PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Heavy rains are causing some sanitary overflow in North Texas. The Trinity River Authority and the City of Plano have each reported overflow of more than 100,000 gallons of water. Vanessa Joseph is with the Trinity River Authority and said this situation is actually common. “These are things that will typically happen and…… MORE
DALLAS, TX (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a U.S. Postal Service employee in Dallas. The U.S. Attorney’s office says one person was taken into custody early this morning in relation to the shooting that left 58-year-old Tony Mosby dead. Mosby was shot to death while driving his…… MORE
DALLAS (KLIF / WBAP) — Winter weather is making its way across North Texas, and causing some real problems in Tarrant County. Brad dropped by the studio to give Dave & Amy an update. (7:50am CST) Dave Williams & Amy Chodroff, KLIF/WBAP, Copyright © 2018… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire Rescue said the search for a car and its driver that were swept into the Trinity River in southeast Oak Cliff Wednesday morning has been temporarily suspended due to harsh weather. DFR spokesman Jason Evans said the search could resume if weather conditions improve. Evans said crews, including the Swift Water…… MORE
Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – Grand Prairie firefighters were kept busy overnight with a blaze that destroyed the Restaurante Hacienda Buffet on Main Street near I-30. A passerby saw flames coming from the roof around 2am and called 9-1-1. According to WFAA-TV, crews arrived and tried to put out the flames from the inside, but it…… MORE
NEEDVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Houston-area school district is threatening to suspend students who disrupt classes or walk out to protest current gun laws. The Houston Chronicle reports that Needville ISD Superintendent Curtis Rhodes sent a letter to families and published on schools’ social media Tuesday saying students would face a three-day, out-of-school suspension if they…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway has received threats after the comments he made earlier this week about wishing the NRA hold their scheduled convention somewhere other than Dallas. Caraway said hosting the conference here would be ignorant to the continued gun violence — the NRA says they won’t allow a politician…… MORE
CORINTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Lake Dallas student that posted a photo of himself holding a rifle has been removed from campus for the rest of the school year. According to the Corinth Police Department’s Facebook page, the original photo that was uploaded to Snapchat was edited by an unknown individual. A banner was placed across the…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Creekview High School student was arrested Tuesday for falsely warning of a school shooting on social media. The Carrollton Police Department said the student allegedly sent a Snapchat Message stating “Today’s the Day” along with a picture of someone dressed all in black holding a large red bag. When the message…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump heard a series of heartfelt stories and pleas for change during a meeting Wednesday with people affected by some of the nation’s highest-profile deadly school shootings, including the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and last week’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Andrew…… MORE
