DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – For 13 years, the organization ‘Children at Risk’ has ranked public schools in Texas. The organization researched and ranked 219 public high schools from nine area counties of North Texas. The School of Science and Engineering (Dallas ISD) ranked first, continuing its collective excellence among students and teachers. William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Dallas honored its law enforcement Wednesday afternoon with a memorial service and march. In honor of National Police Memorial Day, hundreds of Dallas Police officers marched alongside city officials about a quarter-mile to Dallas City Hall, where a 45-minute memorial service too place to honor the sacrifices police…… MORE
PONDER (WBAP/KLIF News) – Multiple people were killed in a shooting at a home in Ponder, just west of Denton. The Denton County Sheriff’s Office’s Lieutenant Orlando Hinojosa said police made the discovery around 8:30 Wednesday morning after responding to a burglary call at the home in the 600 block of Lone Star Park Drive. …… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of an Uber driver accused of raping a passenger. 59-year old Talal Chammout is accused in the July 2015 sexual assault of a woman after he picked her up in Oak Lawn and drove her to her West Oak Cliff home. The victim, who is going…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A 25-year old Mesquite man was jailed after posing as a 17-year old Hurricane Harvey evacuee to enroll in a Dallas high school last year. Sidney Gilstrap-Portley enrolled at Hillcrest High as a freshman under a fake name and quickly joined the basketball team. DISD officials say Gilstrap-Portley gained access to schools…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Frisco is growing so quickly the United States Postal Service is adding a fourth zip code. Starting July 1st, about 10,000 residential and business addresses who currently use the 75034 zip code will use the new 75036 zip code. The change will affect the area bordered by Cottonwood Brand and…… MORE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – The city of Arlington has released details of its incentive package for Amazon after announcing it’s “no longer moving forward” in the selection process for the company’s second headquarters. Arlington, which made the announcement Tuesday, was part of the Dallas-Fort Worth region’s proposal. Arlington says it “remains very supportive” of the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal grand jury has returned an Indictment charging ten people for their role in conspiring to traffic contraband through DFW Airport. According to Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, the law enforcement operation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Dallas Police Department, the Internal…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Trinity Forest Golf Club is the site for this year’s Byron Nelson golf tournament. The course sits on the banks of the Trinity River and brings the tournament to Southeast Dallas. “It puts us on the map,” said a long time Pleasant Grove resident. “They aren’t going to be talking about…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF News) – Irving Police are asking parents to talk with their children about a Britain Elementary School music teacher that is facing child abuse charges related to a student. Investigators said 50-year-old Edmund Charles Barrera is charged with second-degree felony child abuse and more charges could be filed. The department’s James McClelland said a…… MORE
