NEW YORK (AP) – A second bell tolled at 9:03 a.m. at ground zero to mark the moment a second terrorist-piloted plane slammed into the World Trade Center’s south tower. Monday marked the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. In New York, the victims’ relatives again began reading the names of the nearly 3,000…… MORE
SHERMAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott may not be on the sidelines much this season. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against the National Football League in regards to the six-game suspension it handed down to Elliott last month for violating the league’s domestic violence policy. The ruling blocks…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Troy Gentry, one half of the award-winning country music duo Montgomery Gentry, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 50. The group’s website says Gentry “was tragically killed in a helicopter crash” that occurred around 1 p.m. Friday in Medford, New Jersey. The group was supposed to perform Friday at…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Thousands of flights have been cancelled to and from Florida as airlines prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irma, which is expected to hit the U.S. mainland on Sunday. North Texas-based carriers American and Southwest Airlines are urging passengers to check their websites for flight information and customer accommodation policies. Alex Ramsey,…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Arlington police said the second the suspect in the deaths of two people who were found in a shallow grave in the backyard of a house this week has been arrested. Investigators discovered the bodies at a home on Burton Drive after a severed head was found on an Arlington walking trail in the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The great-great grandson of Robert E. Lee is speaking out about the fate of his relative’s statue in Lee Park. A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the City of Dallas is within its rights to remove the statue from Lee Park. The Dallas City Council voted 13 to 1 to remove…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas city leaders dedicated a 32-thousand square foot outreach center on Thursday to help the unsheltered homeless. Judge Clay Jenkins spoke at the OurCalling Shelter ceremony and said Texans answered the call during Hurricane Harvey but need to translate that to people who have been without a home for years. “These people, these…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The temporary restraining order blocking the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Lee Park was dissolved by a federal judge on Thursday, which means the process to remove the statue can go forward. The Dallas City Council voted 13 to 1 on Wednesday to have the statue removed immediately and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The removal of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Lee Park has been stopped after a temporary restraining order was filed in Dallas County. The Dallas City Council voted 13 to 1 on Wednesday to have the statue removed immediately and placed in storage until a task force decides what…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The wife of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching her own political career and running for a state senate seat once held by her husband. Angela Paxton made the announcement Wednesday. She was a guidance counselor at a Frisco private school and has never held elected office. But she’s…… MORE
