LANCASTER (WBAP/KLIF) – One North Texas city is reminding its residents about watering restrictions given the extreme heat. The City of Lancaster is in Stage 2 of its Lancaster Drought Contingency Plan which allows two watering days a week. If the last digit of your address ends in an even number, you can water Sundays…… MORE
Keeping Cool in the Summer Heat with Annual ‘Ice Dump’
COLONY (WBAP/KLIF) – A heat advisory is in effect for parts of North Texas and Southwest Oklahoma for the rest of the work week with temperatures expected to reach between 105 and 110 degrees. Hawaiian Falls in The Colony is keeping kids as cool as possible and hosted its annual ‘ice dump’ Wednesday afternoon. Staff at…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Arrest Suspects in “Bonnie and Clyde” Shoe Robberies Case
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police have made an arrest in the “sneaker robberies” involving a Bonnie and Clyde-style duo who allegedly pulled a gun on sellers who were hawking their items on Facebook. The department said tips from it’s social media directly led to Brittaney Nicole Harrison and Deangelo Antuan Curley’s identification and…… MORE
DFW Airport Making Changes to its Pick-Up and Drop-Off Policy
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – DFW International Airport will be implementing changes to its curbside pick-up and drop-off policy. Starting September 8th, drivers will not be allowed to sit in their cars idly at the curb unless actively loading or unloading. This Uber driver frequents the airport and admits that things can get hectic at times. “If…… MORE
Waxahachie’s Red Barn Could Be Demolished in an Eminent Domain Dispute
Waxahachie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waxahachie business owner is fighting the Texas Department of Transportation in an effort to keep her business from being swallowed up in an eminent domain dispute. Nelda Brown, owner of Red Barn Flea Market, Antiques & More has so far refused to accept TxDOT’s buyout offer to make way for…… MORE
Woman Arrested in Deadly Grand Prairie Hit & Run
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The suspect of a deadly hit and run in Grand Prairie has been identified but police have yet to find her. 38-year-old Kallie Wright is accused of being behind the wheel of a car that hit a 42-year-old bicyclist early Sunday morning. Grand Prairie Police Sergeant Eric Hansen says a warrant…… MORE
NAACP No Longer Has a Beef With American Airlines; Lifts Travel Advisory
WASHINGTON (AP) – The NAACP is lifting its travel advisory against American Airlines, saying improvements are being made to address worries about African-Americans being subject to discrimination or unsafe conditions while flying. NAACP President Derrick Johnson made the announcement at the NAACP’s national convention in San Antonio, Texas. The advisory was issued in October, after…… MORE
Texas poised to become the third largest oil producer in the world
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The plunging cost of extracting oil from the ground is about to make Texas the third largest oil producer in the world behind Russia and Saudi Arabia. While those nations are approaching their maximum production limits, by next year Texas will more than double its annual output from five years ago.…… MORE
Report: Texas Saw Increase In Student Arrests For Threats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new report shows a sharp increase in arrests of Texas students for threatening violence in the wake of the deadly high school shooting in February in Parkland, Florida. The report was released Tuesday by Texas Appleseed, a social justice advocacy group, and other organizations. It says that according to Texas…… MORE
Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire Rescue Save 11 Year Old from Drowning in the Trinity River
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire Rescue saved an 11-year-old boy from drowning in the Trinity River Witnesses said they saw the boy walk out of the woods and into the Trinity River. They said as he made his way across, he became trapped in mud and was unable to free himself.…… MORE
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