GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – A woman is facing intoxication manslaughter charges after Garland police say she struck and killed a person standing by a disabled vehicle on the shoulder of LBJ Freeway. 53-year-old Rhonda Anderson of Mesquite was jailed under a $100,000 dollar bond. Police say she was drunk when she drove off the freeway near…… MORE
EULESS (WBAP/KLIF) – Ground crews at Southwest Airlines have narrowly approved a new contract. It comes after almost five years of negotiations. Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 555 okayed the deal by a 50.4 to 49.6 margin, only a 75 vote difference. The new deal includes a 20-percent pay raise over the life…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police departments across North Texas are encouraging anyone with outstanding traffic tickets to pay now, before they’re arrested. The Dallas Marshal’s Chief Deputy, Paul Hansen, says officers catch people with more than just traffic violations on their records. “We also run into weapon charges, drug charges and people who occupy…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Ethan Couch will be transferred from juvenile court to the adult system by his 19th birthday in April. A judge in Tarrant County made the ruling Friday. Couch was sentenced to 10 years’ probation in a drunken-driving crash that killed four people. There could be new conditions to the teen’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) Virgin America says it will fly out of Dallas with empty seats rather than reduce the cost of them. Two years ago, Virgin and Southwest Airlines added flights to its schedules after the Wright Amendment was lifted at Dallas-Love Field. As a result, the carriers, along with Spirit Airlines, reduced fares to fill more seats. Virgin…… MORE