HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Both major Houston airports have been temporarily shut down. George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports both tweeted that flooding on the roadways has forced them to stop incoming and outgoing flights until further notice. On Monday, that’s more than a thousand canceled flights at George Bush and more than 300 at…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Dallas Set to Open Mega-Shelter in Convention Center for Storm Evacuees
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas is preparing to open up the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center for South Texas evacuees on Tuesday. The city opened three shelters over the weekend, all at local rec centers: Walnut Hill, Tommie Allen, and Samuel Grand. The first two filled their 300-person capacity within days. The Red Cross is…… MORE
A third shelter has opened up in Dallas for Hurricane Harvey evacuees
(WBAP/KLIF) A third shelter has been opened by officials on Sunday afternoon; with efforts to continue to help residents along the upper Texas coastline find a safe place away from Hurricane Harvey. The plan has called for a total of three recreational facilities to be used as shelters, the Walnut Hills Rec Center, the Tommie…… MORE
Police shoot gunman while answering domestic disturbance call
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police officers shot a man Saturday night while answering the third domestic disturbance call of the evening to a south Fort Worth house near 35W and Berry Street. As they arrived at the home an armed man came out shooting. Officers returned fire, and the suspect was hit. He…… MORE
Multiple people rescued from a sinking boat near Port Aransas
(WBAP/KLIF) Several people were rescued by the Coast Guard after being stuck on a boat in distress after Hurricane Harvey. The boat called “Signet Express” held four people aboard when it nearly sunk near Port Aransas Texas on Saturday. A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrews responded to the scene and…… MORE