FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FAA conducted the latest in a series of drone-detection system evaluations at DFW Airport this week. The agency said it has received 1800 reports of drones near airports last year and DFW International gets a few reports a month. A private company offered to put up sensors to spot the…… MORE
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Suspect Arrested in the Murder of a Woman Near TCU
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Fort Worth police announced that there has been an arrest in the murder of a woman found dead in her apartment near the Texas Christian University campus earlier this month. Officer Jimmy Pollozani said the United States Marshal Task Force arrested 23-year-old Reginald Kimbro, who is being held in the Mansfield…… MORE
Dallas Zoo To Unveil New $14 Million Dollar, 21-Acre Hippo Exhibit
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Zoo is unveiling its Simmons Hippo Outpost Friday morning and it’s sure to be a treat. It’s a $14 million, 2.1 acre immersive African waterhole habitat that allows guests to come nose to nose with the Zoo’s two new hippos six-year-old Adhama and 10-year-old Boipelo via a 24-foot by 8-foot…… MORE
Developers Break Ground on Office Park Made From Shipping Containers
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Developers for the Connex Office Park in Fort Worth broke ground Thursday on an office building that will be made from shipping containers. It’s a concept developed by Matthias and Jie Melchiors, who are the partners and founders of MEL/ARCH studio in Fort Worth. Matthias Melchiors said the firm will stack…… MORE
Federal Investigators Raided Televanglist Benny Hinn’s Grapevine Offices
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News) – United States Postal Inspectors and IRS investigators raided the Grapevine headquarters of world-renowned Televangelist Benny Hinn Wednesday afternoon. Investigators spent a large part of the day searching Hinn’s offices and filling a truck they had parked near the front door with boxes. The U.S Postal Service did not publicly comment on the raid.…… MORE