Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A South Dallas car wash employee is dead after a gun battle broke out in front of the business late last night. Dale davenport owns Jim’s Car Wash off MLK Blvd and says what happened was a horrible, horrible thing. “The lady that was killed tonight was sweeping and she had on…… MORE
Woman Known as Fort Hood’s “Hug Lady” To Receive Honor
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) – Fort Hood’s famous “hug lady” will have a room named after her at the terminal where she hugged thousands of soldiers deploying to war zones. The Killeen Daily Herald reports that Elizabeth Laird will be honored inside the air terminal at Fort Hood, the U.S. Army post in Central Texas that’s…… MORE
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs A Bill Banning Red Light Traffic Cameras
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law banning red-light traffic cameras in the nation’s second-largest state. Abbott tweeted Saturday that he signed off on the ban, which takes effect Sept. 1. Such cameras take images of vehicles entering intersections when red stoplights are lit. Drivers are usually fined…… MORE
Texas Officials Preventing Future Water Droughts
DALLAS (AP) – Texas officials are struggling to ensure that they can sate everyone’s thirst as about 1,000 people arrive each day in a state where prolonged drought is a regular occurrence. Indications that the state’s water infrastructure is more fragile than once thought come as demographers expect the population to double by 2050 to…… MORE
A body was found in White Rock Lake Saturday
Dallas (WBASP/KLIF) – A passerby spotted a body in White Rock Lake Saturday evening. The first person to respond was a game warden who went into the water and retrieved it because he felt oncoming severe weather might push the body farther out into the lake. Police have released little other information, not even saying…… MORE
Fort Worth Police kill domestic violence suspect
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth SWAT team shot and killed a man Saturday evening following a standoff at a southside home about where 6th Avenue meets I-20. They were called there to deal with a reported domestic disturbance, but the subject barricaded himself inside, and refused to come out. After some back and…… MORE
Garland Police Ask for Home Video Early Saturday Morning
GARLAND – WBAP/KLIF – Garland Police are asking for the public’s help with home or apartment video that may have been recording traffic or vehicles in the area of Northwest HIghway and LBJ Freeway between the hours of 4 and 5 AM Saturday morning. Spokesman Pedro Barineau says a man was found shot behind the…… MORE
Two People Seriously Injured in North Dallas Dog Attack, According to Police
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police report two people are seriously injured following a dog attack in Northeast Dallas. According to police, the incident happened near the intersection of Gross and Peavy Road around 8:37a.m., Saturday morning. Senior Corporal with the Dallas Police Department, Demarquis Black said the department received multiple 911 calls about the…… MORE
“Taste Addison” Continues Saturday & Sunday in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – One of the oldest food & music festivals in North Texas, is back this weekend. After an amazing opening night with some of the country’s top country music artists, Taste Addison reopens for day two out of a three day festival. In addition to over 30 restaurants and dozens of other…… MORE
A boil water order has been issued for part of the city of Murphy
Murphy (WBAP/KLIF) – The Collin County city of Murphy is urging residents in part of the town to boil their water before using it. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ordered the warning Friday because of what was described as a failure in Murphy’s water distribution system. The affected area is generally west and north…… MORE
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