Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – An historic and reportedly haunted hotel in North Texas has new owners. The Baker Hotel, in Mineral Wells has been purchased by a group Dallas-based Investors based in Dallas-Fort Worth. According to WFAA-TV, the group told a large crowd of Mineral Ridge residents on Thursday, the project will bring hundreds of immediate…… MORE
Dallas Teen Allegedly Using Facebook Marketplace to Dupe Sellers Out of I-Phones & MacBooks
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police are looking for an alleged serial robber, identified as 19-year old Ashton Moore who is accused of using a fake Facebook Marketplace profile to dupe sellers of I-Phones and MacBooks. DPD Police investigator Bret Early says Moore, using a bogus profile with the name Keisha Jackson is targeting white and…… MORE
Forest Hill Sergeant Who Failed To Find Abducted Girl Is Fired
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A Texas police chief says he’s fired a sergeant who failed to find an 8-year-old girl who had been abducted when he visited the hotel room where she was being held. Forest Hill police Chief Dan Dennis said Wednesday that Sgt. Richardson Wolfe displayed “ineptitude.” Acting on a tip…… MORE
Pilots’ Union Asks Boeing CEO For Time in 737 Max Simulator
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The president of the pilots’ union at American Airlines wants Boeing to give his safety experts time in a 737 Max flight simulator before the planes fly again. Daniel Carey says it’s essential that pilots who’ll fly the plane be involved as it goes through re-certification by regulators. Carey made…… MORE
Federal Courthouse Shooter Reported to FBI in 2016
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – According to Federal law enforcement, the FBI received a call in 2016 about the 22-year-old man who opened fire on the Federal courthouse in Downtown Dallas Monday. A Federal official said Thursday that a member of Brian Clyde’s family called a national tip line in July, 2016 to say Clyde was suicidal and had a fascination with guns. The…… MORE
Company Claims Crane was Placed in “Appropriate Out-of-Service Mode” before Dallas Collapse
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The company that owns the crane that crashed into a Deep Ellum area apartment complex earlier this month, killing a 29-year-old woman, claims to have followed protocol before high winds blew through North Texas. Bigge Crane Company said Thursday that it believes extreme local wind conditions caused the crane to collapse. Winds that…… MORE
Case Dropped Against Fort Worth Priest Accused of Groping Man
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A case against a Fort Worth priest accused of groping a man in September has been dropped. A 43-year-old man made the claims against Father Genaro Mayorga Reyes, a former Priest at the All Saints Catholic Church in Fort Worth. According to a police report, the man said Reyes sat next to him at…… MORE
MedStar Implementing Extreme Hot Weather Procedure
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- MedStar has implemented it’s extreme weather response protocol because the heat index raised to over 105 degrees. Matt Zavadsky with MedStar said they have upgraded the priority of response for patients who are outside, to limit extreme heat exposure for patients and first responders. “Since May 1st, Crews have responded to 80…… MORE
Straight-Line Winds caused Greenville Damage
Update at 2:00pm: The National Weather Service is Fort Worth says crews surveying damage left by severe weather Wednesday evening in Greenville have determined the damage was caused by straight-line winds and not a tornado. The weather service reports the 85 mile per hour winds were likely caused by a powerful rear-flank downdraft. Original…… MORE
Changes in Bulk and Brush Schedule for Dallas Residents
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Following several June storms, the City of Dallas’ Sanitation Services is asking residents to limit brush and bulk set-outs to storm debris only for the remainder of the month. According to the City of Dallas, normal brush and bulk service will be suspended in July so that crews can focus on storm debris collection. Only…… MORE
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