DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas Poison Center is out with a warning. A synthetic drug developed in the 1970’s but never released to the public is being sold on-line and a number of people in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have been hospitalized after taking it. It’s called U47700 and is at least seven times…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) – One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Addison.… MORE
DALLAS [WBAP/KLIF] – Dallas park board members have delayed a decision on whether to ban smoking in city parks. The decision came after several panelists said they’d like more input about possible exclusions to the rule. As recommended, the ban would prohibit lighting up in any city owned park, including municipal golf courses and even…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The Dallas Morning News may change its headquarters in the Big D. For nearly 7 decades, the newspaper has been at Young and Houston streets in downtown, but the publication announced it is now exploring new real estate options. Jim Moroney is the publisher and he told WFAA it’s time for a change to facilitate audiences…… MORE
KAUFMAN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A one-time policeman and school resource officer in Kaufman is charged with indecency and sexual assault of a child. Daniel Carrier, 43, was indicted by a grand jury in Kaufman County. Prosecutors have not released many details about the charges. Court papers said the incident occurred about seven years ago and…… MORE
LIVINGSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas has carried out its fourth execution of the year. 58-year-old Coy Wayne Wesbrook was put to death by lethal injection for the murders of his ex-wife and three others. It happened in the Houston area in 1997. In a final statement, Wesbrook apologized for his actions. Texas has two more executions…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A homeless man and woman are accused of assaulting several people at “Tent City” near downtown Dallas. Cops were called to the location under Interstate 45 after the suspect and his girlfriend allegedly threatened several other residents with a hatchet. A police report says they were upset because items were missing from…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) The Dallas Zoo will be taking in 18 elephants from Africa soon, despite an effort to stop the transfer. The animals from Swaziland are in route to DFW today. The nonprofit group Friends of Animals filed a request for a restraining order and is suing the US Fish and Wildlife Service which issued a permit to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Health Department is employing a new strategy in its fight against the Zika virus. They’re using door hangers. The hangers have already been distributed in a number of neighborhoods. They provide information about how the virus is spread, also about treatment and prevention. The hangers are printed in both English…… MORE
TOLAR (WBAP/KLIF News) – Two residents of a mobile home park in Tolar are in the hospital after a strong storm hit the area Tuesday morning. The owner of the park, Jack Fisk, says when he realized how strong the storm was, he got into a closet in his home. The National Weather Service hasn’t…… MORE
