CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Carrollton Police Department is saying goodbye this week to the first officer in the Department’s history to be killed on duty. Officer Steve Nothem was killed when he was hit inside his patrol car while working a DWI investigation earlier this month. Visitation for the fallen Officer is planned for Wednesday.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Continuing its expansion in the DFW Metroplex, H-E-B announced plans this week to open H-E-B Alliance at the northwest corner of Heritage Trace Parkway and N. Riverside Drive. The store, which sits on the northern edge of Fort Worth, joins two Central Market locations, which have served Tarrant Co. for more…… MORE
MANSFIELD (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Mansfield ISD Board Secretary is facing an assault bodily injury family violence charge after being arrested last week. Mansfield Police said officers took Bianca Benavides Anderson into custody while responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Ascot Park Drive around 2 a.m. last Saturday. No further details…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An upcoming vote by Dallas City Council today will make it illegal to stand or walk on medians; an accompanying measure would give the Dallas City Marshal’s office the authority to enforce that law. The law is aimed at cutting down on panhandling in the city. Earlier this year the City of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Residents opposing the demolition of a Fort Worth strip mall are making their voices heard. The Fort Worth City Council decides on November 8th on whether or not to allow a strip mall to be demolished along 7th Street. Kimco Realty received unanimous approval from the Fort Worth Zoning Commission to knock down…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — During the 2022 Mid-term Election, one issue on the Arlington city ballot is how long elected officials can remain in office. For the first time in history, residents voted to impose term limits on Arlington City leadership in 2018. Now there’s a push to slightly change that decision. Local attorney Larry Fowler says…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council will observe one minute of silence on Wednesday, October 26, from 12:00 noon to 12:01 p.m. in honor of the two employees, 45-year-old Jacqueline “Jackie” Pokuaa, and 63-year-old Katie “Annette” Flowers, killed at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Saturday. The DFWHC is asking its member hospitals and community members to join in the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Fair of Texas is celebrating a record year. According to the fair, the 2022 State Fair of Texas welcomes a record-breaking 2,547,289 fairgoers. “At its core, the State Fair of Texas is about community,” said State Fair of Texas President, Mitchell Glieber. “There is nothing more fulfilling for our team…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice released a statement on Tuesday related to the parolee charged with Capital Murder in the killings of two Dallas Methodist Hospital employees on the mother-baby unit over the weekend. On Monday, the Methodist Police Chief said that his department was not notified that Nestor Hernandez would…… MORE
BURLESON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Burleson Independent School District’s Board of Trustees approved the hiring of eight former law enforcement officers with elite training and skills to protect student and staff at their elementary schools. At Monday night’s meeting, the board unanimously approved placing the armed officers on those campuses. According to the district, the…… MORE
