FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – TxDOT is preparing for the winter and making sure roads will be safe for drivers. Val Lopez with TxDOT said they’re training employees and says they have special sanding operations to help with traction, as well as a salt and water combination that acts as an anti freeze, for icy bridges. “It’s…… MORE
Dallas Police Search for Sexual Assault Suspect
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas police need your help finding a man they say attempted to sexually assault a woman, after sneaking into her apartment when she was asleep. Police say she woke up to this man and was able to chase him out her door. This happened at The Montecito Creek Apartments in the Highland…… MORE
Gunman in Dallas ‘Murder for Hire’ Plot Found Guilty of Capital Murder
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The gunman in a murder for hire plot in Dallas is awaiting sentencing. Kristopher Love faces the death penalty after being found guilty of Capital Murder in the 2015 shooting death of Dallas Dentist Kendra Hatcher in an uptown parking garage. The jury deliberated for close to three hours before convicting Love.…… MORE
A convicted female child molester is now on Texas’ Ten Most Wanted list
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Mary Frances Martinez is now on a very disreputable list. She is a one of Texas’ 10 most wanted sex offenders. Martinez was sent to prison in 2005 for the aggravated sexual assault of a 12 year old girl. After her release she was charged with failing to register as a sex…… MORE
The city of Dallas eventually may be home to a 500 foot Ferris wheel
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council has approved a zoning change that’s intended to clear the way for a 500 foot Ferris wheel along the Trinity River south of downtown. The developers call it the Odyssey, and describe it as “an iconic, dynamic, year-round entertainment destination.” They say the wheel will be larger than…… MORE
The Dallas City Council has finally decided what’s to be done with Fair Park
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – After two decades of argument and discussion the Dallas City Council has finally decided what’s to be done with Fair Park. It unanimously approved 20 year deal turning over maintenance and operation of the entire site to Fair Park First, a new non-profit. In turn Fair Park First is turning over management…… MORE
No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Rolls Over To $750M
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – No one has won the big Powerball prize, so the estimated jackpot now grows to $750 million – the fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. The next drawing will be Saturday. On Wednesday night, when it was at $620 million, the Powerball jackpot looked sort of puny given all the…… MORE
Threats to black neighbors gets white Grapevine man a year in prison
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 64-year-old white man has been sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to harassing his black neighbors at a Dallas-area apartment complex. Glenn Eugene Halfin of Grapevine got the maximum sentence Wednesday for interfering with an African-American family’s housing rights. He could also have been fined…… MORE
Two Teenagers Arrested for Bringing Gun to an Arlington Junior High
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is investigating a motive after a handgun was found at a junior high school. According to Police, two teenagers were arrested Wednesday for bringing a loaded glock-26 handgun to Nichols Junior High. “We have no idea what their motive was because their stories are all over the map,” Lt.…… MORE
President Trump and Democrats Respond to Suspicious Packages
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says “acts or threats of political violence have no place in the United States.” He’s addressing the suspicious packages sent to former President Barack Obama, the Clintons, CNN and others. Trump says he received a briefing from federal officials earlier Wednesday on what he called the “despicable acts.” He…… MORE
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