AUSTIN(WBAP/KLIF)- NFL technology is coming to the biggest games in Texas high school football. instant replay will make its debut at the state football championships in December. UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt says instant replay “will help ensure that the calls during the biggest games of the year are as correct as possible.” The…… MORE
Southwest Sought More Time to Inspect Engines
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Southwest Airlines sought more time to inspect fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights and caused an engine breakup that left a passenger dead. The airline opposed a recommendation by the engine manufacturer to require ultrasonic inspections of certain fan blades within 12 months, saying it…… MORE
Midlothian Police Say Missy Bevers’ Murder Investigation Still High Priority Two Years After Her Death
MIDLOTHIAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Midlothian Police continue to investigate the death of Missy Bevers. It’s been two years since she was brutally murdered at the Creekside Church of Christ on her way to an exercise class. Bevers, a wife and mother of three, was killed just before dawn April 18th, 2016. She suffered puncture wounds…… MORE
25 years ago: the Branch Davidian siege outside of Waco
WACO, Texas (AP) — Around 6 a.m. on April 19, 1993, FBI agents moved in to end a 51-day standoff with the Branch Davidian religious sect near Waco, Texas, ramming holes in the group’s compound with armored vehicles and spraying tear gas inside. About six hours later, smoke poured from the compound, which soon was…… MORE
Capital Murder Trial of Arlington Man Accused in Brutal Stomping Death of Toddler Underway
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The capital murder trial of a 24-year old Arlington man is underway in Tarrant County. Joshua Beard is accused in the brutal killing of an 18-month old girl. According to the 2014 arrest warrant, Beard’s then 7-year old girlfriend, Alexis Botello told police, in July 2014 that they were at…… MORE
Local Firefighter Talks About Horrifying Ordeal Aboard Distressed Southwest Airlines Flight
UPDATED: 9:19AM At the Celina Fire Department a fireman is being hailed a hero for his efforts on a distressed Southwest flight Tuesday. Andrew Needum was emotional as he recalled the horrifying moments after an engine exploded. He had been traveling with his wife, two kids and his parents when an engine exploded, breaking a…… MORE
Embattled SW Maintenance Chief Remains on the Job Despite ‘No Confidence’ Vote
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid federally mandated orders for airlines to inspect engine fan blades like the one in question in the Southwest Airlines explosiong Tuesdasy, we’ve discovered that a vote of no-confidence was taken in late February by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, against the Southwest VP ofr Maintenance Operations Landon Nitschke. The union representing…… MORE
FAA Orders Fan Blade Inspections After Jet Engine Explosion
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window. The Federal Aviation Administration’s announcement late Wednesday comes nearly a year after the engine’s manufacturer recommended the additional…… MORE
Plane Victim’s Death Attributed to Impact Trauma
(AP) – Philadelphia’s medical examiner says that a woman killed when she was partially blown out of a Southwest Airlines plane died of blunt impact trauma to her head, neck and torso. Spokesman James Garrow of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health said Wednesday evening that Jennifer Riordan’s death was ruled accidental. Riordan was killed…… MORE
Flowermound Town Council Approves Lakeside Village Rezoning
FLOWERMOUND (WBAP/KLIF) – The Flower Mound Town Council has unanimously approved two rezoning requests that are expected to pave the way for Lakeside Village, the next piece of the Lakeside DFW project. When it’s finished, the 35-acre tract will continue the mixed-use concept and will add approximately $1 billion in taxable value, which translates into…… MORE
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