Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The trial of a Grand Prairie man accused of beating a 4-year old child to death over two years ago starts today. 36-year old Charles Phifer is charged with brutally beating his girlfriend’s daughter, Leiliana Wright, with a belt and a bamboo stick on March 12, 2016. The mother, 32-year…… MORE
Garland (WBAP/KLIF) – About 400 Garland Power & Light customers are without power for the next few days while crews repair damaged power lines from the recent storms. The company says 18 tall power poles were destroyed because of high winds on Sunday. The homes affected usually have alternate power coming from underneath the homes,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue reports one dead and five others hurt following a three-story town home partial collapse in West Dallas. Jason Evans with Dallas-Fire rescue said six people were trapped when the wood frame of a town home under construction near Trinity Groves came down. Five were taken to the hospital and one died. …… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Vice President Mike Pence visited Dallas Monday to campaign for two republicans in highly contested races on the November ballot. Pence spoke at a campaign event for Congressman Pete Sessions in Highland Park. Sessions is being challenged by democrat Colin Allred in the race for Congressional District 32. Allred is a former…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines is telling employees to think twice before rebooking stranded customers on rival airlines, and regular economy-class passengers are the most likely to suffer when there are long delays or canceled flights. A new policy at American directs airport agents not to rebook economy passengers on competing airlines – with no…… MORE