DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Training is officially underway for the largest Dallas Police Department recruiting class since 1991. The class of 65 recruits comes amid a reported Police shortage and recent increased violent crime in the city. “I served in the Navy and thought I could work for a Police Department that really needs the help…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A San Antonio nonprofit organization that honors fallen first responders by building special wooden chairs in their honor has presented a chair to the DART Police Department. The organization, Saving a Hero’s Place, presented the honor chair at DART Police Headquarters for DART Police Officer Brent Thompson as a way to keep…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Award-winning television, film and theater actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88, according to his publicist. Publicist Rick Miramontez says Torn died Tuesday afternoon at his home with his wife, Amy Wright, and daughters Katie Torn and Angelica Page by his side. No cause of death was given.…… MORE
(McKinney, Texas) – A group of Mckinney teens having some fun in a golf course pond Tuesday night resulted in tragedy. McKinney fire says a 16-year went underwater and began struggling in a pond at the Ranch Country Club golf course. Firefighters arrived on scene and found the teen dead just after 8pm. An investigation…… MORE
Highland Park (WBAP/KLIF) – Highland Park Police need your help identifying a residential burglary crew. Investigators say at least five of the burglaries, dating back to November 2018, are connected. They happened in the middle of the night, and in each case the homeowners were home at the time and there was no sign of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas will provide free tuition for undergraduate students from families earning less than $65,000 annually starting in fall 2020. The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Tuesday approved creating a $160 million endowment for the tuition plan. School officials say it would cover an estimated 21…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A heat advisory has gone into effect from 1pm Tuesday until Wednesday evening in North Texas. This means the heat index is 105 degrees or higher. Robert Risch Medical Director of the ER at Baylor Scott and White Grapevine tells people to stay indoors as much as possible, hydrate and wear light colored…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The operator of what Police call an “illicit massage business” in Northwest Dallas was arrested Tuesday on a charge of Aggravated Promotion of Prostitution. The Dallas Vice unit made the arrest at the Green Spa on Shady Trail near Walnut Hill. Five women who work there were taken in for questioning. According…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth police say residents and businesses in the Northwest Fort Worth area by Eagle Mountain Lake are unable to make 911 ladline calls due to a network issue. Police say AT&T is currently working on this as fast as possible There is no timeframe of when the issue will be fixed. AT&T…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – An online petition calling for the removal of Mike Steele from the City of Fort Worth’s Human Relations Commission is gaining support. The Change.org petition was started by TCU Political Science Professor Emily Farris. She’s calling for Steele’s removal because of some posts on his Facebook page that many said are…… MORE
