Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Firefighters are making progress on the Palo Pinto County wildfire that’s burned almost 4,500 acres so far, fueled by drought and tinder-dry brush. Containment has grown to 65 percent as of Friday. National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Godland tells us the area did receive as much as one quarter of an inch…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Three months ago a nationwide warning was issued to avoid eating romaine lettuce because a lot of it had been contaminated with e-coli bacteria. At least 200 people, including 4 in Texas, were sickened. It was the largest single food poisoning outbreak in the country in more than a decade. After much…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) –Five people are arrested at a Saturday immigration policy protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Dallas. Dallas Police say four face charges of blocking a public roadway; one is accused of assaulting an officer. About twenty five hundred people turned…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning at Big T Bazaar. Police were called to the shopping center at 4515 Village Fair Drive about 1:30 a.m., with reports of gun fire. Police found 2 gunshot victims at the scene, who were taken to Methodist Central Hospital. One victim was…… MORE
Grapevine (WBAP/KLIF) – A juvenile zebra mussel was found attached to a water sampler in the southern end of the lake on June 22, and microscopic larvae were found in the lake in May. They’ve already been confirmed in five other north Texas lakes, including Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Lewisville, and Lake Ray Roberts. The…… MORE
DALLAS, Texas – The Dallas FBI Violent Crimes Task Force reports police have again arrested a 54 year old prisoner who escaped from a Seagoville prison Thursday night. They say William Laurence Stanley was found hiding around a Highway 635 underpass in Balch Springs Friday night, and taken to the Balch Springs City Jail. William Laurence…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – It is now believed White Rock Lake in Dallas will not be affected by a sewage spill that flowed into White Rock Creek in Plano. Denise Hickey with the North Texas Municipal Water District says tests show it is contained 10 miles north of the lake. “Water quality and environmental assessment indicates…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One he plans to announce his choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9. The president says he is considering two women among a group of at least five potential candidates for the nation’s high court. Trump says as many as…… MORE
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors say disgraced ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar and a former trainer have been charged with sexual abuse stemming from an investigation involving an elite gymnastics center in Texas. Walker County prosecutor Stephanie Stroud announced Friday that Nassar faces six counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child. A former trainer, Debbie…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Independent School District is prohibiting bullying based on a student’s immigration status. During the June 21 board meeting, Dallas ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the addition of “immigration status” in the district’s Student Welfare Freedom From Bullying FFI policy. The district’s policy prohibits any acts of bullying, including those…… MORE
