DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The aggravated robberies happened in Dallas, but all six suspects were arrested in Mesquite. In each robbery the victims were surrounded, and their property taken at gunpoint. Police believe these six armed bandits were involved in at least four robberies early Sunday morning between midnight and 1a.m. In one instance a…… MORE
WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) – A 25-year-old man is jailed on $10,000 bond on animal cruelty charges after authorities say he broke the neck of a dog that had been abandoned at a North Texas trailer park and threw the animal in a trash container. Parker County authorities say the dog was bothering Kyle Rufus Childers…… MORE
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) – Authorities in San Marcos say they’ve recovered the bodies of three people in the rubble of two apartment complex buildings destroyed by fire. The blaze that broke out before dawn Friday gutted the Iconic Village Apartments and Vintage Pad Apartments in San Marcos, between Austin and San Antonio. Five people…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) –The heat’s so severe today Medstar has implemented enhanced responses to anyone injured outside. That means if an ambulance is called for you because you fell and twisted your knee on a sidewalk, Medstar’s ambulance will arrive with lights and sirens blaring. Spokesman Matt Zavadsky tells us the extreme responses are put…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The National Weather Service has issued an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING for North and Central Texas through 7 PM CDT Sunday. An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of extremely hot conditions will occur. This is a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Temperatures may climb into the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Law enforcement officials across the state are mourning the loss of a 32 year veteran of the Dallas Police force. Senior Corporal Earl Jamie Givens with the Dallas Police Department was killed early Saturday morning, while assisting with a funeral procession near I-20 & Bonnie View in Dallas. According to Dallas…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) –The old adage “It”s so hot, you could fry an egg on that sidewalk” is literally true, say forecasters with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Meteorologist Lee Carlaw warns children and dogs should not be allowed to walk on either light colored sidewalks or darker road surfaces, even hours after…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas Rangers play a day-game on Sunday with record high temperatures expected, but don’t expect a cancellation or postponed first pitch. As of Friday, there are no plans to change the start time of the Rangers’ game against the Cleveland Indians, which begins Sunday at 2:05, even though the high…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The City of Dallas and the Police Department are working with the feds to help clean up violent crime areas in Dallas. Dallas councilwoman Jennifer Staubach-Gates says they are looking at specific neighborhoods. “Where we have high immigrants and refugees that are vulnerable to crime, that don’t know always how to trust…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Meteorologists are anticipating record heat through the weekend in North Texas. Meteorologist Dennis Cain with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth says the DFW area reached 108 degrees Thursday which surpassed the previous record of 107 set in 1925. “It won’t be the last record. We’ll break the record Saturday…… MORE
