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A Frisco Teen is Facing Charges of Making Terroristic Threats

A Frisco Teen is Facing Charges of Making Terroristic Threats

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) -The 16-year-old is accused of making online threats over the weekend against Frisco High School. Because of the threats additional police were on the campus Monday as a precaution. The Frisco Police Department says the investigation is active and ongoing and that all threats made against schools will be taken seriously. (COPYRIGHT WBAP/KLIF…MORE

Dallas County Judge Identifies Biggest Challenges in State of the County Address

Dallas County Judge Identifies Biggest Challenges in State of the County Address

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Judge addressed the state of Dallas County on Tuesday during his ‘State of the County’ address at the Renaissance Hotel in Dallas. County Judge Clay Jenkins said jobs numbers are good, COVID-19 numbers are down, and wages are up. “The biggest challenges for us right now are inflation, which…MORE

Apartment Fire Contained in City of Fate

Apartment Fire Contained in City of Fate

FATE (WBAP/KLIF) – An early morning apartment fire in Fate is fully contained, according to city officials. The fire broke out at the Prose apartment complex just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday. One building structure was lost. According to the city, the building was not occupied and there were no injuries due to the fire.…MORE

Texas Confirms First Death of Person Diagnosed with Monkeypox

Texas Confirms First Death of Person Diagnosed with Monkeypox

HARRIS COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Texas has confirmed the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox. The Department of State Health Services said the patient was a Harris County resident who was severely immunocompromised. The case is under investigation to determine what role monkeypox played in the death. “Monkeypox is a serious disease,…MORE

Prosper ISD Parents Demand Superintendent Resign Amid Explosive Child Abuse Lawsuit

Prosper ISD Parents Demand Superintendent Resign Amid Explosive Child Abuse Lawsuit

Prosper, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Calls for Prosper ISD Superintendent Holly Ferguson to step down amid allegations that the district swept child sexual assault allegations against a former bus driver under the rug. At a board meeting Monday, parents were outraged that they did not know about the May arrest of former bus driver Frank Paniagua,…MORE

Showers & thunderstorms after 8am; High near 88

Showers & thunderstorms after 8am; High near 88

Showers and thunderstorms will invade tonight. Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight Showers and thunderstorms…MORE

Showers & thunderstorms after 8am; High near 86

Showers & thunderstorms after 8am; High near 86

Warm to hot and humid throughout the week. Some rain chances returning starting on Tuesday….. Today|Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly PM….High 86F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Tonight|Mostly cloudy skies. Low around 75F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow|Scattered thunderstorms in the morning. Cloudy skies late. High…MORE

A Former Arlington Police Officer Found Not Guilty in Death of Woman

A Former Arlington Police Officer Found Not Guilty in Death of Woman

Ravinder Singh was on trail for the 2019 shooting and killing of Margarita Brooks. Brooks was living outside and had passed out near the Seville Commons Shopping Center. Singh says when he tried to check on her a dog rushed him, and he fired his weapon.  Brooks was hit two times. Singh graduated from the…MORE

Asian Community Concerned following Racist Rant

Asian Community Concerned following Racist Rant

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – Anti-hate groups in Collin County are demanding change after a racist rant directed at a group of Indian women went viral. During an anti-hate rally over the weekend in downtown Plano local groups like the NAACP, the Collin County Democratic party and others said anti-Asian rhetoric won’t be tolerated. “This is not…MORE

Beto O’Rourke Postpones Campaign Events after Falling Ill

Beto O’Rourke Postpones Campaign Events after Falling Ill

(WBAP/KLIF) – Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, Beto O’Rourke, is putting a temporary pause on his in-person campaign tour. “After feeling ill on Friday, I went to Methodist Hospital in San Antonio where I was diagnosed with a bacterial infection,’ O’Rourke said on Sunday. “The extraordinary team there — from custodians to nurses and doctors…MORE