Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – There is widespread damage, power outages and downed power lines as a result of powerful storms that moved through the area this morning. At Grand Prairie airport some planes were overturned in a hangar. Major damage is also being reported at the Amazon logistics facility near DFW Airport. Oncor says its…… MORE
Bribery scandal exposes sports side door to elite college admissions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The latest scandal to taint college athletics hit sports far from the spotlight and exposed a seamy side door into some of the nation’s elite universities: coaches taking bribes to recruit non-athletes and help them ease past tough admissions policies. Federal indictments unsealed in Boston on Tuesday outlined a sweeping college admissions bribery…… MORE
Medical City McKinney Expanding Emergency Department to Meet Demand
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- Medical City McKinney is expanding its emergency department and building a patient tower. “reflective of the rapid growth in the North Texas area, we need to accomodate this type of growth, every year we are seeing more patients so this project will allow us to have state of the art facilities, technologies and…… MORE
Dallas Investment Banker Charged with Securities Fraud
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A well known local investment banker is facing charges of securities fraud and money laundering. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against Neil “Doc” Gallagher alleging he participated in a long running ponzi scheme defrauded investors and misappropriated millions of dollars. Assets of Gallagher Financial Group have been frozen…… MORE
North Texas-Based Flight Attendant Group Calls for American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Association of Professional Flight Attendants urges American Airlines to Ground 737 Max 8 planes pending the investigation into this weekends crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. APFA National President Lori Bassani said in a statement “Our flight attendants are very concerned with the recent Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, which has raised…… MORE
UT Austin Named in National College Admissions Cheating Scandal
BOSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The University of Texas at Austin is caught up in what federal officials are calling the largest college admissions cheating scam ever prosecuted by the Justice Department. Fifty people, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, 33 parents and nine coaches are accused of paying an admissions consulting company in California…… MORE
Temple Police Searching for Suspect Who Dropped Rock from Overpass Killing Mother of Three
TEMPLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Temple police are asking the public to help find the person who dropped a rock from a railroad overpass that led to a fatal accident. 33-year-old Keila Ruby Flores of Waco was killed when a rock smashed through the windshield of the car she was riding in while traveling north on…… MORE
Fort Worth Man Badly Burn When Paint Fumes Explode Inside His Apartment
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Fort Worth man is being treated at Parkland Hospital for severe burns to his upper body after an explosion in his apartment this morning The incident happened just before five this morning, according to Fort Worth Fire Department’s Mike Drivdahl. He says that there was painting going on inside the…… MORE
Feds to Collect Soil Samples From Area of Deadly 2018 Home Explosion
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Army Corps of Engineers is set to collect soil samples today from the area where a 12-year-old girl was killed in a home explosion last year. The samples will be analyzed at a lab in Arlington to see if the earth-shifting theory Atmos provided to the city council is the…… MORE
Beto O’Rourke plans first Iowa visit amid 2020 speculation
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke is making his first trip to Iowa of the 2020 campaign, visiting the state that kicks off presidential voting amid intense speculation that he’ll enter the race for the White House. A spokesman says O’Rourke will visit the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday to campaign…… MORE
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