and has not immediately named a successor. Sanders is one of the president’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Southwest Airlines is extending its cancellation of Boeing 737 Max flights. The airline made the announcement just days after American Airlines also extended cancellations through Labor Day. The Boeing Max aircrafts remain grounded following two deadly crashes overseas. Southwest Airlines said Thursday it will adjust its schedules to remove 737 Max 8…… MORE
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Hundreds of people gathered at The Potter’s House in Dallas to honor the life of a fallen officer who was killed in the line of duty last week. Officer A.J. Castaneda lost his life Friday when he was hit by a car while running radar on the George Bush Turnpike. Before…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Police in Dallas say a person driving a suspected stolen pickup truck was fatally shot by an officer from suburban Farmers Branch. A police news release says the shooting occurred about 7 p.m. Wednesday in northwest Dallas, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) south of Farmers Branch as the officer approached the vehicle…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF) – Updated on 6/20/2019 at 12:40AM – The Forest Hill Police Chief has announced the firing of the Forest Hill Police Officer who, in May, searched the hotel room with a 8-year-old kidnapped girl inside it, but failed to find her. The Forest Hill Police Chief, Dan Dennis, said on Wednesday that Sgt.…… MORE
Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Garland man faces up to 20-years in prison after being indicted on two felony counts of child abandonment. In late April, Garland police arrested 25-year Jonathon Moses Ocanas after he allegedly left his two young children in his car on an I-30 overpass while he went looking for gas. The…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A prominent cancer center in Houston has been found in violation of serious hospital requirements for patient care and safety by the federal government. The Houston Chronicle reports that MD Anderson Cancer Center will be subject to more aggressive government oversight following an “adverse event” involving a blood transfusion that was reported…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council has approved the sale of the Robert E. Lee Confederate statue removed from a Dallas Park in 2017. The 1935 Alexander Proctor sculpture of the Confederate General has been in a city storage facility since it was taken down. Last week the Dallas Law Firm Holmes Firm PC bought the statue for…… MORE
DALLAS, Texas, June 12, 2019 – On Wednesday evening, less than 8,000 power outages remain and crews are continuing to work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. After days of round-the-clock restoration efforts, Oncor crews and mutual assistance partners have restored power to more than 340,000 customers impacted by Sunday’s severe storms. While…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Police Department said Wednesday that a suspected serial killer is linked to at least one recent death in a string of transgender murders. According to DPD, on May 22, Officers responded to a shooting at 7815 McCallum Blvd, in the City of Dallas, inside Collin County. A female victim was…… MORE
