Yearly Archives: 2016

An Apartment Fire Leaves One Dead

An Apartment Fire Leaves One Dead

BEDFORD (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The Bedford Fire Department is investigating the death of a resident at an apartment complex after an early Tuesday morning fire. Deputy Fire Chief James Richardson says fire fighters responded to the apartment near Tennis Drive and Bedford Road after 4:00 this morning after someone smelled smoke. “We did see a…MORE

Keeping Blue Bell Safe

Keeping Blue Bell Safe

BRENHAM (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Blue Bell is getting money to make sure its ice cream stays safe. The Texas Workforce commission is donating a half million dollar grant to train employees in food safety. Close to 800 workers at the ice cream maker’s plant in Brenham will take part in the training. A listeria outbreak…MORE

Dallas County to Soon Test Locally for Zika Virus

Dallas County to Soon Test Locally for Zika Virus

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Dallas County will soon be able to test for Zika Virus locally without having to ship tests to the Centers for Disease Control. The testing will not be open to everyone according to Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zach Thompson. “This testing is for those patients who meet the…MORE

Big Changes Coming to SAT in March

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, is going to look different starting next month. Click to hear WBAP’s Chelsea Wade talk with David Kim, the CEO of C-2 Education: The College Board, which is responsible for the exam’s content and design, said the new format is more representative of what students…MORE

American Airlines Marks Black History Month

Ft. Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – American Airlines is marking Black History Month by offering a documentary about the Tuskegee Airmen on all of its flights that include in-seat entertainment. The Luft Gangster: Memoirs of a Second Class Hero chronicles the life of a Tuskegee Airman who was also a POW during World War II. The…MORE