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Family of Plano Teen Who Died From Fentanyl Poisoning Raising Awareness

Family of Plano Teen Who Died From Fentanyl Poisoning Raising Awareness

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The family of a Plano teen who died from fentanyl poisoning last month is hoping her story will serve as a warning to others. According to a family statement on the family website, on February 19, 16-year-old Plano Senior High School junior Sienna Vaughn took what she thought was a…MORE

Cowboys Release Ezekiel Elliott

Cowboys Release Ezekiel Elliott

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Cowboys have released running back Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott ends his Cowboys career with 8,262 rushing yards and 68 rushing touchdowns and 80 total touchdowns, ranking third in franchise history in all three categories behind hall of famers Emmitt Smith and Tony Dorsett. Elliott was signed through the 2026 season and…MORE

Two Dead After Shooting Outside Deep Ellum Nightclub

Two Dead After Shooting Outside Deep Ellum Nightclub

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas police are searching for the suspect who shot and killed two people at a nightclub in Deep Ellum early Wednesday morning. Investigators said someone walking by the Bitter End bar on Elm Street and Malcom X Boulevard around 1 a.m. fired shots into the building from outside. A man…MORE

Plano Police Search For Semi Driver In Connection to Deadly Hit-and-Run

Plano Police Search For Semi Driver In Connection to Deadly Hit-and-Run

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Plano police are searching for the driver of a semi truck in connection to a deadly hit and run this week. It happened Monday night around 9:30 on Central Expressway near Legacy Drive. Investigators said 29-year-old Leah Daniels of McKinney was getting out of her stalled car from the passenger…MORE

US House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing Near Texas Border

US House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing Near Texas Border

Fox News (WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee are reportedly bailing from attending a field hearing in Texas about the border crisis. Committee chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., told Fox News about Democratic members pulling out of the hearing, in which U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz was set to testify…MORE

Sunny and Pleasant Today; Severe Thunderstorms Thursday East of I-35

Sunny and Pleasant Today; Severe Thunderstorms Thursday East of I-35

A storm system is expected to move through the Southern Plains on Thursday and will bring a threat for severe weather to North Texas. Showers and thunderstorms will begin developing east of I-35 early in the day. The severe threat will increase in the early afternoon near and east of I-35 as thunderstorms develop along…MORE

Rhome Police Looking Witnesses, Suspect in Fatal Crash that Killed a Motorcyclist

Rhome Police Looking Witnesses, Suspect in Fatal Crash that Killed a Motorcyclist

The suspect vehicle is a Ford 4-door pickup hauling a black trailer. Rhome, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The Rhome Police Department is looking for witnesses and a person of interest in connection to a deadly incident on US Highway 287 last Friday. The accident happened around 7:15am between Pioneer Parkway and Highway 114. Police say the…MORE

Dallas Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Juveniles on Stolen Horses

Dallas Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving Juveniles on Stolen Horses

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – An apparent joy ride on stolen horses left one person dead and two others injured in South Dallas Tuesday morning. Investigators said it happened along Great Trinity Forest Way near Julius Schepps Freeway. A car crashed into the group around 5:30. A 14-year-old died at the scene and a 16-year-old…MORE

Crucial Partnership Between MedStar & the Recovery Resource Council is Impacting Lives

Crucial Partnership Between MedStar & the Recovery Resource Council is Impacting Lives

Tarrant County (WBAP/KLIF) – A partnership between Tarrant County’s MedStar 911 ambulance service and Fort Worth’s Recovery Resource Council [rrc] is aimed at reducing repeat drug overdoses. Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, NREMT, and Chief Transformation Officer with MedStar, the over year-old program provides additional resources to overdose patients treated in the field. After the initial emergency…MORE