Arlington Police Looking for ‘Vehicle of Interest’ Connected to Deadly Hit and Run of 80-year-old Man

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington Police are looking for a suspect involved in hit and run that left an 80-year-old man dead on the street of his neighborhood. it happened at around 4:30 Saturday afternoon on east Timberview Lane just off South Collins Street. Officer Jesse Minton says Roy Smith was getting the mail and was struck…MORE

Fort Worth Officer on Restricted Duty For ‘Racially Insensitive’ Social Media Post

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police say an officer has been put on restricted duty over a racially insensitive post on social media. The department released a statement saying this past weekend, a Fort Worth Police Officer discovered racially insensitive and inappropriate social media posts published by another officer, a 3-year veteran of the department. The…MORE

Dallas to Change Scheduling System at Vaccine Hub After Weekend Problems

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas will be changing the scheduling system for the COVID-19 vaccination site set up at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Downtown Dallas. This will happen following long delays and problems over the weekend when people shared appointment times and others walked up uninvited by the City. Dallas…MORE

Former Dallas Cowboys Tight End Jason Witten Named Head Football Coach at Argyle Liberty Christian

ARGYLE (WBAP/KLIF)- A former long time Dallas Cowboy tight end will be coaching a local high school football team. Jason Witten has been named the head coach at Liberty Christian school in Argyle. Witten, who spent his last season with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 is taking his talents back to North Texas, to Coach.…MORE

DHS Gives TSA Authority to Enforce President Biden’s Mask Mandate on Commercial and Public Transport

WASHINGTON  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The requirement of wearing a mask while taking public transportation now has federal backing. The Department of Homeland Security has given the Transportation Security Administration the authority to implement some tenets of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel. It requires travelers to wear…MORE

Beloved Navarro County Health Director Dies of COVID-19; Bravely Opted Not to Go on Ventilator

Navarro County, TX (WBAP/KLID) – Amid a long battle with COVID-19 the Navarro County health director died Saturday afternoon. According to a post on his Facebook page, Dr. Kent Rogers faced the choice of being on a ventilator for a long term, but with already diminished lung capacity he “made the brave decision to move…MORE

Dallas’s Largest St. Paddy’s Day Parade Canceled for 2021

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas St. Patrick’s Parade will not step off down Greenville Avenue next month. On the parade’s official Facebook page, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban who has donated over $400,000 dollars to the parade since 2012, said that for “obvious reasons” the parade is canceled, but he’s looking forward to it’s return…MORE

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