Garland, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a YouTube video Wednesday, former Florida congressman Allen West announced his intentions to run for chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. West, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who now lives in Garland with his family, says his overall goal is to defeat the “scourge called progressive socialism in Texas.”…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Many North Texans will continue to pop fireworks over the Independence Day weekend and the Parkland Burn Center in Dallas wants residents to be safe. Stephanie Chapman is a nurse at the burn center and said every year they see a spike in fireworks-related injuries. “In the last five years, we’ve admitted…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fourth of July celebrations in Washington are getting the Trump treatment this year. Besides a traditional parade Thursday morning, an annual evening concert at the Capitol plus fireworks over the National Mall, President Donald Trump is hosting an hour long event in the early evening that he’s dubbed “Salute to America.” Tomorrow…… MORE
Lufkin (WBAP/KLIF) – Lufkin Police say they have identified the woman who took a video of herself licking a bucket of Blue Bell ice cream in a Walmart store and putting it back in the display case. The video went viral and has been viewed 11 million times. After the video hit social media, Blue…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — Seconds before a small plane crashed at a suburban Dallas airport, killing all 10 people on board, the crew commented on a problem with the left engine, federal officials said Tuesday. The Beechcraft BE-350 King Air struggled to gain altitude before veering to the left and crashing into a hangar Sunday morning at the…… MORE