ABILENE, Texas (AP) – A nearly $350,000 fire truck delivered last month to a West Texas department has gone up in flames during a test drive to check the brakes. Snyder fire Chief Perry Westmoreland said Friday that the new pumper truck was destroyed a day earlier in Abilene. Westmoreland says the rig, put into service…… MORE
Deceased Baby Found in Irving Restaurant Trash Can
IRVING- WBAP/KLIF – Irving Police are asking for public tips to find the mother of a baby they believe was born in an Applebee’s Restaurant bathroom and then placed in a restroom garbage can to die. Police believe the baby’s mother left the restaurant about half an hour before restaurant personnel were cleaning the bathroom…… MORE
U.S. Supreme Court Clears Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. By a 5 to 4 vote, Supreme Court justices Friday voted to allow the White House to use approximately $2.5 billion dollars in Defense Department money to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. The High Court says it will lift a freeze on the…… MORE
Trinity Metro Receives $200 Million Grant, Expands Services
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- U.S. Senator John Cornyn announces a $200 million federal grant that helps fund Trinity Metro’s TEXRail commuter rail system that opened in January. The 27-mile commuter rail takes passengers to and from downtown Fort Worth to DFW airport. “The TexRail project is a tremendous economic benefit for the entire region,” said Frank…… MORE
Arlington City Manager Reviews Formal Complaint Alleging Police Chief Used Racial Slur
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Arlington City Manager reviews a formal complaint alleging police Chief will Johnson used a racial slur during a manger’s meeting. Arlington City manager Trey Yelverton sent a letter to Chief Johnson saying the context the ‘N’ word was used was to urge staff regarding hate crime investigations. Yelverton says the reflection of the…… MORE
New Executive Director Plans to Restore, Revitalize Fair Park
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Executive Director of Fair Park is addressing challenges the park is facing amid an effort to revitalize it. ‘Fair Park First’ announced, earlier this summer, Brian Luallen as Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to restoring, revitalizing, and renewing the National Historic Landmark. “The board of Fair Park First is…… MORE
Plans Being Finalized to Remove Crane from Dallas Apartment Complex
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The apartment complex condemned following a crane collapse last month now has clearance to remove the crane from the building. Officials with OSHA said Thursday the investigation into the collapse that left one woman dead, and more than 500 residents displaced, has reached a point where the crane can be removed. “OSHA…… MORE
Collin Creek Mall in Plano Holds Farewell Party Ahead of Demolition
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s the end of an era in Plano. Residents will say goodbye to the iconic Collin Creek Mall at a party Friday night before it’s closed and demolished to create space for a new $1 billion mixed-use development. The City of Plano’s Peter Braster said the event is way for citizens of…… MORE
#Oooops! Video Team Member for Conservative Group Fired Over Altered Presidential Seal
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says it didn’t know that an altered presidential seal featuring a two-headed eagle clutching golf clubs would be displayed at a speech by President Donald Trump this week. Spokesman Judd Deere says officials “never saw the seal” before it was projected on a screen behind Trump as he was…… MORE
[VIDEO] Man Pistol-Whipped During Buy-Sell App Transaction in Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Grand Prairie police are asking for help trying in identifying three alleged thieves who they say pistol whipped a man during a meet-up to sell his laptop. Using the ‘LetGo’ app, the seller arranged to meet the potential buyers at a tom thumb store. Chelsea Kretz with Grand Prairie Police…… MORE
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