DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas police said they’ve arrested the suspect in connection with the theft of musical equipment belonging to a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Nils Lofgren was in town for a gig at the Kessler Theater over the weekend when the goods, including several guitars, were stolen while stored in a…… MORE
Allergy Season Arrives in North Texas
DALLAS(WBAP/KLIF)- March showers are bring April sneezing and sniffling to allergy sufferers in north Texas. Parkland Hospital Rhinologist Dr. Ashleigh Halderman says Dallas is one of the worst cities for allergies. “It’s currently high pollen in Dallas and its pretty much high pollen all the time in Dallas,” according to Dr. Halderman. With the current…… MORE
House Speaker Paul Ryan in North Texas, Holds Town Hall at Southwest Airlines
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – House Speaker Paul Ryan is in the Metroplex this week. Ryan toured Southwest Airlines Monday morning and then held a private town hall meeting with the company, who recently announced employee bonuses as a result of the tax cuts and the jobs act. He told the crowd the economy is in…… MORE
Former Dallas County Schools Superintendent Pleads Guilty in $3 Million Kickback Scheme
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Former Dallas County Schools Superintendent, Rick Sorrells, has agreed to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar kickback scheme that spanned six years. DCS was shut down by voters in the November 2017 elections. The school bus agency had been mired in controversy that included safety and financial problems that caught the…… MORE
Fort Worth Police Respond to Video Showing Officers Punching Suspect During Arrest
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Fort Worth Police Department is once again dealing with accusations of excessive force after a video of an officer punching a man, 35-year-old Forrest Curry, in the body while he’s being detained was released over the weekend. Debra Thomas lives in Fort Worth and said she finds the video…… MORE
North Texas Insurer and Health Provider Giant Reach Agreement
RICHARDSON(WBAP/KLIF)- Over 185,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas members can breathe a sigh of relief. That after Texas Health Resources and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas reached a midnight agreement for a new provider insurer contract on early Sunday according to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Chris Callahan. “We had a contract that expired…… MORE
“Affluenza Teen” Ethan Couch Released from Jail
FORT WORTH, TX. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ethan Couch, better known as the “Affluenza Teen”, was released from jail Monday morning. Couch is finishing his two year sentence for violating the terms of his probation, related to the drunken driving crash in June of 2013 that killed four people. He was 16 at the time. Mothers…… MORE
Another Department Store Data Breach
NEW YORK (AP) – A data breach at department store chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Lord & Taylor has compromised the personal information of customers who shopped at the stores. The chains’ parent company, Canada-based Hudson’s Bay Co., announced the breach of its store payment systems on Sunday. The company said it…… MORE
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan comes to North Texas
DALLAS, TX. (WBAP/KLIF News) – House Speaker Paul Ryan will be in the Metroplex for the next couple of days. Representative Ryan is scheduled to be in Dallas today visiting Southwest Airlines headquarters for a town hall with Southwest employees about the bonuses they received from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. According to Speaker Ryan’s…… MORE
Another Dallas House Explosion Leaves Two Injured
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Another house explosion in Dallas has put two people in the hospital. The explosion appears to be gas-related, though Dallas Fire-Rescue has not officially confirmed it. Atmos Energy sent crews to the home off Spring Avenue near Fair Park to shut off the gas and investigate after the home exploded around…… MORE
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