HOOD COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search for a chemical plant employee in Hood County is now a recovery effort following Thursday’s explosion and fire at the Tri-Chem Industries Plant near Cresson. The missing worker has been identified as 27-year-old Dylan Mitchell. Cresson Mayor and Assistant Fire Chief Bob Cornett said Johnson County is assisting the…… MORE
DART Partners with MADD for Tomorrow’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – DART has partnered with Mother’s Against Drunk Driving to make sure people attending tomorrow’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade get to and from the event safely. DART’s Mark Ball said the agency will be “going green” early to provide service for passengers. “Starting at 6 a.m. we add additional rail cars coming in…… MORE
TXDOT job fair has many vacancies to fill
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas Department of Transportation will hold a job fair Monday morning, March 19, to fill many vacancies for general maintenance technicians, construction inspectors, construction record keeper, public information officer and other professions. In an email to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram TXDOT spokesman Val Lopez said the state agency provides…… MORE
A Plano Community Group Aims to Have Councilman Tom Harrison Recalled
Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano community group says it has gathered enough signatures necessary to have embattled Councilman Tom Harrison recalled from office. The move is in response to Harrison’s anti-muslim/anti-black social media posts. The councilman has been censured, but the group ‘One Plano, Our Plano’ want him out. Spokesman Michael Tomas, told the…… MORE
Environmental Icon Questions Collin County Water
Collin County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Some Colling County residents are concerned about the strong chlorine smell in the drinking water. From Frisco to McKinney to Plano, residents say they are concerned about it. A number of plano residents reached out to environmental icon Erin Brockovich, who says in a Facebook Post that she wants answers.…… MORE
Sister of Charleston Church Shooter Dylan Roof Arrested for Having Drugs and Weapons at School
(CNN) — The sister of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was arrested Wednesday on charges of bringing weapons and drugs to her South Carolina high school, authorities said. Morgan Roof, 18, was arrested after a school resource officer at the A.C. Flora High School in Columbia, South Carolina was notified that Roof was carrying marijuana,…… MORE
Dallas Native and Well Known Character Actor Named St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas native and well known character actor has been named Grand Marshal in this weekend’s 39th Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Dallas. Burton Gilliam of “Blazing Saddles” fame said he’s honored at the announcement. “I am real proud to lend my name to it and let this thing see where it…… MORE
Toys “R” Us Will Close All of Its U.S. Locations
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s the end of an era for fans of the store that famously proclaimed its “where a kid can be a kid.” Toys “R” Us will be closing all of its retail stores and liquidating its inventory after filing for bankruptcy. Jeri Calle shopped at the Allen location today and said she’s…… MORE
Multiple People Killed in Pedestrian Bridge Collapse at University in Miami
(CNN) — Multiple people have died as a result of a pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University in Miami, according to a spokesman with the Florida Highway Patrol. Several agencies have responded to the scene. Lt. Alejandro Camacho, the Florida Highway Patrol spokesman, said “five to six vehicles” were crushed underneath the bridge. A spokeswoman…… MORE
Trump Administration Announces Sanctions Against Russia Over Election Meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is imposing sanctions on 19 Russians for alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election, including 13 indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller. The penalties also include the first use of new powers that Congress passed last year to punish Moscow for election meddling. Those targets include…… MORE
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