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All Grapevine Lake Parks and Boat Ramps Closed Due to High Lake Levels, Flooding

All Grapevine Lake Parks and Boat Ramps Closed Due to High Lake Levels, Flooding

GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Grapevine closed all parks and boat ramps near Grapevine Lake because of excessive flooding from heavy rainfall. Kevin Mitchell Director of Parks and Recreation said currently the lake is almost 17 feet over normal pool and could rise depending on the weather. “Every single park near the lake is underwater, there’s…MORE

Police Praising Employees at a North Texas KFC after Arrest of Alleged Kidnapper

Police Praising Employees at a North Texas KFC after Arrest of Alleged Kidnapper

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are crediting employees at a KFC restaurant in Azle for rescuing a girl believed to have been kidnapped. According to the Azle Police Department, Officers responded Tuesday morning to a report of a kidnapping at the KFC restaurant located at 637 Boyd Road in Azle. An employee from the business told…MORE

Dallas Police, LGBTQ Community to Hold Town Hall Meeting

Dallas Police, LGBTQ Community to Hold Town Hall Meeting

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A town hall meeting with the Dallas Police Department and the city’s LGBTQ community is set for Thursday night. The meeting has been planned for months but comes within a week of the shooting death of a Dallas transgender woman. Police said Tuesday that Muhlaysia Booker’s murder could be connected to two other…MORE

Reward Offered for Information About Missing Mesquite Mother

Reward Offered for Information About Missing Mesquite Mother

MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – The family of a missing Mesquite mother who vanished in April is offering a $2500 reward for information that leads to a resolution in the case. 26-year-old Prisma Denisse Peralta Reyes was reported missing when she did not show up to pick up her son from daycare. Investigators said Reyes’ stepfather Daniel Fuchs…MORE

Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Secure Texans’ Right to Carry in Church

Texas Legislature Passes Bill to Secure Texans’ Right to Carry in Church

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Less than two years after a gunman opened fire at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church killing 26 people, Texas lawmakers passed SB 535 by Senator Donna Campbell, securing the rights of Texans to carry in a place of worship. “We have learned many times over that there is no such thing as a…MORE

Flower Mound Man Charged in DUI Crash That Severed a Police Officer’s Leg

Flower Mound Man Charged in DUI Crash That Severed a Police Officer’s Leg

San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) A North Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, in connection with a life-threatening accident involving a South Texas police officer. On Saturday night, San Marcos – just south of Austin –  Officer Claudia Cormier was responding to a traffic hazard call on i-35 between TSU and the San Marcos…MORE

Flower Mound Man Charged in DUI Crash That Severed a Police Officer’s Leg

Flower Mound Man Charged in DUI Crash That Severed a Police Officer’s Leg

San Marcos, TX (WBAP/KLIF) A North Texas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI, in connection with a life-threatening accident involving a South Texas police officer. On Saturday night, San Marcos – just south of Austin –  Officer Claudia Cormier was responding to a traffic hazard call on i-35 between TSU and the San Marcos…MORE

Fax Machine Error Prevented Amber Alert For Fort Worth Abduction

Fax Machine Error Prevented Amber Alert For Fort Worth Abduction

ITarrant County, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Police say an error with a fax machine is the reason an Amber Alert from over the weekend did not make its way to local radio stations. 8-year-old Salem Sabatka was abducted around 6:30 Saturday night….almost three hours later, police e-mailed the amber alert to the DPS. The…MORE

Former Texas State Lawmaker From Grand Prairie Elected Chairman of Dallas County GOP

Former Texas State Lawmaker From Grand Prairie Elected Chairman of Dallas County GOP

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Republican Party has chosen a new leader. Former Texas state representative Rodney Anderson replaces Missy Shorey following her unexpected death last month…and says the goal is to get Republicans on the same page. “If we anticipate back ground that was lost two years ago we must have a unified…MORE

Gas Stations Accused Of Price Gouging During Harvey Will Refund Customers

Gas Stations Accused Of Price Gouging During Harvey Will Refund Customers

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) –  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his Consumer Protection Division have settled lawsuits against two Texas gas stations accused of price gouging during Hurricane Harvey.  Paxton’s office also secured secured Assurances of Voluntary Compliance with four Dallas-Fort Worth area gas stations. Under separate agreements, Encinal Fuel LLC and Lafayette C-Store will each pay…MORE