DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Denton County Public Health (DCPH) reports the first pediatric flu related death for this flu season. Jennifer Rainey with DCPH said young children, pregnant women and adults over 65 have a higher risk. “The thing that makes this most difficult is that this is a child…and a mother and father are grieving over the…… MORE
The city of Plano is changing it’s severe weather warning siren. In the past, a siren has been accompanied by a voice messaging warning. According to Plano officials the voice messaging was sometimes confusing and difficult to hear, causing residents to come outside to hear the message. This is the opposite of what the city…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas activists voiced frustration Monday with recent charges brought against a white man caught on video attacking a black woman in Deep Ellum. The video shows Austin Shuffield repeatedly punching the woman Thursday. He later pulled a gun and was charged with Aggravated Assault and other misdemeanors, and bonded out of jail Friday.…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – If you got hit with the hail storm last night, local insurance agencies are telling people the best ways to go about it. Mark Hanna with Insurance Council of Texas said to make sure you have your policies in place and possibly lower deductible rates before a storm hits. “After a storm like we had…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – U.S. prosecutors have charged President Donald Trump critic and attorney Michael Avenatti with extortion and bank and wire fraud. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles said Avenatti was arrested Monday in New York. Spokesman Ciaran McEvoy says the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is accusing those responsible for launching the special counsel investigation of “treason” and says they “will certainly be looked at.” Trump did not specify who he’s referring to, but told reporters Monday, that “There are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things,…… MORE
ENNIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas police chief and his volunteer firefighter son are among five people killed in a head-on crash in Ellis County Sunday morning. The crash claimed the lives of Chief Michael Spurgeon Sr., his son Michael Spurgeon Jr. and three other Ennis-area residents. The Texas Department of Public Safety said…… MORE
Dallas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – There is fallout over the arrest of a former Deep Ellum bartender who is charged with allegedly beating a woman who he says blocked his way out of a parking log early Wednesday. Dozens of angry protesters took to the streets Saturday in Deep Ellum to disrupt the entertainment district in…… MORE
Coppell, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Coppell Police are on the hunt for three people suspected of vandalizing Kid County Playground and Andy Brown Park late last week. The suspects allegedly ripped pages from the books in the “free library” section of the park, then set them on fire, and caused other damages estimated to be over…… MORE
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Sunday that his personal use and ownership of firearms taught him the responsibility of having guns and can help bridge politically fraught discussions about gun control in the U.S. The former Texas congressman told The Associated Press in an interview Sunday in Las Vegas that…… MORE
