PHILADELPHIA (WBAP/KLIF News) – The National Transportation Safety Board says one person died following an apparent engine failure on a Southwest Airlines flight Tuesday. Southwest flight 1380 was traveling from New York City to Dallas and was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Seven other passengers suffered minor injuries. The passenger who was…… MORE
Car Pulled From Trinity River in Southeast Dallas Doesn’t Belong to Missing North Richland Hills Man
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Fire Rescue said the car pulled from the Trinity River Tuesday morning does not belong to a missing North Richland Hills man. 84-year-old James Booth has not been seen since February. The Silver Alert that had been activated shortly after he vanished has been discontinued. The department, along with Dallas…… MORE
Popular Fort Worth Night Spot Accused of Using Dress Code to Bar Some From Entering
Fort Worth, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas, who also lived in Arlington and Fort Worth before moving to Philadelphia to attend graduate school at Drexel University, is talking about an incident at Fort Worth’s popular Varsity Tavern. Sam Sayed told the Star-Telegram, while on spring from graduate school at Drexel University in Philadelphia, he brought…… MORE
Robots Help Screen Bags At Love Field
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Security screeners at Dallas Love Field Airport are now using robotic carts to further screen suspicious bags. When a checked bag triggers an alarm, the new Mobile Inspection Tables deliver the bags to agents who search them for illegal items. The Transportation Security Administration says the new tables will make bag screening…… MORE
Dallas County Trial Begins in Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination Against White Voters
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A trial stemming from a lawsuit alleging that Dallas County discriminates against white voters has begun. Lawyers for four plaintiffs are trying to prove that Dallas County commissioners approved 2011 boundaries that “intentionally” discriminated against white voters. The Dallas Morning News reports, the plaintiffs, led by Ann Harding, say white voters were…… MORE
Tarrant County jury sends convicted killer to prison for life
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Monday convicted a man of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for the death of a college student found dismembered, burned and with her heart cut out. Tarrant County jurors deliberated less than three hours before finding Charles Dean Bryant guilty of murdering Jacqueline…… MORE
Two Arrested for Human Trafficking in Irving
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The Irving Police Department is investigating a case of human trafficking that occurred over the past few months in the 200 block of Rolston Road. According to the Irving Police Department, officers responded to a call Sunday where a victim reported escaping from a prostitution enterprise. The victim, a young adult female, had…… MORE
Suspect in IHOP Shooting Turns Himself in
LANCASTER (WBAP/KLIF) – A deadly shooting outside of a Lancaster IHOP is believed to be the result of a domestic dispute. According to the Lancaster Police Department, 22-year-old Mylik Butcher was killed in the Sunday shooting and his girlfriend, 21-year-old Destinee Franks was hurt. Taddarius Winters turned himself in to Duncanville Police and is charged with…… MORE
5 Year Anniversary of West Explosion and No Arrest
WEST (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Fire Marshal’s Office said Monday that despite a lengthy investigation by its investigators and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, no one has ever been arrested and charged with setting fire to the fertilizer plant in West on April 17, 2013, that claimed 15 lives. Investigators said the fire was intentionally set…… MORE
Jury Finds Haslet Man Guilty of Killing, Dismembering TWU Student
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Tarrant County jury found a Haslet man guilty of the gruesome murder of a Texas Women’s University student in September of 2016. 31-year-old Charles Dean Bryant was found guilty of both murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Jacqueline Vandagriff. Prosecutors argued that Bryant had every intent to…… MORE
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