Category Archives: Promo Reel

Situational Awareness at the Polls

Situational Awareness at the Polls

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Threats of Election Day violence have led schools in some states to close if they’re serving as polling locations. School districts we’ve talked with in the Metroplex aren’t planning any closures, saying they will have school resource officers at all polling places to ensure the safety of voters, students, staff and faculty.…MORE

5.0 Quake Shakes Oklahoma Town

5.0 Quake Shakes Oklahoma Town

A strong earthquake that rumbled through central Oklahoma Sunday night has caused damage to buildings and resulted in the evacuation of nearby residents.   CUSHING, Okla. (AP) – The Latest on a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that struck Cushing, Oklahoma, a major oil storage hub (all times local): 6:45 a.m. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says there…MORE

Mayor: Pension Problems Could Drive Dallas Into Bankruptcy

Mayor: Pension Problems Could Drive Dallas Into Bankruptcy

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas’ Public Safety pension fund could be on the verge of seriously hurting the city, so says Mayor Mike Rawlings.  He told the state Pension Review Board the way the law allows the pension fund to manage itself is unrealistic, and could lead to huge property tax increases. “It is horribly…MORE

Grandmother Arrested for Leaving Grandson at Store

Grandmother Arrested for Leaving Grandson at Store

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)  A Dallas grandmother was arrested for leaving her 4-year-old grandson behind at a Walgreens. Police say they found Amparo Rodriguez-Valdez passed out at home surrounded by open containers of alcohol.  A witness claims Rodriguez left the boy in her van during a beer run when he started screaming. The woman says she brought the…MORE

Charges Upgraded in Deadly Beating Case

Charges Upgraded in Deadly Beating Case

Denton (WBAP/KLIF News) – Denton Police say the woman who was beaten and stomped in the parking lot of the Salvation Army shelter on McKinney Street the morning of October 27th died. Jessica Yankow was taken to the Denton Regional Medical Clinic after the attack, but was pronounced dead this morning, according to a Denton…MORE

Clean Clothes for Dallas Students, Thanks to Donation

Clean Clothes for Dallas Students, Thanks to Donation

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News)  Hundreds of students in Dallas are going to school with more confidence. Conn’s Home Plus donated a washer and dryer to Roger Q. Mills Elementary School. The school’s principal, Tonya Clark, told the Dallas Morning News that the average family in East Oak Cliff doesn’t have a washer or dryer. Mills has a uniform closet…MORE

Crews Battle 5-Alarm Fire

Crews Battle 5-Alarm Fire

LAKE DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Flames and smoke poured from an RV storage facility in Denton County Thursday morning.MORE