WAXAHACHIE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Classes at Life Middile School Waxahachie and Life High School Waxahachie were canceled Wednesday due to a large fire at a nearby recycling plant. School officials said the step was taken out of an abundance of caution. The fire at the Oak Cliff Metals Recycling Plant broke out around 4 a.m. WBAP…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Impeachment Day and Divorce Month
0:24 — It’s impeachment day in the House, so we check in with our regular Capitol Hill reporter Linda Kenyon on what’s expected today, and beyond in the Senate. Could we expect some Democratic defectors? 6:02 — Did you know most lawyers call January “Divorce Month?” Dave, Amy and Scott talk about why that may…… MORE
[LIVE] President Trump on Brink of Impeachment as House Debates Ahead of Historic Vote
U.S. House: Debate & Vote on Articles of Impeachment – LIVE at 9am ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/0AklHmZCqk pic.twitter.com/0tZPtaZXwh — CSPAN (@cspan) December 18, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is on the cusp of being impeached by the House, with a historic debate set to begin on charges he abused his power and obstructed…… MORE
Dallas Police Officer Shoots Armed Suspect Overnight
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are on the scene of an officer involved shooting overnight where a man was reported to be shooting his gun at the ground at Spring Valley Road and Noelle. WFAA reports that police tried to talk the man down, but he proceeded to approach an officer. Police say one ‘non-lethal’…… MORE
Irving Based Boy Scouts To Lose More Than 400,000 Young People
KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been one of the largest sponsors of the Boy Scouts of America for decades but is making its split official Jan. 1. The Utah-based faith will deal another blow to the struggling organization when it pulls out more than 400,000 young people…… MORE
Authorities: Texas Man Tried to Sell Mercury Before Spills
HOUSTON (AP) — A 19-year-old man accused of spilling mercury at several Houston locations stole the liquid metal from an abandoned business, tried to sell it in small amounts to people for $20 and spilled some as he played with it in his hands, according to court records. Christopher Lee Melder remained jailed Tuesday on…… MORE
Arlington City Council Approves $810 Million Expansion in the Entertainment District
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington continues to build on its economic momentum with a planned $810 million expansion of the Entertainment District, which would add a best-in-class hotel brand, new convention center, corporate office headquarters, mixed-use residential building, small business coworking and incubator space, and even more dining, retail, and entertainment options for residents and visitors. Tuesday…… MORE
North Texas Police Chiefs Serve on Advisory Board For Caruth Police Institute to Address Policing Issues
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- UNT Dallas and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) have united to transform the Caruth Police Institute (CPI) into one of the premier police training, policy analysis, technical assistance and research organizations in Texas and nationally. Bob Mong president of UNT Dallas says it will improve public safety with the help from an 18-person executive…… MORE
Trump Objects to Impeachment, Calls it ‘Perversion’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is objecting to the House articles of impeachment, accusing Democrats of “perversion of justice and abuse of power” in their effort to remove him from office. In a letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Trump maintains that he did nothing wrong in seeking foreign investigation of political rivals.…… MORE
Midlothian Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault of a Child
MIDLOTHIAN (WBAP/KLIF) – 37 year old Paul Flanigan has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, without parole, for Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child. The crime was uncovered when Flanigan took the 12 year old victim to Planned Parenthood for an abortion. The staff at the clinic contacted police. The victim says the abuse…… MORE
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