DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Mesquite. Police in Mesquite are asking for help in identifying an armed bank robbery suspect. Monday just after 10 in the morning, police responded to a robbery call in the 900 block of North Town East Boulevard. A man reportedly went up to the teller counter, showed a gun and demanded money.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cook Children’s Medical Center is urging parents to keep an eye out for their children when they are close to pools and open waters. Sharon Evans, trauma and injury prevention coordinator for Cook Children’s said they had 5 drowning patients admitted on Sunday ages ranging from 1 to 14. Though the drownings…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is getting a little over 173.7 million stimulus dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. “This will target part of the economy that was severely hit by the pandemic, for instance the tourism industry,” said Jay Chapa Deputy City Manager. Chapa said first on the agenda will be to…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible through Friday, June 18. The agency says a significant number of forced generation outages combined with potential record electric use for the month of June has resulted in tight grid conditions. Generator owners…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer is on administrative leave after being arrested and charged with Sexual Assault of a Child. According to the Dallas Police Department, Officer Tyrone Williams Jr. was booked into the Dallas County jail Monday morning. Williams has been with the department since 2009 and is currently assigned to the south-central…… MORE