Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Controversy continues in connection with a Mansfield elementary school teacher who has been suspended with pay since September 8th. District officials say Stacy Bailey was placed on suspension after asking for better protections for LGBT students and employees. The suspension came two weeks after a parent had reportedly complained about Bailey’s sexual…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – 25 homes in a Northwest Dallas neighborhood have been evacuated after Atmos Energy crews reported smelling natural gas in the area. The evacuations were in the 3400 blocks of Linda Drive and Nogales Drive, which are separated by an alley off Webb Chapel Road. The newest zone affected is in the same vicinity…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – A North Texas mother known as “Affluenza Mom” was arrested for allegedly violating the terms of her bond. Tonya Couch, mother of “Affluenza Teen” Ethan Couch, was booked into Tararnt County Jail Wednesday afternoon. Court records show Tonya Couch failed a urine test required as a condition of her bond but…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is firing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replacing him with the White House doctor in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the VA. Trump tweeted Wednesday afternoon that he intends to nominate “highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new…… MORE
Sacramento (WBAP/KLIF) – A local protest in Sacramento impacted the Kings-Mavericks game last night. There were only about 4-thousand people were in the stands of the 17-thousand seat Golden 1 Center; thousands more were stranded outside. They were blocked from entering by a protest over a police involved shooting in the city over a week…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas man has been charged in the shooting death of an elderly security guard in north Dallas. Investigators said Randal Terrell shot and killed 72-year-old Adane Weldekiros at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites near Greenville Avenue and 635 around 1 a.m. Wednesday. It’s believed the men had an argument…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man charged with capital murder in the suffocation death of an elderly Dallas woman used an alias while working as a health care professional, according to Plano Police. Billy Chemirmir was arrested by police last week after he allegedly attempted to suffocate a 93-year-old Plano woman and stole her jewelry.…… MORE
Rowlett (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Rowlett has secured an over $450,000 grant to help residents install tornado safe rooms. The move comes more than two years after a tornado tore through Rowlett, destroying 13-hundred homes. The grants will help about 150 randomly selected households. So far the city has received more than 180 applications;…… MORE
TEWKSBURY, MA (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Frisco couple is sitting in Massachusetts jail after police found a stockpile of weapons in their hotel room including an AK-47, AR-15 with a grenade launcher, a bump stock and numerous rounds of ammunition. 59-year-old Francho Bradley and 40-year-old Adrianne Jennings were arrested at a Marriott Residence Inn in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – An Oak Cliff mural honoring the officers killed in the 2016 Dallas police ambush is expected to be taken down. The mural is painted on paneling at the intersection of Madison and Centre Street. The owner of the property said he has been fined several times because the sign violates city code.…… MORE
