HOUSTON (AP) – Four people are dead after a small plane crashed near a Southeast Texas airport. The Federal Aviation Administration reports a single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane crashed Sunday morning near the airport in Navasota, northwest of Houston. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford tells the Houston Chronicle the pilot of another plane spotted the wreckage of…… MORE
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Fugitive Apprehended in Dallas
LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man who escaped from custody earlier this month has been recaptured. Thomas Cano, 37, was nabbed by an undercover officer in Dallas while he was looking into vehicles in a parking lot on Webb Chapel Extension. Cano made his getaway Valentine’s Day while undergoing treatment at the Medical Center of Lewisville.…… MORE
Have You Voted Yet?
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 667,000 Texans have cast ballots for Tuesday’s primary, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The number covers the 15 largest counties in Texas, including Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties. The latest results represent about seven percent of registered voters in those counties. Friday is the last day…… MORE
Police Beef Up Patrol in Uptown
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
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
