TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Department of Transportation hosted a groundbreaking on the East Loop 820 between Randol Mill Road and Pipeline Road. TXDOT spokesman Val Lopez said the $174 million project will add additional lanes in each direction, replace Trinity River bridges and create new direct connectors to and from SH 121. Lopez said…… MORE
You (May) Have Mail! (Again)
Coppell – (WBAP/KLIF) – If you’ve been waiting for an important piece of mail in North Texas, you may greet as good news the re-opening of the U S Postal Service mail sorting facility in Coppell. It was closed last Tuesday when USPS says four gallons of mercury in an improperly mailed package spilled. Incoming…… MORE
Irving Police Department Changes Tattoo Policy to Boost Recruiting
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas Police Department has changed its uniform policy to be more competitive in recruiting. Officers in Irving are no longer required to cover up their tattoos. Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey said that other departments in the metroplex have also changed tattoo policies. “If I’m a recruit with a tattoo…… MORE
Gas Leak in Downtown Dallas Prompts Evacuation
Update at 1:15pm: Dallas Fire Rescue says all streets, except Flora between Peal and Olive, have reopened. Original Story: DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A gas leak in downtown Dallas forced first responders to evacuate the area around several busy streets Monday morning. Dallas Fire-Rescue said units were dispatched to the leak near 1801 Pearl Street…… MORE
FBI Fires Peter Strzok, Longtime Agent Who Criticized President Trump in Texts
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague. Former agent Peter Strzok was removed from Mueller’s team a year ago after the text messages were discovered. The FBI had been reviewing…… MORE
McKinney City Manager Proposes to Lower City Property Tax Rate
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The McKinney City Manager proposed a $414.5 million total budget for Fiscal Year 2019 that would result in more than a 1.5-cent reduction in the city’s property tax rate. The budget, which includes more than $149 million in the general fund, would lower the city’s property tax rate from 0.540199 to 0.525170. The…… MORE
VIDEO: Man Arrested After Police Bodycam Captures Him Ramming Arlington Police Motorcycle
Arlington, TX (WBAP/KLIF) U.S. Marshalls and Arlington Police SWAT arrested a man who allegedly rammed an officer’s motorcycle during a traffic stop Saturday. The unidentified officer’s bodycam captured the ordeal. He’s heard telling the dispatcher what happened and said that he was able to jump out of the way. 27-year old Lonnie Johnson is charged…… MORE
Former Dallas Sheriff Jim Bowles dies at 89
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former Dallas County Sheriff James Carl Bowles died in Mexia Saturday night at the age of 89. Bowles served in the Dallas Police Department for 30 years before his election to five terms as county sheriff from 1985 until 2005. He is remembered as a good administrator who ended cronyism in…… MORE
Uber Driver Locates Fort Worth Boy Who Went Missing Last Night
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – An Uber driver located a 10-year old fort worth boy who went missing last night. Fort Worth police say Evan Banda had climbed out of a window of his home on Elk Creek Lane near West Risinger Road, with a backpack. After police circulated flyers about the missing child, the Uber…… MORE
More Than Two Dozen Rescued Due to Flash Flooding Near San Antonio
UVALDE, Texas (AP) – At least 27 people have been rescued after 8 to 9 inches of rain caused flash flooding in the Nueces River at a park west of San Antonio. The Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office says on its social media that the 27 were rescued from high water Sunday at Chalk Bluff Park,…… MORE
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