DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Business owners in the Uptown area of Dallas will hire more off-duty police officers to keep visitors safe. Beginning in March, “Uptown Dallas Inc.” will pay for four additional uniformed off-duty officers to patrol the bar-heavy area, which would bring the total number of cops in the area to seven. Two…… MORE
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Naval Air Base Lockdown Lifted
Update (9:00 p.m.) – All gates at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base are open. The bombs Squads from the 301st Fighter Wing and Fort Worth Police were called in to detonate the suspicious package found at the main gate of the base. The base isn’t releasing any information about the suspect who made…… MORE
Six States Sue Obama Administration over Affordable Care Act
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Six states have filed a new lawsuit against the Obama administration over the Affordable Care Act. The complaint that Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas, Louisiana, Indiana and Nebraska filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas takes issue with the Health Insurance Providers Fee assessed to health insurers to cover federal subsidies. The…… MORE
Carjacking Suspect Dies in Fiery Crash
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police are trying to identify a man who they said led them on an early morning chase through two cities in North Texas. It began when officers tried to stop the man they believed was driving a stolen SUV. According to police reports, crashed on the service road of Interstate 30 near…… MORE
New Testing at an Aging Dallas School
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – More tests are being done Wednesday to try and figure out what made some students sick at Lakewood Elementary School in Dallas. The district conducted air tests earlier in the week. There were concerns over a possible carbon monoxide leak. Nothing was found. Officials are now testing the water. They want…… MORE
Police Look Into Buying Luxury Patrol Cars
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF News) – It looks like police in Addison will continue to drive what most of us think of as “normal” patrol vehicles. Officials have recommended the city purchase 14 new Ford Explorers instead of higher-priced luxury European models. Bids were sought on five different vehicles: the Ford PPV, Chevrolet Tahoe, the Volvo XC-90,…… MORE
Thieves Target Dallas Clothing Store
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two men are in custody after an overnight burglary. Police responded to a silent alarm at the Men’s Warehouse near Northpark Shopping Center. When they got there, one of the front windows was knocked out and a bunch of clothing was missing. A homeless man, who saw what happened, managed to…… MORE
Capital Murder Charge Filed in Baby’s Death
GREENVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man is facing a capital murder charge in the death of his five-week-old niece in Greenville. Deaundray Woods, 24, is in the Hunt County jail on a $1.5 million bond. He also faces a charge of abandoning or endangering a child. Family members told police they returned home from an…… MORE
Southwest Bids for Cuba Flights
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The chief executive at Southwest Airlines said he’ll join the competition for routes to Cuba. Airlines must submit their bid for direct flights to Cuba next week. Chief Executive Gary Kelly said if Southwest doesn’t get its foot in the door now, he might miss the chance to serve Cuba for…… MORE
Overnight Police Chase Ends in Crash
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A 28-year-old man is jailed after leading police on a chase through three cities. It started shortly after midnight when officers tried to pull over a vehicle. Police said the driver took off, reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. The chase wound through Plano and Carrollton before the…… MORE
