FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – Some homes and businesses within the 75034 ZIP code will be converted to the new 75036 ZIP code. The addresses affected by the change are largely in West Frisco. Addresses in the 75033 and 75035 ZIP code will not be affected. The area affected by the change is bordered by Cottonwood Branch…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Fort Worth has created a hotline dedicated to taking calls about illegal fireworks use that runs from now until July 4th. The Fort Worth Police Department’s Officer Brad Perez said it was created because every year dispatchers are inundated with calls about shots fired or noise complaints.…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Fort Worth ISD to hand over a full and complete copy of their human sexuality curriculum. His request comes after the district allegedly denied parents access to the documents. Some parents say, not only were their records requests denied, but their children were not…… MORE
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – An autopsy has confirmed that the gunman who killed more than two dozen people at a Texas church last year died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The autopsy, released Thursday by the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office, says 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley also was shot in the…… MORE
DeSoto, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Eighteen year old Destiny Brannon was crowned valedictorian at DeSoto High School this year, but recently found out the title belongs to another student due to a miscalculation by the district. Almost a month after graduation, the mistake was confirmed and a classmate formerly at number four in the class, was…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging President Donald Trump to rethink imposing steel and aluminum tariffs, worrying that doing so “may threaten future economic growth both in our state and across the country.” In a letter Thursday to the president, Abbott said Texas imports more than twice the amount of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A broken waste water pipe is raising concerns about sewage that could flow into White Rock Lake. According to the North Texas Municipal Water District, a contractor bore through the pipe causing one million gallons of sewage to spill into White Rock Creek in Plano, about 12 miles from the lake. “Any…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Three Dallas Police Officers are facing gambling related charges and are on administrative leave. The Dallas Police Department said Thursday three of its Officers turned themselves in following an investigation by the Public Integrity Unit. Senior Corporal Edward Van Meter Junior and Senior Corporal Roger Williams were charged with Gambling Promotion. Sergeant Shannon…… MORE
Updated at 5:45pm: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Police say five people have been killed and several others were “gravely injured” in a shooting at a building housing a Maryland newspaper. Anne Arundel County Acting Police Chief William Krampf confirmed the deaths Thursday at a news conference. Gov. Larry Hogan has previously said that there were…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF News) – Residents of Mesquite are on notice this 4th of July holiday. The City of Mesquite’s Wayne Larson said officials have rolled out it’s “Celebrate Safely with Friends and Family, Not Fireworks” initiative. “We aggressively enforce the no fireworks and no celebratory gunfire laws in our community. This is in direct result of…… MORE
