DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas community members gave input for a Citizen’s Police Oversight Board at a meeting Thursday night. Dr. Brian Williams, Chairman of the review board said they will host several meetings and a city-wide survey to improve how the Board oversees police misconduct. Williams said this board has been around for a long time…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Founder, Herb Kelleher, Dead
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Dallas based Southwest Airlines, Herb Kelleher has died. In a statement the airline said “Herb was a pioneer, a maverick, and an innovator. His vision revolutionized commercial aviation and democratized the skies. Herb’s passion, zest for life, and insatiable investment in relationships made lasting and immeasurable impressions…… MORE
Two Arrests in Frisco Apartment Parking Lot Shooting
FRISCO – WBAP/KLIF – Frisco Police report a second arrest in the case of a man found shot to death in an apartment parking lot the day after Christmas. Frisco Officer Grant Cottingham says 25 year old Derek Carr of McKinney has been arrested and charged with tampering of evidence in the case. 23 year…… MORE
Houston Community Rallies Around Family of Jazmine Barnes, Police Search for Killer
(WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities near Houston continue to search for the shooter in a drive by shooting that killed a black 7-year-old girl while the community rallies around her family. Police believe the Sunday shooting was random but won’t speculate on a motive. Activists believe the shooting may have been racially motivated. The suspect is described as a…… MORE
Large Sinkhole Appears in West 7th District of Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — A sinkhole big enough to swallow a car has part of a popular Fort Worth road closed. The hole opened up this morning at the intersection of West 7th St. and Carroll, after a woman who was driving said she felt the ground move beneath her. “We have about a…… MORE
Declining Gas Prices Continue into 2019
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Gas prices have been declining for months now and the trend has continued into 2019. AAA’s Daniel Armbruster said the state wide gas price average is a $1.93 for a gallon of regular unleaded and it’s even cheaper across the Metroplex. “In Dallas Fort Worth, the average this week is about $1.87…… MORE
House Republicans Begin Congressional Session with Mixed Emotions
(WBAP/KLIF) – House Republicans begin a new congressional session in Washington with Democrats in control. Congressman Michael Burgess told the WBAP Morning News Thursday that he hopes Republicans can limit how much Democrats set the tone for the new session. “I hope we can prevent the worst excesses of this new incoming democrat house from…… MORE
Texas lawmakers will reconsider marijuana decriminalization
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas lawmakers are beginning a new biennial legislative session reconsidering a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Rep. Joe Moody, Democrat from El Paso, has offered a similar bill in the past but thinks changing public opinion might help it pass this time. His bill would make…… MORE
One Dead in Car vs Train Collision in Richardson
Richardson, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – One person has died when a dart red line train hit a car at Buckingham Road, near Spring Valley Station. The driver of the car died at the scene, a passenger was hurt. two people on the train were hurt. Morgan Lyon with DART says two people on the train were…… MORE
Video Shows a Dallas Mail Carrier Macing a Homeowner’s Dogs
Dalllas (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Postal Service has apologized after a mailman was caught on video pepper-spraying a Dallas family’s three dogs on his route for no apparent reason. Homeowner Giovanni Baenas told WFAA-TV that he keeps his dogs behind a six-foot tall reinforced fence. The video captured the mail carrier putting mail into a…… MORE
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