BORGER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Officials with the City of Borger said it’s in need of clean up materials such as shovels, rakes, gloves and heavy duty trash bags as it continues to clean up areas ravaged by the ongoing wildfires in the panhandle. In a Facebook post on Sunday; the city said its immediate…… MORE
PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A second death has been reported as a result of the wildfires that continue to scorch the Texas panhandle. The family of Cindy Owen said she died on Thursday after being caught in a wildfire near Pampa. The Texas Department of Public Safety said the truck driver got out of…… MORE
STINNETT (WBAP/KLIF News ) – What is now the largest wildfire in Texas history has scorched over 1 million acres in the Texas panhandle since it began Monday and claimed the life of at least one victim. The family of 83-year-old Joyce Blankenship said she died at her house in Stinnett. The Smokehouse Creek fire…… MORE
PANHANDLE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Fast moving wildfires continue to spread in the Texas panhandle, prompting evacuation orders and the shutting down of a nuclear facility Tuesday afternoon. Some residents in the rural towns of Canadian, Pampa and others were told to leave as neighborhoods and livestock were threatened. Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Mesquite Police Department on Tuesday released body camera footage and the 911 calls from the officer-involved shooting at a local academy earlier this month. Officers responded to the Pioneer Technology and Art Academy on February 19, after a school administrator said 16-year-old student brought a gun on campus. In…… MORE
LIVINGSTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) – There’s been an arrest in connection to a Southeast Texas Amber Alert as the search for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham intensifies. Her family reported Audrii missing after she didn’t get off the bus at the end of the day last Thursday in Livingston, about 74 miles northeast of Houston. Investigators learned…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) -Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson addressed reports surrounding his recent divorce. In a statement on Thursday, the mayor confirmed that he and his wife of 16 years are going through a divorce, but he said that he will keep details about the proceedings private. Johnson’s statement was issued in response to reports…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News ) -Just days after three children were bitten by a coyote at an Arlington park, Arlington Animal Services announced Thursday morning that workers captured the coyote believed to be responsible for the terrifying encounters. The incidents happened at Parkway Central Park on Van Buren drive near Lamar Boulevard and Cooper Street. The…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Tuesday after disappointing inflation data made investors confront the bitter possibility that interest rates will stay high for months longer than they were hoping. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.4% as traders delayed forecasts for when the Federal Reserve will deliver the cuts to interest rates they crave…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Two people have been injured in an early-morning crash in Irving. It happened around 2 a.m. on southbound Loop 12 near Irving Boulevard and involved three vehicles, including two 18-wheelers. All southbound lanes are closed as authorities investigate the cause of the accident. Irving Police said it could take investigators…… MORE
