AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new report shows a sharp increase in arrests of Texas students for threatening violence in the wake of the deadly high school shooting in February in Parkland, Florida. The report was released Tuesday by Texas Appleseed, a social justice advocacy group, and other organizations. It says that according to Texas…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire Rescue saved an 11-year-old boy from drowning in the Trinity River Witnesses said they saw the boy walk out of the woods and into the Trinity River. They said as he made his way across, he became trapped in mud and was unable to free himself.…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Denton announced the resignation of it’s Police Chief and 2 Chief Deputies Chief Lee Howell is leaving to become the Police Chief for the City of Saginaw and Assistant Chief Scott Fletcher and Roger White are retiring. Bryan Cose with Denton Police Department said City Manager Todd Hileman has…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/ KLIF) — Hundreds of high school students got the chance to be in the driver’s seat Tuesday when they kicked off this year’s Solar Car Challenge. The competition is a 1500 mile trek from Texas Motor Speedway to Palmdale, California, in solar cars the students built themselves. Dr. Lehman Marks started the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas-based Texas Instruments has announced the resignation of its new CEO who has only been on the job a few weeks. The company said Brian Crutcher resigned due to violations of the company’s code of conduct not related to company operations. “For decades, our company’s core values and code of conduct have…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he meant the opposite when he said in Helsinki that he doesn’t see why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. Back at the White House on Tuesday, the president told reporters that he said he meant he doesn’t see why Russia “wouldn’t” be responsible. He…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/ KLIF) – Next time you see smoke coming out of someone’s cars, you can do something about it. All you need to do is contact the Regional Smoking Vehicle Program, provide the license plate number, time and location and they will take care of it. Brian Wilson with the program said they will…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – With temperatures expected to top out around 106 degrees this week, first responders are advising North Texans on ways to protect themselves from a potentially dangerous situation. The elderly, the sick and the very young are especially susceptible to heat-related illnesses. Trooper Lonny Haschel with the Texas Department of Public…… MORE
Irving, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Two tax return preparers in Irving have been charged with federal fraud and identity theft. The Department of Justice detailed an indictment against Francisco Ventura and Mario Melendez. Both men have been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and multiple counts of filing fraudulent tax returns for…… MORE
Duncanville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Police are looking for the person who shot and killed an 18-year-old man outside a Duncanville hotel this morning. It happened around 1:45 this morning at the Rodeway Inn off I-20 and Camp Wisdom road, where police say the man was shot outside the hotel. They say he ran inside, collapsed…… MORE
