ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- On Monday, July 19, 2021 just beofore 4 p.m., the Arlington Police Department responded to a motel in the 1200 block of N. Watson Road after an employee reported finding a man’s body inside a vehicle that was parked there. Police say due to the state of the body, it’s believed the victim…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Fire Department and MedStar are working with the Fort Worth Police Department to improve emergency response times. Much like other agencies across the country, the Police Communications Division has been experiencing staffing challenges that they are working diligently to rectify. Residents can now call an emergency back up number…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – Ground is officially broken on the site of the the Stephen G. Terrell Recreation Center in Allen. The city is partnering with Adolfson & Peterson Construction on a two-story, 150,000-square-foot facility located at 1680 West Exchange Parkway. “We have a long, established history of working with local Texas governments to build municipal recreation…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has laid out his priorities for the 2021-2022 fiscal year and law enforcement and first responders are top of mind. He’s calling for the hiring of 275 more police officers and to provide market-rate salary increases to first responders in the city’s next budget proposal. Dallas City…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Plano Fire–Rescue fire investigators said Tuesday that they have determined the probable cause of Monday’s house explosion to be an isolated gas leak within the home at 4429 Cleveland Drive. According to Plano Fire-Rescue, at 4:40 p.m. on Monday, Plano’s 911 Dispatch received multiple calls reporting an explosion at a home with…… MORE
Mansfield, TX – The Mansfield ISD community will be sending off Lake Ridge High School graduate and Olympian Jasmine Moore in a major way. The MISD alum is headed to Tokyo after clinching her first Olympics berth in triple jump. Her send-off will take place on Thursday, July 22. Participants are encouraged to meet at Vernon Newsom…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke to the head of Unilever after its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s announced it would stop selling its ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and contested east Jerusalem. Bennett’s office quoted him on Tuesday as saying that Israel will “act aggressively” against the “clearly anti-Israel step.”…… MORE
UPDATED: 8:39AM AP Aerospace Writer VAN HORN, Texas (AP) – Jeff Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company’s first flight with passengers. He’s the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. The Amazon founder soared to space with a hand-picked group in his Blue Origin capsule and landed…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, a former Fort Bend County sheriff who was photographed trying to barricade the House chamber doors during the Capitol riot, is among 5 lawmakers chosen to sit on the select House committee formed to investigate the incident. Nehls is credited with trying to help Capitol Police…… MORE
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – Doorbell camera video captured the moment an explosion on Monday reduced a Plano home to rubble. The blast which sent sent six people to the hospital, was picked up from the home directly across the street on Cleveland Drive late Monday afternoon. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. A…… MORE
